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51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Dundee

Michael Davies, geotechnical engineer and founder of the geotechnical centrifuge research centre at the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Wales, Cardiff, has been appointed professor of civil engineering.

51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Southampton

The following become professors in the department of geography: Giles Foody, formerly at the Telford Institute of Environmental Systems; Adam Tickell, formerly at the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Manchester. Peter Friedman, former head of the department of medicine at Liverpool 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ, professor of dermatology. Victor Snaith, faculty of mathematics.

Personal chairs have been conferred on: David Coggon, MRC environmental epidemiology unit; Colin Mason, geography; Freda Stevenson, medicine; Andrew Renwick, clinical pharmacology.

Emeritus professorships have been conferred upon: Frank Fahy, ISVR; Harry Lee, renal medicine; Stewart Robertson, mathematics; Ralph Scurlock, cryogenics; George Stevenson, immunochemistry.

Imperial College, London

Visiting professors: T. Burke, environmental adviser at RTZ, in the centre for environmental technology; C. Kao, former vice chancellor of the Chinese 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Hong Kong, in the department of electrical and electronic engineering; J. Lamb, professor of respiratory science at Edinburgh 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ, in the biology department; T. Lindley, National Power senior plant engineer, in the materials department.