Annual Report 2006
Current Staff
Academic Staff
Professors
W M Adams, MA (Cantab), MSc (London), PhD (Cantab), Professor of Conservation and Development
R J Bennett, MA, PhD (Cantab), FBA, Professor of Geography (1931)
A D Cliff, BA (London), MA (Northwestern), MA (Cantab), PhD, DSc (Bristol), FBA, Professor of Theoretical Geography
J A Dowdeswell, BA (Cantab), MS (Colorado), PhD (Cantab) Professor of Physical Geography, Director of the Scott Polar Research Institute
P L Gibbard, BSc (Sheffield), PhD (Cantab), DOS (Helsinki), Professor of Quaternary Palaeoenvironments
H Graf, MSc, PhD (Humboldt)
R P Haining, MA (Cantab), MSc (Northwestern), PhD (Northwestern), Professor of Human Geography, Head of Department
R L Martin, MA, PhD (Cantab), Professor of Economic Geography
S E Owens, OBE, BSc (UEA), MA (Cantab), PhD (UEA), Professor of Environment and Policy
K S Richards, MA, PhD (Cantab), Professor of Geography (1993)
R M Smith, BA (London), MA (Oxon), PhD (Cantab), FBA, Professor of Historical Geography and Demography
Readers
T P Bayliss-Smith, MA, PhD (Cantab), Reader in Pacific Geography
J S Duncan, BA (Dartmouth College, NH), MA, PhD (Syracuse, NY), Reader in Cultural Geography
C M Oppenheimer, BA (Cantab), PhD (Open), Reader in Volcanology and Remote Sensing
University Senior Lecturers
G Kearns, BA, PhD (Cantab)
S A Radcliffe, BSc London, PhD (Liverpool)
W G Rees, MA, PhD (Cantab)
T Spencer, MA, PhD (Cantab)
S T Trudgill, BSc, PhD (Bristol)
B Vira, BA (Delhi), MA, MPhil, PhD (Cantab)
M J Warrington, BA, PhD (Cantab)
I C Willis, BSc (North London), PhD (Cantab)
University Lecturers
H Allen, MA (Cantab), MSc (Calgary), PhD (Cantab)
N S Arnold, BA, PhD (Cantab)
M D Billinge, MA, PhD (Cantab)
J Brasington, BSc (Bristol), PhD (Cantab)
M Bravo, BEng (Carleton), MPhil, PhD (Cantab)
B J Devereux, BA, PhD (Nottingham), MA (Cantab), Director of the Unit for Landscape Modelling
P M Gray, BA (California, San Diego), MA (California, Berkeley), PhD (Rutgers)
P M R Howell, BA, PhD (Cantab)
A James, MA, PhD (Cantab) (Joint appointment with Fitzwilliam College)
D Low-Beer, BA (Oxon), MPhil (Bristol), PhD (Cantab)
E Mawdsley, BA, PhD (Cantab)
D Nally, BA (University College Cork), PhD (British Columbia)
A Shepherd, BSc, PhD (Leicester)
E E Watson, BSc (UCL), PhD (Cantab)
Assistant Directors of Research
M Bithell, MA, PhD (Cantab) (also Computer Manager)
P Vitebsky, MA (Cantab), PhD (London)
Teaching & Research Associate
C Upton, BSc (London), MSc (Aberdeen), MPhil, PhD (Cantab)
College Teaching Officer
I Moeller BA (Oxon), Mphil (Wales), PhD (Cantab)
Research Staff
Leverhulme Visiting Professor
Professor S Jasanoff
Research Fellows
| C D Briggs, MA (Oxon), MPhil, PhD (Cantab) | British Academy Fellow | English Peasants and the provision of civil justice, c1270-1400 |
| N Higgins, BA, MSc (London), PhD (Cambridge) | ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow | Landscapes and Legends: Constructions of Race and Place in a Contemporary London Suburb |
| A J S McGonigle, MSci (St Andrews), DPhil (Oxon) | NERC Postdoctoral Fellow | Novel Optical remote sensing techniques for long term, high temporal resolution volcanic gas surveillance |
| P Kitson | British Academy Fellow | The economic context of family formation in England, c. 1550-1851 |
| R C Powell, BA (Oxon), MA (British Columbia), PhD (Cantab) | ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow | Canadian Arctic Research |
Other Research Staff
| G Amable, BA (Ghana), MSc (Aberdeen), PhD (Cantab) | Research Associate | with B J Devereux |
| O Bina | Research Associate | with S E Owens |
| R S Davies | Senior Research Associate | HPSS |
| R M Fuller | Senior Research Associate | ULM |
| E M Garrett, BSc (St Andrews), PhD (Sheffield) | Senior Research Associate | HPSS |
| A C Jones, BA, MA, PhD (Warwick), MA London | Research Associate | with L M W Shaw-Taylor |
| J Law, BSc (North East London Polytechnic), MSc (Hong Kong Polytechnic University), PhD (New Brunswick) | Research Associate | with R P Haining |
| F Mager, PhD | Research Associate | with H Graf |
| V L Masten, BA (California), MA (California State), PhD (Cantab) | Research Associate | with L M W Shaw-Taylor |
| F J Nober, PhD (Max Planck Institute for Meteorology) | Research Associate | with H Graf |
| J E Oeppen | Senior Research Associate | HPSS |
| A M Reid, BA (Oxon), MSc (London), PhD (Cantab) | Senior Research Associate | HPSS |
| N S Rushton, BA, MA (Southampton), PhD (Cantab) | Research Associate | with R M Smith |
| L M W Shaw-Taylor, BA (Open), MSc (Oxon), PhD (Cantab) | Senior Research Associate | HPSS |
| V I Tsanev, MSc (St Petersburg), PhD (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) | Senior Research Associate | with C Oppenheimer |
| C Upton, BSc (London), MSc (Aberdeen), MPhil, PhD (Cantab) | Research Assistant | with W M Adams |
| A M Wilson, BSc (Reading), MSc (Oxon), PhD (Cantab) | Research Associate | with L M W Shaw-Taylor |
| E A Wrigley, MA, PhD (Cantab) | Researcher | with L M W Shaw-Taylor |
| J Yang, BS (Nanjing Institute of Meteorology), MS (Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences), PhD (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Passed to A. Maguire for details. Waiting reply. 12-04-07 |
Computer Associate | with H Graf |
Academic-related and Support Staff
Administration
A J Maguire, BA (Cantab, Msc (London), PhD (Cantab)
J Horsley, BA (Illinois Wesleyan), MA (UEA)
General Office
N D Keating (General Office Manager)
J E Parsons
M Constantinou
Head of Department’ Office
A A Clare, BA (Greenwich), MA (Anglia Polytechnic)
Accounts
J Heath, BSc (London), MSc (Saskatchewan), MAAT
C Hollinshead
J Beaumont (until April)
E. Giles (from August)
Library
J E Robinson, LLB (Hull), MA (Loughborough) (Librarian) (until July)
R Carter, BA (Newcastle), Library Management (Liverpool John Moores) (from August)
J Hampshire, BSc (Open)
Undergraduate Office
V R Forbes
D Wanchoo BA (Open), MA (from November)
Graduate Office
G Matthews, BA (Oxford Polytechnic)
Computing
M V Lucas-Smith, BA (Cantab)
S Harvey, BSc (University of Wales, Aberystwyth)
D Scott, BA
Cartography
I H Agnew, BA (Sheffield Polytechnic), PG Dip Cart (Glasgow)
P J Stickler, BA (South Africa), PG Dip (Swansea) (Technical Officer)
O Tucker, HND Land Administration (Geog Techniques) (CNAA)
Laboratory
S Boreham, BSc (Cambridge College of Arts and Tech), PhD (Open)
C J Rolfe, BSc (University of Portsmouth)
Workshop
J Clarke (until April)
A Hayes, FIScT (Senior Technical Officer)
M Theobald
Reprographics
J D Youlden, BTEC Dip Graphic Design
Unit for Landscape Modelling
R Desmond (Picture Librarian)
A Betts (Picture Librarian)
J Lygo (Photographic Technician) (until September)
A Fuller (Photographic Technician) (from September)
D Mackay (Photographic Technician)
P C Wilson-Smith, BA (University of Wales, Aberystwyth) (Assistant to the Director)
Other Staff
G H Newton, BA (Cantab)
R Tyler (Data Editor, HPSS)