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Harriet Lamb appointed CEO of International Alert

Peacebuilding NGO, International Alert has announced the appointment of Harriet Lamb as its new chief executive officer. Lamb will take up the post on 16 November. Lamb is currently the chief executive of Fairtrade International, based in Bonn, having previously [...]

Professor Mikko Koria appointed at Loughborough University in London

Professor Mikko Koria has been appointment Professor of Design Innovation and Director, Institute for Design Innovation for Loughborough University in London. &[...]

Inaugural Director of the Melbourne Asia Research Network (MARN) appointed

Professor Klaus Mühlhahn, currently a Professor of Chinese History at Freie Universität Berlin, has been appointed inaugural Director of the University’s Melbourne Asia Research Network (MARN).[...]

Diana Huffaker joins Cardiff University to lead research lab

A "truly outstanding" professor will lead a new research laboratory at Cardiff University. Diana Huffaker, of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) will become chairwoman in advanced engineering and materials. She is the fourth appointment in the Welsh [...]

EIT Health appoints Sylvie Bove as new CEO

Sylvie Bove will take on the position as of September 1, 2015 EIT Health, one of the largest healthcare initiatives worldwide, has now appointed a new CEO. Effective September 1, Sylvie Bove will assume this role and [...]

Dr Lesley Thompson appointed to new role in Elsevier

Dr Lesley Thompson has been appointed as Elsevier’s Director of Academic and Government Strategic Alliances, UK, with effect from 01 November 2015. Currently Dr Thompson is Programme Director at the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) where she is responsible for managing the [...]

Tate Britain appoints Alex Farquharson as new Director

Alex Farquharson has been appointed the new director of Tate Britain, replacing the outgoing Penelope Curtis. Farquharson, current director of Nottingham Contemporary, said Tate "has a unique and fascinating position in the cultural life of the nation". [...]

Ulrich Hege appointed General Director of TSE

The Board of Directors of the Foundation “Jean-Jacques Laffont – Toulouse School of Economics” has appointed Professor Ulrich Hege as the new General Director of Toulouse School of Economics. Ulrich Hege is [...]

Insights / 2015