Professor Peter Horton
A talented pair of academics from the University of Sheffield have been awarded a prestigious Fellowship title by the Royal Society - the UK's national academy of science – for their groundbreaking work in photosynthesis and evolutionary and ecological development. Professor Peter Horton, from the Department of Biology and Biotechnology and Professor Paul Brakefield from the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, have been chosen to join the Society´s Fellowship, which is made up of the most eminent scientists, engineers and technologists from the UK and the Commonwealth. Each year, the current Fellows elect 44 new Fellows and eight new Foreign Members, chosen for their scientific excellence. Scientists elected to become Fellows of the Royal Society are elected for life and designate themselves through the use of the letters FRS after their names. The rigorous election process for Fellows is based upon peer review. Once elected, Fellows are called upon to fulfil a wide range of tasks for, and on behalf of, the Royal Society. Professor Horton has recently been leading the University´s unique new venture entitled Project Sunshine.
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