Titles of distinction awarded by the University of Oxford explained

The University of Oxford introduced Titles of Distinction for senior academics in the 1990s. These are not established chairs, which are posts funded by endowment for academics with a distinguished career in British and European universities. However, since there was a limited number of established chairs in these universities and an abundance of distinguished academics it was decided to introduce these Titles of Distinction. 'Reader' and the senior 'Professor' were conferred annually.

In the 1994–95 academic year, Oxford's Congregation (the university's supreme governing body) decided to confer the titles of Professor and Reader on distinguished academics without changes to their salaries or duties;[1] the title of professor would be conferred on those whose research was "of outstanding quality", leading "to a significant international reputation". Reader would be conferred on those with "a research record of a high order, the quality of which has gained external recognition".[2] This article provides a list of people upon whom the University of Oxford has conferred the title of professor.

In July 1996, the University announced it had appointed 162 new Professors and 99 Readers as part of this move.[3] In January 2001, Congregation's Personnel Committee recommended that the process for awarding titles of distinction should continue biennially,[4] and in October 2001, details of the application process for the 2001–02 academic year were published to that effect, meaning the next awards would be made in October 2002.[5] Awards were then made in 2004, 2006 and 2008. In 2005, a special task force was set up to report back to the University Council about career progression for academics. It made its recommendations in April 2010, when it was decided that the title of Reader should be discontinued and that the title of Professor should continue to be awarded biennially.[6] These measures were given effect by the Vice-Chancellor in May 2010. The next round of awards would be made after Trinity term 2011, but were awarded retrospectively (from October 2010);[7] the names of that cohort were announced in January 2012. The next set of awards were made in 2014,[8] and further sets have been made annually since.

2023

The following were awarded the title of Professor in September 2023:[9]

2022

The following were awarded the title of Professor in September 2022:[10]

2021

The following were awarded the title of Professor in January 2022:[11]

2020

The following were awarded the title of Professor in November 2020:[12]

2019

The following were awarded the title of Professor in October 2019:[13]

2018

The following were awarded the title of Professor in September 2018:[14]

2017

The following were awarded the title of Professor in September 2017:[15]

2016

The following were awarded the title of Professor in September 2016:[16]

2015

The following were awarded the title of Professor in November 2015:[17]

2014

The following were awarded the title of Professor by the University in November 2014:[18]

2012

The following were awarded the title of Professor by the University in January 2012, back-dated to the 2010–11 academic year:[20]

2008

The following were awarded the title of Professor by the University in 2008:[21]

2006

The following were awarded the title of Professor by the University in 2006:[22]

2004

The following were awarded the title of Professor by the University in 2004:[23]

2002

The following were awarded the title of Professor by the University in October 2002:[24]

2000

The following were awarded the title of Professor in September 2000:[25] [26]

1999

The following were awarded the title of Professor in September 1999:[27]

1998

The following were awarded the title of Professor in October 1998:[28]

1997

The following were awarded the title of Professor in September 1997:[29]

1996

The title of professor was conferred on the following in July 1996:[30]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/1995-6/supps/1_4388.htm "Report of the Committee on Academic Salaries"
  2. http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/1996-7/supps/2_4416.htm "Recognition of Distinction"
  3. http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/1995-6/weekly/110796/news/story_5.htm "University recognises academic distinction"
  4. https://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2000-1/weekly/250101/agen.htm "University agenda"
  5. https://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2001-2/supps/1_4596.htm "Recognition of Distinction (arrangements for 2001–2)"
  6. http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2009-10/supps/1_4915.pdf "Career progression for academics, in the shape of a combined system for titles and merit pay"
  7. https://www.ox.ac.uk/media/global/wwwoxacuk/localsites/gazette/documents/supplements2010-11/Recognition_of_Distinction_2010-11.pdf "Recognition of Distinction (2010–11)"
  8. https://www.ox.ac.uk/media/global/wwwoxacuk/localsites/gazette/documents/supplements2013-14/Recognition_of_Distinction_2014_-_call_for_applications_(1)_to_No_5045.pdf "Recognition of Distinction 2014: call for applications for the conferment of the title of professor, University of Oxford"
  9. Recognition of Distinction . University of Oxford Gazette . 12 October 2023 . 154 . 5397 . 60-61 . 13 May 2024.
  10. Recognition of Distinction: Successful candidates 2022 . Oxford University Gazette . 29 September 2022 . 152 . 5359 . 13 . 22 August 2023 . University of Oxford .
  11. Recognition of Distinction 2021 . Oxford University Gazette . 13 January 2022 . 152 . 5334 . 7 . 8 April 2022 . University of Oxford .
  12. Recognition of Distinction 2020 . Oxford University Gazette . 12 November 2020 . 151 . 5293 . 6 . 16 November 2020 . University of Oxford .
  13. Recognition of Distinction 2019 . Oxford University Gazette . 3 October 2019 . 150 . 5251 . 13 . 23 October 2019 . University of Oxford . pdf.
  14. Recognition of Distinction 2018 . Oxford University Gazette . 27 September 2018 . 149 . 5315 . 14 . 30 September 2018 . University of Oxford . pdf.
  15. http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2017-2018/28september2017-no5179/notices/#232756 "Recognition of distinction"
  16. https://gazette.web.ox.ac.uk/::ognode-145846::/files/29september2016-no5143redactedpdf "Recognition of Distinction: Successful Applicants 2016"
  17. https://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2015-2016/15october2015-no5109/notices/#220529 "Recognition of Distinction: Successful Applicants 2015"
  18. https://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2014-2015/6november2014-no5076/notices/#174327 "Recognition of Distinction: Successful applicants 2014"
  19. http://www.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events/find-an-expert/professor-llewelyn-morgan "Professor Llewelyn Morgan"
  20. https://www.ox.ac.uk/media/global/wwwoxacuk/localsites/gazette/documents/supplements2011-12/Recognition_of_Distinction_2010-2011_Successful_Candidates_(1)_to_No._4974.pdf "Recognition of Distinction 2010–2011: Successful Candidates"
  21. http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2008-9/supps/2_4857.pdf "Recognition of Distinction 2007–2008: Successful Candidates"
  22. http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2006-7/supps/1_4784.htm "Recognition of Distinction: Titles Awarded, 2005–6"
  23. http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2004-5/supps/1_4706.htm "Recognition of Distinction 2003-2004"
  24. https://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2002-3/supps/1_4632.htm "Recognition of Distinction: successful applicants, 2001–2"
  25. https://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2000-1/supps/2_4558.htm "Recognition of Distinction 1999-2000: Successful Candidates"
  26. http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2000-1/weekly/121000/notc.htm#1Ref "Recognition of Distinction 1999–2000"
  27. https://www1.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2000-1/supps/2_4558.htm "Recognition of Distinction 1998–9: Successful Applicants"
  28. https://www1.ox.ac.uk/gazette/1998-9/supps/1_4486.htm "Recognition of Distinction 1997–8: Successful Applicants"
  29. https://www1.ox.ac.uk/gazette/1997-8/supps/1_4447.htm "Recognition of Distinction 1996/7: Successful Applicants"
  30. http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/1995-6/supps/2_4408.htm "Recognition of Distinction"