Alan Wilson#

• 2007-present: Professor of Urban and Regional Systems, UCL
• 2007-present: Chairman, Arts and Humanities Research Council
• 2006-7: Master, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
• 2004-2006: Director-General for Higher Education, Department for Education and Skills, London.
• 1991-2004: Vice-Chancellor, University of Leeds; 1989-1991: Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Leeds
• 1970-2004: Professor of Urban and Regiopnal Geography, University of Leeds; now Emeritus Professor; 1990- 2000, co-founder and Director, GMAP Ltd.
• 1968-1970: Assistant Director, Centrre for Environmental Studies, London.
• 1966-67, Mathematical Adviser and Head of the Mathematical Advisory Group, Ministry of Transport, London
• 1964-6: Research Officer, Institute of Economics and Statistics, University of Oxford.
• 1961-4: Scientific Officer, Theoretical Physics Group, Rutherford Laboratory.

• aspects of mathematical modelling
• use of models in planning in relation to all aspects of cities and regions
• applications of dynamical systems theory in relation to the task of modelling the evolution of urban structure

• 1978: Gill Memorial Award, Royal Geographical Society
• 1987: Honours Award, Association of American Geographers
• 1992: Founder’s Medal, Royal Geographical Society
• 2003: Honorary Fellow, University College London
• 2004: Honorary Fellow, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
• 2004: Laureat d’honneur, International Geographical Union
• 2004: European Prize, Regional Science Association
• 2007: Fellow of the Regional Science Association International
• 2001: Knighted for services to higher education, Queen’s Birthday Honours list
• 1991: Member, Academia Europaea
• 1994: Fellow, British Academy
• 1996: Fellow, City and Guilds of London Institute
• 2000: Academician, Academy of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences
• 2002: Chartered Geographer, Royal Geographical Society
• 2006: Fellow, Royal Society

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