Roger Kain#
| Membership Number: | 4110 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2015 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | https://research.sas.ac.uk/search/staff/19/professor-roger-kain/ |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2010 - 2017 Dean and Chief Executive, School of Advanced Study, University of London
- 2002 - 2010 - Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Exeter
- 1991 - 2010 Montefiore Professor of Geography, University of Exeter
- 1988 - 1991 Montefiore Reader in Geography, University of Exeter
Fields of Scholarship
- Historical geography
- Maps and map history
- History of urban planning and design
Honours and Awards
- 2014 - 2018 Vice-President of British Academy (Research and Higher Education Policy)
- 2005 CBE for services to research and scholarship
- 2003 President of Geography section of British Association for the Advancement of Science
- 2002 Fellow University College London
- 1996 Library Association McColvin Medal 'for outstanding work of reference'
- 1998 Higher Doctorate (DLit) in History, University of London
- 1992 Fellow of Society of Antiquaries
- 1990 Fellow British Academy
- 1991 Gill Meml Medal, RGS
- 1991 Kenneth Nebenzahl prize, Newberry Library, Chicago
