Promotions

University of Reading. Julia Slingo, research fellow and deputy director of the United Kingdom Universities Global Atmospheric Modelling Programme, has been promoted to principal research fellow. She is also co-ordinator of a European Commission-funded research programme on the Asian Summer Monsoon.

University of Wales, Cardiff

Readerships have been conferred on the following senior lecturers: Martin Day, in the school of pure and applied biology;Peter Edbury, in the school of history and archaeology; Michael Edmunds, in the department of physics and astronomy; Nick Fiddian, head of the department of computer science; George Foster, in the school of molecular and medical biosciences; Peter Garside, in the school of English studies, communication and philosophy; James Jones, in the school of mathematics; Clarence Matthai, department of physics and astronomy; Hance Smith, department of maritime studies and international transport;Ray Snidle, school of engineering; and Victor Duance, senior research fellow in the school of molecular and medical biosciences.

Institute of Education

University of London

Readerships: Ingrid Hunt, reader in educational psychology; Peter Blatchford; Frances Slater; Jagdish Gundara; Andrew Green.