The University聽has been awarded a prestigious Regius Professorship in Ocean Sciences by Her Majesty the Queen as part of her 90th birthday celebrations.
Southampton is one of 12 British universities to be awarded a Regius Professorship that celebrate the highest and most outstanding levels of research in their fields.
The title of Regius Professorship is a rare and prestigious award that recognises exceptionally high-quality research and teaching at an institution.
The University can assign the title to an existing Professor or will appoint a new professor to take the chair and hold the title.
This is Southampton鈥檚 second Regius Professorship – the first was awarded in Computer Science in 2013 as one of 12 to mark Her Majesty鈥檚 Diamond Jubilee. Only 14 have been granted since the reign of Queen Victoria.
Professor Sir Christopher Snowden, President and Vice-Chancellor, commented:
鈥淭he 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.鈥�
Rachel Mills, Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences, said:
鈥淭his is an exciting new opportunity that will allow us to recruit a world-leading ocean scientist to the Regius Chair at Southampton. 聽This will build on our global reputation for education, innovation and research in the marine area.鈥�
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