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Albert Abane
M Badr Aboul-Ela
George Afeti
Pawan Agarwal
Mukhtar Ahmed
Dlawer Al’Aldeen
Imad M Alatiqi
Hilal Al-Hinai
Jodi Anderson
Tim Andradi
William Archer
Saeeda Asadullah Khan
David Atchoarena
John Atibila
Mohammad Babury
Jeremy Baker
Nuha Baruti
Phil Baty
Martin Bean
Amena Begum
Tom Bewick
Alex Bols
Drummond Bone
Doug Bourn
Dave Burnapp
Carolyn Campbell
Gordon Campbell
Andrew Cardozo
Joy Carter
Catherine Chan
James Chau
Francis Cheung
Chiao-Ling Chien
Jo Clough
Robert Coelen
Margaret Curran
Nicola Dandridge
Martin Davidson
Nicole de Lalouviere
Martin Doel
John Donovan
Allison Doorbar
Andy Dougill
Ewan Dow
DZULKIFLI Abdul Razak
Chris Evans-Klock
Richard Everitt
Charles Fadel
FAN Yiu-kwan
Tazeen Fasih
Anna Fazackerley
Ros Fenney
Rozilini Fernandez Chung
John Fielden
Rachel Fletcher
Warren Fox
Alan P France
Isak Froumin
Julia Gaimster
David Gani
Shaun Gannon
Philip Garrahan
Pamela Gillies
Jazreel Goh
Allan Goodman
Andrew Gordon
David Graddol
Martin Green
Herbert Grieshop
Ulrich Grothus
Ali Hadawi
Rick Hall
Lynne Hammond
Takoi Hamrita
Emma Hardaker-Jones
Ahmad Hasnah
Barbara Hayward
Paul Head
Carina Hellgren
Fabrice Hénard
Stephen Hillier
John Holm
Ross Hudson
Rebecca Hughes
Chris Humphries
Alice Hynes
Janet Ilieva
Martin Ince
Tricia Jenkins
Iman El Kaffass
Rustam Kasimov
Frances Kelly
Neil Kemp
Chris Kennedy
Pat Killingley
Gwang-Jo Kim
Julia King
David Kirby
Beate Konze-Thomas
Ping Kuang
Tuula Kuosmanen
Judith Lamie
David Lammy
Claus Lange
Veronica Lasanowski
David Law
William Lawton
Nina Lemmens
Gerard Lemos
Tom Leney
Rebecca Loades
David Lock
Rupert Maclean
Leapetswe Malete
John R Mallea
Mike Mannion
Simon Marginson
Paul Marshall
Abdulhalem Abdulaziz Mazi
Anthony McClaran
Simon McGrath
John McNamara
David McPhail
Ala’a Mecki
Robin Middlehurst
Jim Mienczakowski
Tony Millns
Sugata Mitra
John Mumford
Dennis Murray
Bach Hung NGUYEN
Trung Khanh NGUYEN
Tuan Anh NGUYEN
Muriel Oaks
Don Olcott
Julius Okojie
Serik Omirbayev
Alun Parry
David Pardoe
Geoff Pine
Jonathan Pratt
Nunzio Quacquarelli
Roberto Rabel
Elliott Rae
Tony Reilly
Rod Le Roux
Inés Sáenz
Elizabeth Scarborough
Philida Schellekens
Dominic Scott
Madlen Serban
John Sexton
Nurilya Shakhanova
Mahmoud Shakir Abdulhussain
Anthony G. Shallcross
SHI Jian
Chris Sinclair
Christina Slade
Julia Smith
Ben Sowter
Helen Spencer-Oatey
Mary Stiasny
Laurence Solkin
Michele Sutton
John Tarrant
Laurie Taylor
Hanneke Teekens
Manfred Tessaring
Leandro Tessler
Eric Thomas Nigel Thrift
Tian Xiaogang
John Tomlinson
Timothy Tong
Rick Trainor
Amy Tsui
Eileen Tyson
Peter Upton
Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin
Teresah Nekesah Wafullah
Catherine Walter
Ben Watson
Paul Webley
Paul Wellings
David L. Wheeler
Craig Whittaker
Myles Wickstead
Stephen Williams
Andrew Williamson
John Wilson
Judith Wilson
Steve Woodfield
Michael Worton
XIE Weihe
Christian Yeomans
Rudolph Young
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Professor Nigel Thrift
Vice-Chancellor, University of Warwick, UK
Professor Nigel Thrift is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick. He joined Warwick from the University of Oxford in 2003, becoming Head of the Division of Life and Environmental Sciences in 2003 and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research in 2005. Since becoming Vice-Chancellor in 2006, Professor Thrift has launched an ambitious new strategy for Warwick’s future and has led the University in implementing an extensive capital plan, achieving a 20% increase in research income, producing the highest ever annual philanthropic income in 2009, establishing high-profile partnerships and research collaborations with leading universities in the US, Australia, India, Asia and Europe, and rapidly increasing Warwick’s international profile through initiatives such as the Warwick Commission and the International Gateway for Gifted Youth. He has been instrumental in building on Warwick’s strong links with business and industry both nationally and internationally, including Warwick’s leading role in the Birmingham Science City initiative.
Professor Thrift was educated at Aberystwyth University and University of Bristol, and continues to maintain an active research career alongside his role as Vice-Chancellor. He has been the recipient of a number of distinguished academic awards, including the Royal Geographical Society Victoria Medal for contributions to geographic research in 2003, Distinguished Scholarship Honors from the Association of American Geographers in 2007 and the Royal Scottish Geographical Society Gold Medal in 2008. He was made a Fellow of the British Academy in 2003. His current research spans a broad range of interests, including international finance, cities and political life, non-representational theory, affective politics and the history of time.
Professor Nigel Thrift is participating in the What makes a truly global university? session.
