Sir Alan Wilson (right), chief executive of The Alan Turing Institute, professor of urban and regional systems at University College London and chair of the Home Office Science Advisory Council, will receive an honorary degree from the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Sir Alan is an elected Fellow of both the British Academy and the Royal Society. He will collect his Doctor of Literature honoris causa at the School’s annual degree ceremony on 8 December 2017.

In the thick of natural disasters or war, aid groups work through the chaos to bring basic services, and dignity, to the victims. Under such pressure it’s hard to see the bigger picture, to collect data and assess whether and how aid could be better delivered. Now researchers from the Refugee Law Initiative research centre at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, are helping to tackle this problem.

Professor Greg Woolf, FSA (Scot), FSA, MAE, director of the Institute of Classical Studies at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy. The honour recognises scholars who have achieved distinction in the humanities and social sciences.

Professor Jo Fox, head of department and professor of modern British and European history in the Department of History at Durham University, has been appointed director of the Institute of Historical Research ( IHR ) at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, with effect from 1 January 2018.