Sir Alan Wilson#
| Membership Number: | 1121 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | HUMAN MOBILITY, GOVERNANCE, ENVIRONMENT AND SPACE |
| Elected: | 1991 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/casa/professor-sir-alan-wilson |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2007 - present Professor of Urban and Regional Systems, UCL
- 2007 - present Chairman, Arts and Humanities Research Council
- 2006 - 2007 Master, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
- 2004 - 2006 Director-General for Higher Education, Department for Education and Skills, London.
- 1991 - 2004 Vice-Chancellor, University of Leeds; 1989-1991: Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Leeds
- 1970 - 2004 Professor of Urban and Regiopnal Geography, University of Leeds; now Emeritus Professor; 1990- 2000, co-founder and Director, GMAP Ltd.
- 1968 - 1970 Assistant Director, Centrre for Environmental Studies, London.
- 1966 - 1967 Mathematical Adviser and Head of the Mathematical Advisory Group, Ministry of Transport, London
- 1964 - 1966 Research Officer, Institute of Economics and Statistics, University of Oxford.
- 1961 - 1964 Scientific Officer, Theoretical Physics Group, Rutherford Laboratory.
Fields of Scholarship
- Applications of dynamical systems theory in relation to the task of modelling the evolution of urban structure
- Aspects of mathematical modelling
- Use of models in planning in relation to all aspects of cities and regions
Honours and Awards
- 1978: Gill Memorial Award, Royal Geographical Society
- 1987: Honours Award, Association of American Geographers
- 1992: Founder’s Medal, Royal Geographical Society
- 2003: Honorary Fellow, University College London
- 2004: Honorary Fellow, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
- 2004: Laureat d’honneur, International Geographical Union
- 2004: European Prize, Regional Science Association
- 2007: Fellow of the Regional Science Association International
- 2001: Knighted for services to higher education, Queen’s Birthday Honours list
- 1991: Member, Academia Europaea
- 1994: Fellow, British Academy
- 1996: Fellow, City and Guilds of London Institute
- 2000: Academician, Academy of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences
- 2002: Chartered Geographer, Royal Geographical Society
- 2006: Fellow, Royal Society
