Darwin Community Appointments and Awards

Darwin College Appointments and Awards

Darwin Fellow Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith has been appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and International Partnerships at the University of Cambridge. She is the Arthur Balfour Professor of Genetics at the University of Cambridge and has recently served as Head of the Department of Genetics. There are currently five Pro-Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge, whose role includes supporting the Vice-Chancellor in providing academic leadership to the University, as well as working with senior administrators to help drive strategy and policy development.

Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith has also been awarded the Buchanan Medal 2021 for her pioneering work in epigenetics, her interdisciplinary work on genomic imprinting, the interplay between the genome and epigenome, and how genetic and environmental influences affect development and human diseases.

Darwin Master, Dr Mike Rands, was appointed a Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in October 2021.

Appointments and Awards throughout our Community:

Sir Thomas Woodcock, a Darwin alumnus (Law 1973), was awarded the KCVO in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his work as Garter Principal King of Arms.