Regius Professor of Chemistry (Cardiff)

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The Regius Professor of Chemistry is a Regius Professorship for Chemistry at the University of Cardiff , founded in 2016 by Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her 90th  birthday . In addition to this Regius Professorship for Chemistry, there is also the Regius Professorship of Chemistry at the University of Liverpool and the much older one, founded in 1817 by George III. Donated Regius Professorship of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow.

History of the professorship

In 2015, during his speech on the state budget , Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced plans to establish additional Regius professorships on the occasion of the Queen's 90th birthday (April 26, 2016). Unlike in earlier times, the recent appointments are no longer accompanied by funding. Regius professorships are still the highest honor for scientists in Great Britain. The professorships are thus a science promotion program. This plan was implemented on June 6, 2016. Together with this professorship, eleven further professorships were donated.

The selection of the professorships was carried out by a panel of experts made up of scientists and representatives from business. The decisive factor was the contribution that the institutes had made to the prosperity of Great Britain over the years. The University of Cardiff was the first Welsh university to be awarded a professorship for work at the Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI) for world-leading catalysis research . The head of the CCI, Graham Hutchings , became the first professor . The management of the CCI handed Hutchings early 2019 at the of the University of Bristol coming Duncan Waas .

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Graham Hutchings CBE, FRS, FIChem.E., FRSC, FLSW Dec 2016 Hutchins was a director of the Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI) and was considered an authority on catalyst research. The CCI itself is considered one of the top five catalysis research institutes in the world and the best in the UK.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Richard Garner: Budget 2015: Universities will be allowed to raise fees beyond £ 9,000, says George Osborne . In: The Independent , July 8, 2015; accessed on August 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b Regius Professorships awarded to leading universities to mark Queen's 90th birthday . Cabinet Office press release, June 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ a b Cardiff University chemistry professor's royal title . BBC Online, December 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ a b c d Wales Office - Cardiff University presented with first Regius Professorship in Wales . Wired-Gov Newswire, December 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ UK's top catalysis center celebrates 10th anniversary. In: University of Cardiff website. January 17, 2019, accessed on July 5, 2019 .
  6. ^ New £ 500,000 lab to train tomorrow's chemists . University of Bristol press release , April 21, 2015, opening a laboratory for PhD students from the Universities of Bath, Bristol and Cardiff.