The University of Southampton has been awarded a second Regius Professorship by Her Majesty The Queen, this time for work in Ocean Sciences.
Given as part of The Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations, the prestigious award recognises exceptionally high-quality research and teaching. The University can either assign the title to an existing ocean sciences professor, or appoint a new professor to take the chair and hold the title.
The University first received a Regius Professorship for computer science in 2013 to mark Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee.
Professor Sir Christopher Snowden, President and Vice-Chancellor, commented:
The University is delighted to be honoured with the creation of a new Regius Professorship of Ocean Sciences. This recognises the sustained contribution of Southampton to this distinctive and important discipline.
Rachel Mills, Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences, said:
This is an exciting new opportunity that will allow us to recruit a world-leading ocean scientist to the Regius Chair at Southampton. This will build on our global reputation for education, innovation and research in the marine area.
