No 6807
Wednesday 10 December 2025
Vol clvi No 12
pp. 146–157
The following elections, appointments and grants of title have been made:
Professor Joan Elizabeth Donoghue, B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, J.D., University of California, Berkeley, elected Arthur Goodhart Visiting Professor in Legal Science (1971), from 1 October 2025 until 30 September 2026, assigned to the Faculty of Law.
Professor Sera Brodie Markoff, M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona, Professor of Theoretical High-Energy Astrophysics, University of Amsterdam, elected Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy, with effect from 1 January 2026.
Pathology. Professor Christina Elisabeth Zielinski, Ph.D., Heidelberg, appointed from 1 November 2025 until the retiring age.
Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Dr Maziyar Jalaal, B.Sc., Tabriz, M.Sc., Ph.D, British Columbia, appointed from 1 December 2025 until the retiring age.
Biochemistry. Dr Noam Prywes, D.Phil., Oxford, B.A., Columbia, Ph.D., Harvard, appointed from 1 October 2025 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.
Materials Science and Metallurgy. Dr Matthew James Cliffe, D.Phil., Oxford, M.A., M.Sci., CL, appointed from 5 January 2026 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.
Medicine. Dr Andrew Conway Morris, B.Sc., M.B.Ch.B., Glasgow, Ph.D., Edinburgh, MRCP, FRCA, appointed from 1 November 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years. Dr Rona Smith, M.A., M.B. B.Chir., TH, MRCP, appointed from 1 December 2024 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.
Oncology. Dr Siddhartha Kar, B.A., Pune, M.P.H., Texas, Houston, Ph.D., HH, appointed from 1 January 2025 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.
Public Health and Primary Care. Dr Zoë Fritz, M.A., CAI, M.B.B.S., Imperial, Ph.D., Warwick, MRCP, FRCP, appointed from 1 May 2025 until the retiring age subject to a probationary period of five years.
Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Dr Gamze Gürsoy, B.Sc., Boğaziçi, Ph.D., Illinois (Chicago), appointed from 1 April 2026 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.
Chemistry. Dr Raj Pandya, M.Sc., Oxford, appointed from 1 January 2026 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.
Engineering. Dr Miri Zilka, B.Sc., M.Sc., Tel Aviv, Ph.D., Warwick, appointed from 13 February 2026 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.
Materials Science and Metallurgy. Dr Nicole Louise Church, M.A., M.Sci., Ph.D., N, appointed from 1 October 2025 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.
Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics. Dr Jan Stefan Tarnowski, B.A., PEM, M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia, appointed from 1 September 2025 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.
Pharmacology. Dr Maria Marti Solano, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., Pompeu Fabra, appointed from 1 October 2025 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.
Physics. Dr Lucy Sarah Oswald, M.A., M.Sci., MUR, Ph.D., Oxford, appointed from 21 January 2026 until the retiring age and subject to a probationary period of five years.
Psychiatry. Dr Emilio Fernandez Egea, M.A., Cambridge, Ph.D., D.Stat., M.D., M.B.B.S., Barcelona, appointed from 12 May 2025 until retiring age subject to a probationary period of five years.
Clinical Neurosciences. Dr Francisca Ferreira, M.D., Prague, M.Sc., Ph.D., UCL, appointed from 1 November 2024 for four years and subject to a probationary period of one year.
Haematology. Mr Tumas Beinortas, M.A., HO, Ph.D., DOW, B.M. B.Ch., Oxford, MRCP, appointed from 1 April 2025 for four years and subject to a probationary period of one year.
Medicine. Mr Anthony Ng, M.A., M.B. B.Chir., CAI, Ph.D., CHR, MRCP, appointed from 5 February 2025 for four years and subject to a probationary period of one year. Dr Alexandra Lake, DTM&H, London, M.B.B.S., London, M.Biochem., Oxford, MRCP, appointed from 17 November 2025 for four years and subject to a probationary period of one year.
Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Dr Jen Jardine, M.A., Oxford, M.B.B.S., Newcastle, M.Sc., Ph.D., LSHTM, appointed from 1 October 2024 for four years and subject to a probationary period of one year.
Psychiatry. Dr Emad Sidhom, M.B.B.Ch., Cairo, M.D., CLH, ABPsych, MRCPsych, appointed from 5 February 2025 for four years and subject to a probationary period of one year.
Public Health and Primary Care. Dr Mohammad Sharif Razai, B.Sc., UCL, M.A., M.B. B.Chir., ED, M.A., Birkbeck, MRCGP, appointed from 1 October 2024 for four years and subject to a probationary period of one year.
Surgery. Dr Sid Lawrence, M.A., M.B. B.Chir., SID, Ph.D., DAR, MRCS, appointed from 2 October 2024 for four years and subject to a probationary period of one year. Mr Iannish Sadien, B.A., M.B. B.Chir., M.A., Ph.D., JN, appointed from 2 October 2024 for four years and subject to a probationary period of one year.
Physiology, Development and Neuroscience. Professor Kristian Franze has been granted the title of Affiliated Professor from 1 October 2025 for five years.
Economics. Dr Alexander Rodnyanska has been granted the title of Affiliated Associate Professor from 11 July 2025 for three years.
Architecture. Dr Martha Godina Rodriguez, Dr Jeremy Musson and Ms Cleo Valentine, W, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for one year. Dr Wendy Andrews, Q, Dr Jane Hall, K, and Dr Jiayu Pan, MUR, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for a further one year.
Astronomy. Dr Sergey Koposov has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 July 2025 for a further two years.
Criminology. Ms Emily Quin and Dr Jacqueline Sebire have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for one year. Dr Brandon Langley and Dr Eleanor Neyroud, W, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for a further one year.
Divinity. Dr Ryan Gilfeather has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for two years.
Engineering. Mr Charles Micou, M, has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for one year.
History of Art. Dr Anya Burgon, TH, and Dr Christina Faraday, CAI, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for one year. Dr Marta Cacho Casal, Dr Marie Collier, Dr Justin Davies, TH, Dr Verity Mackenzie, K, Mr Barry Phipps, CHU, Dr Sophie Pickford, K, Dr Alexandra Du Plessis, Dr Lucia Tantardini, CLH, Dr Rebecca Tropp, JN, and Dr Ralph St Clair Wade, JN, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for a further one year.
Land Economy. Dr Konatsu Nishigai has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for one year.
Law. Dr Alexis Brassey, HH, and Dr Fernando Lusa Bordin, SID, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for one year. Dr Zoe Adams, K, Dr Ann Cloots, DAR, Dr Simon de Smet, Dr Sarah Fraser Butlin, SE, Dr Rebecca Freund, DOW, Dr Matilda Gillis, CC, Dr Emily Gordon, JN, Mr Nabil Khabirpour, LC, Dr Ziyu Liu, CHU, Dr Maayan Menashe, SID, Mr Matthew Meyer, Mr Alistair Mills, M, Dr Philip Murray, R, Mr Andrea Peripoli, PET, Mr Gavin Robert, Dr Benjamin Spagnolo, T, Dr Fleur Stolker, EM, Dr Ana Taleska, W, Dr Ling Ernesto Vargas Weil, SE, and Dr Fotis Vergis, CAI, have been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for a further one year.
Medicine. Dr Sanjay Ojha has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for two years.
Pathology. Dr Andrew Mark Sharkey, R, has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 8 October 2025 for two years.
Politics and International Studies. Dr Batoul Farmanfarmaian has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 August 2025 for a further two years.
Sociology. Dr Marcin Smietana has been granted the title of Affiliated Lecturer from 1 October 2025 for a further one year.
The Notice published on 1 October 2025 (Reporter, 6797, 2025–26, p. 22) contained an error. In the Grants of Title section, the individual below was listed under the wrong title; the entry concerned should have read as follows:
Affiliated Assistant Professor
Radiology. Dr Sanjay Agrawal has been granted the title of Affiliated Assistant Professor from 1 October 2024 for three years.
A full list of current vacancies can be found at https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs.
University Assistant/Associate Professorship in Control Theory and Systems Biology in the Department of Engineering; informal enquiries: Professor Malcolm C. Smith, Head of the Control Group (email: mcs1000@cam.ac.uk); closing date: 28 January 2026; further details: https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/university-assistantassociate-professor-in-control-theory-and-systems-biology-nm46562; quote reference: NM46562
University Assistant/Associate Professorship in Robotics in the Department of Engineering; informal enquiries: Professor Simon Godsill (email: sjg30@cam.ac.uk) or Professor Fulvio Forni (email: ff286@cam.ac.uk); closing date: 8 February 2026; further details: https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/university-assistantassociate-professor-in-robotics-nm47612; quote reference: NM47612
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