At 4.00pm today (13 December 2002), Cambridge University's academic community, Regent House approved the nomination of Professor Alison Richard to Vice-Chancellor.

Professor Richard was nominated on 4 December, and the 10 days of 'consideration time' have now elapsed, indicating that the appointment has been approved.

Professor Richard commenting this afternoon said:

"It is a great honour that the University of Cambridge has chosen me to be its Vice-Chancellor and to follow in the footsteps of a heritage of eminent Vice-Chancellors, including Professor Sir Alec Broers, Dame Rosemary Murray and Sir David Williams. Leading a University with nearly 800 years' history and a pre-eminent status on the world intellectual stage is a daunting prospect, but I am looking forward wholeheartedly to the challenges ahead."

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