Queen awards prestigious Regius Professorship to University of Warwick’s Mathematics Institute

The Mathematics Institute at the University of Warwick has been awarded a highly prestigious Regius Professorship by the Queen to mark the Diamond Jubilee. The department is among a select group of 12 departments at institutions across the country to be awarded the title. A Regius Professorship is a rare privilege, with only two created in the past century. It is a reflection of the exceptionally high quality of teaching and research at an institution. The Mathematics Institute can now assign the title to an existing Professor or can appoint a new professor to take the chair and hold the title. The Queen has bestowed the awards after taking advice from ministers, who were in turn advised by a panel of eminent academics led by Sir Graeme Davies, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of London. University of Warwick Vice-Chancellor and President Nigel Thrift said: "The Mathematics Institute is one of the top mathematics departments in the world and this award confirms its world-leading status.