This is a list of professorships at the University of Cambridge .
During the early history of the University of Cambridge, the title professor simply denoted a doctor who taught in the university, a usage that continues to be found in, for example, US universities. However, from the 16th century onwards in Cambridge it was used to denote those holding "chairs" that had been founded by the university in a particular subject or endowed by a benefaction.
The university historically has made no formal distinction between established (or statutory) chairs and personal (or titular) chairs: all professorships are university offices formally established by a vote, and listed together as one class in the statutes. In practice, professorships can be established for a limited period of time or for a single tenure only, expiring after the first incumbent vacates office. It is common for permanent professorships to have originally been established for a single tenure, before being made permanent at a later date. This article only lists professorships which have had more than one incumbent, or which are not limited in duration.
The Regius Professorships are "royal" professorships, being created by the reigning monarch. The first five Regius Professorships, sometimes referred to as the Henrician Regius Professors, were granted arms and crests in 1590.
Professorship | Faculty or Department | Benefactor | From | To | Notes |
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Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity | Divinity | Lady Margaret Beaufort | 1502 | ||
Regius Professor of Divinity | Divinity | Henry VIII | 1540 | ||
Regius Professor of Civil Law | Law | Henry VIII | 1540 | ||
Regius Professor of Physic | Medicine | Henry VIII | 1540 | Ex officio Head of the School of Clinical Medicine | |
Regius Professor of Hebrew | Middle Eastern Studies | Henry VIII | 1540 | ||
Regius Professor of Greek | Classics | Henry VIII | 1540 | ||
Sir Thomas Adams's Professor of Arabic | Middle Eastern Studies | Sir Thomas Adams, 1st Baronet | 1632 | ||
Lucasian Professor of Mathematics | Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics | Henry Lucas | 1663 | ||
Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy | Philosophy | John Knightbridge | 1683 | ||
Professor of Music | Music | 1684 | |||
Yusuf Hamied 1702 Professor of Chemistry | Chemistry | 1702 | Formerly BP Professor of Chemistry (1991–2019), Professor of Organic Chemistry (1943–1991) and Professor of Chemistry (1702–1943) | ||
Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy | Astronomy | Thomas Plume | 1704 | ||
Professor of Anatomy | Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience | 1707 | |||
Regius Professor of History | History | George I | 1724 | Formerly Regius Professor of Modern History (1724–2010) | |
Regius Professor of Botany | Plant Sciences | 1724 | Formerly Professor of Botany (1724–2009) | ||
Woodwardian Professor of Geology | Earth Sciences | John Woodward | 1728 | ||
Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry | Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics | Thomas Lowndes | 1749 | ||
Norris–Hulse Professor of Divinity | Divinity |
| 1777 | Formed in 1934 by merger of the Norrisian (1777) and Hulsean (1860) Professorships of Divinity | |
Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy | Physics | Rev Richard Jackson | 1783 | ||
Downing Professor of the Laws of England | Law | Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet | 1800 | ||
Downing Professor of Medicine | Medicine | Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet | 1800 | 1930 | |
Professor of Mineralogy | Mineralogy | 1808 | 1931 | Replaced by the Professorship of Mineralogy and Petrology in 1931 | |
Lord Almoner's Professor of Arabic | Oriental Languages | The Crown, via the Lord Almoner | 1815 | 1933 | Preceded by a readership of the same title (1724–1815) |
Disney Professor of Archaeology | Archaeology | John Disney | 1851 | ||
Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics | Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics | Lady Mary Sadleir | 1860 | Preceded by a lectureship of the same title (1748–1864) | |
Professor of Political Economy | Economics | 1863 | Title first granted in 1828, permanent professorship established in 1863 | ||
Professor of Zoology | Zoology | 1866 | Formerly Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy (1866–1934) | ||
Whewell Professor of International Law | Law | William Whewell | 1867 | ||
Kennedy Professor of Latin | Classics | Friends and former pupils of Benjamin Hall Kennedy | 1869 | Formerly Professor of Latin (1869–1911) | |
Slade Professor of Fine Art | History of Art | Felix Slade | 1869 | ||
Cavendish Professor of Physics | Physics | William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire | 1871 | ||
Professor of Engineering | Engineering | 1875 | Formerly Professor of Mechanism and Applied Mechanics (1875–1934) and Professor of Mechanical Science (1934–1966) | ||
Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon | Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic | Joseph Bosworth | 1878 | ||
Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History | History | Wolstan Dixie | 1882 | Preceded by fellowships of Emmanuel College established from the same endowment | |
Professor of Physiology | Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience | 1883 | |||
Professor of Pathology [1] | Pathology | 1883 | Also ex officio member of the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine | ||
Ely Professor of Divinity | Divinity | Canonry of Ely | 1889 | 1980 | |
Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy | Philosophy | 1896 | Formerly Professor of Philosophy (1934–2010) and Professor of Mental Philosophy and Logic (1896–1934) | ||
Professor of Ancient History | Classics | 1898 | Also ex officio member of the Faculty Board of History | ||
Drapers Professor of Agriculture | Biology | Worshipful Company of Drapers | 1899 | 1990 | |
Quick Professor of Biology | Determined upon appointment | Frederick James Quick | 1906 | ||
Professor of Astrophysics | Astronomy | 1909 | |||
Schröder Professor of German | Modern and Medieval Languages | Messrs J. Henry Schröder and Company | 1909 | ||
King Edward VII Professor of English Literature | English | Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere | 1911 | ||
Arthur Balfour Professor of Genetics | Genetics | Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher | 1912 | ||
Serena Professor of Italian | Modern and Medieval Languages | Arthur Serena | 1919 | ||
Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History | History | Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere | 1919 | Formerly Vere Harmsworth Professor of Naval History (1919–1933) | |
Drapers Professor of French | Modern and Medieval Languages | Worshipful Company of Drapers | 1919 | ||
Francis Mond Professor of Aeronautical Engineering | Engineering | Emile Mond | 1919 | ||
Professor of Physical Chemistry | Chemistry | 1920 | |||
Sir William Dunn Professor of Biochemistry | Biochemistry | Sir William Dunn, 1st Baronet, of Lakenheath | 1921 | ||
Professor of the History of Political Thought [2] [3] | History | Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial | 1927 | Formerly Professor of Political Science (1927–2010) | |
Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics | Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics | W. W. Rouse Ball | 1927 | ||
Rouse Ball Professor of English Law | Law | W. W. Rouse Ball | 1927 | ||
Professor of Economic History [4] [5] | History | 1928 | Also ex officio member of the Faculty Board of Economics | ||
Professor of Modern History | History | 1930 | |||
Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy | Classics | Perceval Maitland Laurence | 1930 | ||
Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology | Classics | Perceval Maitland Laurence | 1930 | ||
Montague Burton Professor of Industrial Relations | Economics | Montague Burton | 1930 | ||
Professor of Geography [6] | Geography | 1931 | |||
Professor of Experimental Psychology | Psychology | 1931 | |||
Professor of Mineralogy and Petrology | Earth Sciences | 1931 | Replaced the Professorship of Mineralogy established in 1808 | ||
John Humphrey Plummer Professors | Determined upon appointment | 1931 | |||
Goldsmiths' Professor of Materials Science | Materials Science and Metallurgy | Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths | 1931 | ||
William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology | Social Anthropology | William Wyse | 1932 | ||
Professor of Spanish | Modern and Medieval Languages | 1933 | |||
Professor of Comparative Philology [7] | Classics | 1937 | |||
Professor of Medieval History | History | 1937 | |||
Professor of Education | Education | 1938 | |||
Pitt Professor of American History and Institutions | Determined upon appointment | Cambridge University Press | 1944 | ||
Professor of Electrical Engineering | Engineering | 1944 | |||
Shell Professor of Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology | Royal Dutch Shell | 1945 | ||
Herbert Thompson Professor of Egyptology | Oriental Studies | Henry Francis Herbert Thompson | 1945 | 1977 | Subsequently re-established as a personal professorship (2005–13) |
Hopkinson and Imperial Chemical Industries Professor of Applied Thermodynamics | Engineering | Imperial Chemical Industries | 1950 | ||
Professor of Small Animal Surgery | Veterinary Medicine | 1950 | Formerly Professor of Comparative Oncology and Genetics (2011–13) and Professor of Veterinary Clinical Studies (1950–2011) | ||
Smuts Professor of Commonwealth History | History | 1952 | Formerly Smuts Professor of the History of the British Commonwealth (1952–94) | ||
Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English | English | 1954 | |||
Wolfson Professor of Criminology | Criminology | 1959 | |||
Professor of Manufacturing Engineering | Engineering | 1960 | |||
Sheild Professor of Pharmacology | Pharmacology | 1961 | |||
Professor of Mathematical Statistics | Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics | 1961 | |||
Professor of Medicine | Medicine | 1962 | |||
Professor of Applied Mathematics | Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics | 1964 | |||
Frank Ramsey Professor of Economics | Economics | 1965 | Formerly Professor of Economics (1965–1994) | ||
Professor of English | English | 1966 | |||
Professor of Engineering | Engineering | 1966 | |||
Sir Kirby Laing Professor of Civil Engineering | Engineering | Kirby Laing Foundation | 1966 | Formerly Professor of Engineering (1966–2011) | |
Professor of Physics | Physics | 1966 | |||
Professor of Geophysics | Earth Sciences | 1964 | |||
Churchill Professor of Mathematics for Operational Research | Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics | Esso Petroleum Company Limited | 1966 | ||
Joseph Needham Professor of Chinese History, Science, and Civilization | East Asian Studies |
| 1966 | Formerly Professor of Chinese (1966–2008) | |
Mary Marshall and Arthur Walton Professor of the Physiology of Reproduction | Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience | Francis Marshall | 1967 | ||
Professor of Mathematical Physics | Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics | 1967 | |||
Professor of Slavonic Studies | Modern and Medieval Languages | 1968 | |||
Simón Bolívar Professor of Latin-American Studies | Determined upon appointment | Government of Venezuela | 1968 | ||
Professor of Chemistry | Physics & Chemistry | 1968 | |||
Geoffrey Moorhouse Gibson Professor of Chemistry | Chemistry |
| 1970 | ||
Professor of Architecture | Architecture | 1970 | |||
Professor of Economics | Economics | 1970 | |||
Rank Professor of Engineering | Engineering | 1971 | |||
Arthur Goodhart Visiting Professor in Legal Science | Law | Overbrook Foundation | 1971 | ||
Alexander Todd Visiting Professor of Chemistry | Physics & Chemistry | 1972 | |||
Professor of Law [8] | Law | 1973 | |||
Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine | Public Health and Primary Care | 1975 | |||
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 1975 | |||
Professor of Clinical Biochemistry and Medicine | Clinical Biochemistry | 1977 | |||
Professor of Radiology | Radiology | 1977 | |||
Sheila Joan Smith Professor of Immunology | Medicine | Herchel Smith | 1977 | Formerly Sheila Joan Smith Professor of Tumour Immunology (1977–1988) | |
Professor of Paediatrics | Paediatrics | 1978 | |||
Professor of Mathematical Physics | Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics | 1978 | |||
Paul Mellon Professor of American History | History | Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | 1980 | ||
Herchel Smith Professor of Medicinal Chemistry | Clinical Medicine | American Friends of Cambridge University | 1982 | ||
Charles Darwin Professor of Animal Embryology | School of the Biological Sciences | Edward J. Bles | 1982 | Previously established as a personal professorship (1967–1981) | |
Jawaharlal Nehru Visiting Professor | Determined upon appointment | Edward J. Bles | 1983 | ||
Professor of Japanese Studies | East Asian Studies | Keidanren | 1984 | ||
Professor of Sociology | Sociology | 1985 | |||
Professor of Haematology | Haematology | 1986 | |||
KPMG Professor of Management Studies | Judge Business School | Peat, Marwick, and Mitchell & Co. | 1986 | ||
Professor of Clinical Gerontology | Public Health and Primary Care | 1987 | |||
Professor of Medicine | Medicine | 1987 | |||
Herchel Smith Professor of Organic Chemistry | Chemistry | American Friends of Cambridge University | 1988 | ||
Professor of Neurology | Clinical Neurosciences | 1988 | |||
Professor of English and Applied Linguistics | Modern and Medieval Languages | 1988 | |||
Sir Alan Cottrell Professor of Materials Science | Materials Science and Metallurgy | 1988 | Formerly Professor of Materials Science (1988–2012) | ||
Professor of Theoretical Geophysics | Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics | 1989 | |||
George Pitt-Rivers Professor of Archaeological Science | Archaeology | 1990 | |||
Professor of Neurosurgery | Clinical Neurosciences | 1990 | |||
Diageo Professor of Management Studies | Judge Business School | 1990 | |||
Professor of Molecular Endocrinology | Clinical Biochemistry | 1990 | Formerly Serono Professor of Molecular Endocrinology (1990–2014) | ||
Professor of Land Economy | Land Economy | 1991 | |||
Professor of Virology | Pathology | 1991 | |||
S. J. Berwin Professor of Corporate Law | Law | S. J. Berwin and Co. | 1991 | ||
GlaxoSmithKline Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis | Medicine | Glaxo Holdings | 1991 | ||
Professor of Histopathology | Pathology | 1992 | |||
G. I. Taylor Professor of Fluid Mechanics | Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics | Gladys Davies | 1992 | ||
BBV Foundation Visiting Professor | Determined upon appointment | BBV Foundation, Bilbao | 1992 | ||
John Wilfrid Linnett Visiting Professor of Chemistry | Cambridge | 1993 | |||
Professor of Geography | Geography | 1993 | |||
Herchel Smith Professor of Intellectual Property Law | Law | American Friends of Cambridge University | 1993 | ||
Professor of Statistical Science | Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics | 1994 | |||
Professor of Computer Science | Computer Science and Technology | 1994 | |||
Professor of European Law | Law | 1994 | |||
Professor of Information Engineering | Engineering | 1994 | |||
Professor of Immunology | Pathology | 1995 | |||
Professor of Bacterial Evolution | Veterinary Medicine | Marks & Spencer | 1996 | Formerly Marks & Spencer Professorship of Farm Animal Health, Food Science, and Food Safety (1996–2023) [9] | |
Professor of Surgery | Surgery | 1996 | |||
Beckwith Professor of Management Studies | Judge Business School | Peter Beckwith | 1996 | ||
Sir Patrick Sheehy Professor of International Relations | Politics and International Studies | British American Tobacco | 1996 | ||
Professor of Medical Genetics | Medical Genetics | 1997 | |||
Hans Rausing Professor of History and Philosophy of Science | History and Philosophy of Science | 1997 | |||
Ursula Zoëllner Professor of Cancer Research | Oncology | F. A. Zoëllner | 1997 | ||
Professor of Mechanical Engineering | Engineering | 1997 | |||
Professor of Computer Technology | Computer Science and Technology | 1997 | |||
Sinyi Professor of Chinese Management | Judge Business School | Sinyi Foundation | 1997 | ||
Robert Sansom Professor of Computer Science | Computer Science and Technology | Robert Sansom | 1998 | ||
Professor of Endocrinology | Medicine | 1998 | |||
Dennis Gillings Professor of Health Management | Judge Business School | Dennis Gillings | 1998 | ||
Margaret Thatcher Professor of Enterprise Studies | Judge Business School | Margaret Thatcher Foundation | 1998 | ||
Unilever Professor of Molecular Sciences Informatics | Chemistry | Unilever | 1999 | ||
BP Professor of Petroleum Science | Earth Sciences | 1999 | |||
Grosvenor Professor of Real Estate Finance | Land Economy | 1999 | |||
Schlumberger Professor of Complex Physical Systems | Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics | 1999 | |||
Professor of Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology | 1999 | |||
Kuwait Professor of Number Theory and Algebra | Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics | Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences [10] | 2000 | Originally limited to a single tenure, established in perpetuity in 2023 [11] | |
Professor of Education | Education | 2000 | Formerly Professor of Primary Education (2000–2005) | ||
Professor of Education | Education | 2000 | Formerly Professor of Educational Leadership (2000–2007) | ||
Professor of Linguistics | Modern and Medieval Languages | 2000 | |||
Professor of Psychology in the Social Sciences | Psychology | 2000 | |||
Professor of Plant Ecology | Plant Sciences | 2000 | |||
Professor of Physical Geography | Geography | 2000 | |||
Professor of Human Geography | Geography | 2000 | |||
Professor of Psychiatry | Psychiatry | 2000 | |||
N. M. Rothschild & Sons Professor of Mathematical Sciences | N. M. Rothschild & Sons | 2001 | Ex officio Director of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences | ||
Marconi Professor of Communications Systems | Computer Science and Technology | Marconi Communications | 2001 | ||
Professor of Oncological Pathology | Pathology | 2001 | |||
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery | Surgery | 2001 | |||
Adam Smith Professor of Corporate Governance | Judge Business School | 2001 | Formerly Robert Monks Professorship of Corporate Governance (2001–11) | ||
Professor of English | English | 2001 | |||
Van Eck Professor of Engineering | Engineering | Fred van Eck | 2001 | ||
Prince Philip Professor of Technology | Engineering | 2001 | Established to mark the 80th birthday of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the 25th anniversary of his election as Chancellor | ||
Hitachi Professor of Electron Device Physics | Physics | Hitachi Ltd | 2002 | ||
Leigh Trapnell Professor of Quantum Physics | Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics | Hazel N. Trapnell | 2002 | ||
Professor of Accounting | Judge Business School | 2002 | |||
Sandra Dawson Visiting Professor of Marketing, Strategy, and Innovation | Judge Business School |
| 2002 | Formerly Visiting Professorship of Marketing, Strategy, and Innovation (2002–2013) | |
Professor of Environmental Systems Analysis | Geography | 2003 | |||
Professor of Plant Systematics and Evolution | Plant Sciences | 2003 | |||
Professor of Gastroenterology | Medicine | 2003 | |||
Herschel Smith Professor of Pure Mathematics | Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics | Herchel Smith | 2004 | ||
Herchel Smith Professor of Molecular Genetics | Genetics | Herchel Smith | 2004 | ||
Professor of Education | Education | 2004 | |||
Professor of Education | Education | 2004 | 2017 | ||
Bernard Wolfe Professor of Health Neuroscience | Determined upon appointment | Woco Foundation of Canada | 2004 | ||
Professor of Information Engineering | Engineering | 2004 | |||
Herchel Smith Professor of Physics | Physics | Herchel Smith | 2004 | ||
Herchel Smith Professor of Biochemistry | Biochemistry | Herchel Smith | 2005 | ||
Professor of Family Research | Psychology | 2005 | |||
French Government Visiting Professor | Modern and Medieval Languages | 2005 | |||
Professor of Education | Education | 2005 | |||
Herchel Smith Professor of Molecular Biology | Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience | Herchel Smith | 2006 | ||
Sigrid Rausing Professor of Social Anthropology | Social Anthropology | Sigrid M. Rausing | 2006 | Formerly Sigrid Rausing Professor of Collaborative Anthropology (2006–11) | |
Miriam Rothschild Professor of Conservation Biology | Zoology | Lisbet Rausing Charitable Fund | 2006 | ||
His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Professor of Modern Arabic Studies | Middle Eastern Studies | Qaboos bin Said al Said | 2006 | ||
Professor of Applied Mathematics | Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics | 2006 | |||
Professor of Physics | Physics | 2006 | |||
Professor of Comparative Pathology | Veterinary Medicine | Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries | 2006 | Formerly Professor of Veterinary Science (2006–07) | |
Genzyme Professor of Experimental Medicine | Medicine | Genzyme Corporation | 2006 | ||
Moran Professor of Conservation and Development | Geography |
| 2006 | ||
Harding Professor of Statistics in Public Life | Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics | Winton Charitable Foundation | 2006 | Formerly Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk (2006–2020) | |
Jawaharlal Nehru Professor of Indian Business and Enterprise | Judge Business School | High Commission of India | 2007 | ||
Li Ka Shing Professor of Oncology | Oncology | Li Ka Shing Foundation | 2007 | ||
Prince Philip Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Zoology | 2007 | Established to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the installation of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as Chancellor | ||
Sir Evelyn de Rothschild Professor of Finance | Judge Business School | Eranda Rothchild Foundation | 2007 | ||
Professor of Experimental Astrophysics | Physics | 2008 | |||
Professor of Education | Education | 2008 | |||
A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture | Classics | A. G. Leventis Foundation | 2008 | ||
Tata Steel Professor of Metallurgy | Materials Science and Metallurgy | Tata Steel (UK) Ltd | 2008 | ||
Professor of Veterinary Diagnostic Pathology | Veterinary Medicine | 2009 | Formerly Professor of Diagnostic Veterinary Pathology (2009) | ||
Diane Middlebrook and Carl Djerassi Visiting Professor of Gender Studies | Politics and International Studies | Carl Djerassi | 2009 | ||
Sir Arthur Marshall Visiting Professor of Urban Design | Architecture | D. G. Marshall of Cambridge Trust | 2010 | Formerly Sir Arthur Marshall Visiting Professor of Sustainable Urban Design (2010–15) | |
Visiting Professor of Architecture | Architecture | 2010 | |||
Professor of Photonic Systems and Displays | Engineering | 2010 | |||
Pembroke Visiting Professor of International Finance | Judge Business School | 2010 | |||
BP Foundation McKenzie Professor of Earth Sciences | Earth Sciences | BP Foundation | 2010 | ||
Humanitas Visiting Professors | Institute for Strategic Dialogue | 2010 | |||
Professor of Historical and Cultural Geography | Geography | 2011 | Formerly Professor of Demography (2011–14) | ||
Sultan Qaboos Professor of Abrahamic Faiths and Shared Values | Divinity | Qaboos bin Said al Said | 2011 | ||
Professor of Education | Education | 2011 | |||
Dyson Professor of Fluid Mechanics | Engineering | Dyson Technology Limited | 2011 | ||
Regius Professor of Engineering | Engineering | 2011 | Established to commemorate the retirement of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as Chancellor | ||
Harold Samuel Professor of Law and Environmental Policy | Land Economy | Estate Management Development Fund | 2012 | ||
Chong Hua Professor of Chinese Development | Politics and International Studies | Chong Hua Educational Foundation | 2012 | ||
Professor of Sustainable Reaction Engineering | Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology | 2012 | |||
Professor of Politics | Politics and International Studies | 2012 | |||
Professor of Engineering | Engineering | 2012 | |||
John Harvard Professor of the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences | Alternating between institutions in the Schools of Arts and Humanities, and of the Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 2013 | ||
Stephen W. Hawking Professor of Cosmology | Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics | Avery–Tsui Foundation [12] | 2014 | ||
Professor of History of Art | History of Art | 2015 | |||
LEGO Professor of Play in Education, Development and Learning [13] | Education | The LEGO Foundation [14] | 2015 | ||
Janeway Professor of Financial Economics | Economics | Weslie and William Janeway | 2015 | ||
Professor of Infrastructure Geotechnics | Engineering | 2015 | |||
El-Erian Professor of Economics | Economics | Mohamed El-Erian | 2016 | ||
Sir David Williams Professor of Public Law | Law | Sir David Li, Li family, Robinson College and anonymous benefactors [15] | 2016 | ||
Professor of Public Policy | Politics and International Studies | 2016 | |||
Russell R. Geiger Professor of Crop Science | Plant Sciences | Russell R. Geiger | 2016 | ||
Professor of Information and Communications | Engineering | 2016 | |||
Professor of Computer Science | Computer Science and Technology | 2016 | |||
Al-Kindi Professor | Genetics | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology | 2017 | ||
Bennett Professor of Public Policy | Politics and International Studies | Peter W. Bennett | 2017 | ||
Dr John C. Taylor Professor of Public Innovation | Engineering | John Taylor | 2017 | ||
Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Professor of the Deep History and Archaeology of Africa | Archaeology | Jonathan and Jennifer Oppenheimer Foundation | 2017 | ||
Versus Arthritis Professor of Rheumatology | Medicine | Versus Arthritis | 2018 | Formerly ARUK Professorship of Rheumatology (2018–2019) | |
Professor of Digital Humanities | Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities | 2018 | |||
Professor of Accounting | Judge Business School | 2018 | |||
DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning | Computer Science and Technology | DeepMind [16] | 2019 | ||
Nanjing Professor of Technology and Innovation | Engineering | Nanjing Healthcare Investment Area and Development Company | 2019 | ||
Caroline Humphrey Professor of the Anthropology of Inner Asia | Social Anthropology | Sigrid Rausing Trust | 2020 | ||
Sheila Joan Smith Professor of Medicine | Medicine | Herchel Smith [17] | 2020 | ||
Professor of Autism Research | Psychiatry | Autism Research Trust [17] | 2021 | ||
Gnodde Goldman Sachs Professor of Neuroinformatics | Psychiatry | Goldman Sachs Gives UK on behalf of Richard and Kara Gnodde [18] | 2021 | ||
Andreas von Hirsch Professor of Penal Theory and Ethics | Criminology | Andreas von Hirsch [19] | 2021 | ||
Professor of Organisational Behaviour [20] | Judge Business School | 2023 | |||
Professor of Sustainability | School of the Physical Sciences | Trinity College [21] | 2023 | Established to mark the coronation of Charles III, and associated with a fellowship at Trinity College | |
Dobson Professor of Materials Science and Metallurgy | Materials Science and Metallurgy | The Ann D Foundation [22] | 2023 |
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