High Wycombe: Buckinghamshire New University rewards inspiring academics

Buckinghamshire New University has awarded three new professorships and four readerships to a distinguished group of inspiring academic colleagues.

Professorships have been awarded to Margaret Greenfields, Gloria Moss and Alison Shreeve, while the new readers are Elaine Arnull, Neil Brownsword, Helena Chance and Ken Smith.

The promotions to professor and reader are in recognition of outstanding contributions to Bucks New University. The promotions are made following candidates’ successful demonstration of meeting the University’s agreed criteria in the areas of research and scholarship, peer esteem, funding and leadership.

Professorships are exceptional appointments, made to recognise individual excellence either in teaching, research or knowledge transfer, and readerships are awarded to employees who have made significant contributions arising from research or research-related activities.

Vice chancellor professor Ruth Farwell said: “It gives me great pleasure to make these appointments as I am proud to have academic colleagues in the University who have each excelled and made great contributions worthy of the title of professor or reader in their individual areas of expertise.

“I congratulate each of them on their new titles and the significant achievements they represent, and hope that their promotions will inspire others to go on to achieve excellence in their own areas.”