The Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB) is pleased to announce new appointments to its Board of Management, including Professor John Caughie Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Glasgow. The seven new members and one reappointment will form part of the first Arts and Humanities Research Council, which is expected to come into being in April 2005.

"I am delighted to welcome seven new members to the Board of the AHRB," said Professor Sir Brian Follett, Chairman of the AHRB. "They join us at a most exciting time as we progress to become a formal Research Council in 2005. This year we were fortunate in receiving many dozens of applications to join the AHRB from both academic and lay persons."

Professor Caughie has also been invited to Chair the AHRB Research Committee. Further to this he has been appointed to the Marshall Commemoration Commission. The Commission, in commemoration of George Marshall, the architect of Marshall Aid, awards fifty two-year Marshall Scholarships each year to US students wishing to pursue a course of postgraduate study in the UK.

After completing his postgraduate study at Glasgow University John Caughie took a lectureship position in 1974. Since then he has held a number of positions at the University including Co-Director of the John Logie Baird Centre for postgraduate research, Senior Lecturer, Head of Department, Vice-Dean and in 1999 Dean of the Faculty of Arts. He is an active researcher in the field of film and television with interests in adaptations of classic literature and screen acting.

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The AHRB funds postgraduate training and research in the arts and humanities, from archaeology and English literature to design and dance. The quality and range of research supported not only provides social and cultural benefits but also contributes to the economic success of the UK. For more detail see: AHRB Website.

First published: 13 July 2004