Alison Richard
Alison Richard | |
|---|---|
| In office 2004–present | |
| Preceded by | Alec Broers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1948 Bromley, Kent, England |
| Spouse | Robert E. Dewar[1] |
| Children | Charlotte Dewar and Bessie Dewar[1] |
| Residence | Cambridge, England |
| Salary | £227,000[2] |
Alison Fettes Richard (born 1 March 1948 in Kent, England) is the current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. She is the first female Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge since the post became full-time.[3] She is also the president of the Cambridge Network.[4]
Richard was an undergraduate at Newnham College, Cambridge, before gaining a PhD at King's College London, and went on to have an academic career in Physical Anthropology with a specialization in lemurs. She chaired the Department of Anthropology at Yale from 1986 to 1990, and later served as director of Yale's Peabody Museum of Natural History. Following that she was Franklin Muzzy Crosby Professor of the Human Environment in 1998. From 1994 until 2002, she was Provost of Yale University and was offered the post of Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge in 2003 following the end of Professor Alec Broers' seven year term.[5] Her own term will expire in September 2010.[6]
See also
External links
- Vice-Chancellor's Office, University of Cambridge
- Interview of Alison Richard by Alan Macfarlane 21st August 2008 (film)
Notes and References
- ^ a b Provost Alison Richard nominated as Cambridge University Vice-Chancellor, vol. 31, 2002-12-06, retrieved 2009-03-24
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|publication=ignored (help) - ^ Sugden, Joanna (2009-03-19), "Campus fury at vice-chancellors' windfalls", The Times, retrieved 2009-03-19
- ^ "Cambridge comes calling with 'happening' card". The Telegraph. January 10 , 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Cambridge Network / About Us / Our Services
- ^ "Professor Alison Richard honoured by Yale". University of Cambridge News and Events. 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ^ "Cambridge begins its search for a new Vice-Chancellor". University of Cambridge News and Events. 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
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