| 词条 | Alan Wilson (academic) |
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| name = Sir Alan Wilson | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominal|size=100%|FRS|FBA}} | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Alan Geoffrey Wilson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|01|08}} | birth_place = Bradford | fields = | workplaces = Alan Turing Institute University College London University of Leeds Rutherford Appleton Laboratory | patrons = | education = Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College | alma_mater = University of Cambridge (MA) | known_for = | influences = | influenced = | awards = Knight Bachelor (2001) | spouse = | partner = | children = | website = {{URL|1=https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=AGWIL25}}}}Professor Sir Alan Geoffrey Wilson {{postnom|country=GBR|FRS|FBA}} FAcSS (born 8 January 1939) is a British mathematician and social scientist, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds and a professor at University College London.[1] Early life and educationWilson was born in Bradford on 8 January 1939,[2] and educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Darlington and the University of Cambridge where he was an undergraduate student of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and studied the Mathematical Tripos.{{fact|date=July 2016}}{{when|date=July 2016}} Career and researchWilson converted in the 1960s from theoretical physics to the social sciences through research on the mathematical modelling of cities (working in Oxford and London). From 1961 to 1964, he was a Scientific Officer in the Theoretical Physics Group at the Rutherford Laboratory; from 1964 to 1966, a Research Officer at the Institute of Economics and Statistics in the University of Oxford; from 1966 to 1968, Head of the Mathematical Advisory Group, Ministry of Transport; and from 1968 to 1970, Assistant Director of the Centre for Environmental Studies in London. He was appointed Professor of Urban and Regional Geography at the University of Leeds in 1970, Pro-Vice-Chancellor in 1989 and was Vice Chancellor from 1991. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1994, and was knighted in 2001. Sir Alan retired in May 2004 after 13 years as Vice-Chancellor. During his time the University underwent unprecedented growth and transformation. Student numbers increased from 12,000 to 31,500, turnover increased from £100m to £320m and research income increased by more than 400% to £71m.{{citation needed|date=December 2010}} His knowledge of the university sector led to his appointment as first Director General for Higher Education by the UK Government, a post which he took up part-time in February 2004 and full-time on 1 June 2004. In this role, he was a key adviser to secretaries of state Charles Clarke, Ruth Kelly and Alan Johnson, and played a critical role in the government’s drive to widen participation in higher education and maintaining a world-class education system. In May 2006 he was appointed Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge[3], and took up the post in October. He resigned from the post of Master of Corpus Christi on 1 May 2007, after only seven months in post.{{fact|date=July 2016}} In September, 2007, he joined University College London to serve as Professor of Urban and Regional Systems at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis[4][5] He was the Chairman of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) from 2007-2013.[6] Since 2013, he has been Chair of the Home Office Science Advisory Council and Chair of the Lead Expert Group of the Government Office for Science Foresight project on the Future of Cities. In 2016, he was appointed as Interim CEO of the Alan Turing Institute.[7] Publications
Awards and honoursWilson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2006.[8] He was awarded the Laureat d’Honneur by the International Geographical Union and the 2004 Prize in Regional Science by the European Regional Science Association.{{when|date=April 2018}} Personal lifeWilson's wife's name is Sarah.[9] References1. ^UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis accessed 19 Dec 2010 {{s-start}}{{s-aca}}{{succession box2. ^Debrett's {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815030633/http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/w/6482/Alan%20Geoffrey%20WILSON.aspx |date=15 August 2012 }} Prof Sir Alan Wilson, FBA, FRS 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/oldmembers/news.php?newid=100 |title=New Master announced for College |publisher=Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |accessdate=24 October 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061019230753/http://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/oldmembers/news.php?newid=100 |archivedate=19 October 2006 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }} 4. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/casa/people/staff| title = Staff| publisher = Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA)| accessdate = 2011-05-12}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0709/07091203|title=Professor Sir Alan Wilson joins UCL CASA|website=Ucl.ac.uk|accessdate=10 April 2018}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/About-Us/Governance-structure/AHRC-Council/Pages/Professor-Sir-Alan-Wilson.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-08-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714231416/http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/About-Us/Governance-structure/AHRC-Council/Pages/Professor-Sir-Alan-Wilson.aspx |archivedate=14 July 2014 |df=dmy-all }} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.turing.ac.uk/people/leadership/|title=Leadership - The Alan Turing Institute|website=Turing.ac.uk|accessdate=10 April 2018}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://royalsociety.org/people/alan-wilson-12528/|title=Alan Wilson : Bio|website=Royalsociety.org|accessdate=10 April 2018}} 9. ^Leeds Reporter 503 (2004) Retirements Confirmed |title=Vice-Chancellor, University of Leeds |years = 1991–2004 |before=Edward Parkes |after=Michael Arthur }}{{succession box|title=Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge|years=2006-2007|before=Haroon Ahmed|after=Oliver Rackham}}{{s-end}}{{FRS 2006}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Alan}} 22 : 1939 births|Living people|People from Bradford|20th-century British mathematicians|21st-century British mathematicians|Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge|British social scientists|English geographers|Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences|Fellows of the British Academy|Fellows of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge|Fellows of the Royal Society|Members of Academia Europaea|Academics of the University of Leeds|Masters of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge|Presidents of the Institute of Physics|Knights Bachelor|British academic administrators|Academics of University College London|Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society|Urban geographers|Regional scientists |
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