The University is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Dame Wendy Hall to the prestigious Chair of Regius Professor of Computer Science.
The Regius Professorship was awarded to the University in 2013 by HM The Queen to mark her Diamond Jubilee – the first and only Regius Professorship in Computer Science to be granted. A Regius Professorship is a rare privilege and reflects the exceptionally high-quality of teaching and research at the University. Southampton is also proud to host the Regius Professorship in Ocean Sciences.
Dame Wendy is known internationally as a leading light in the development of Web Science and recognised the world over for her pioneering role as one of the first computer scientists to embark on serious research into multi- and hyper-media technologies before the existence of the World Wide Web.
Announcing the appointment, Professor Bashir Al-Hashimi, Dean of Physical Sciences and Engineering said:
It is fitting recognition of Dame Wendy’s world-leading contribution to Computer Science and to the scientific community more widely as well as her leadership at the forefront of Web Science.
Accepting the honour, Dame Wendy said:
The Regius Professorship signifies an important honour for the University, the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Engineering, and the discipline of Computer Science at Southampton. It also represents years of hard work by a world-leading team of people which I’m proud to continue to lead.
Dame Wendy succeeds Professor Nick Jennings in holding the Regius Professorship in Computer Science at the University. Professor Jennings is now Vice-Provost (Research) at Imperial College and remains a Visiting Professor at Southampton.
