Professor

To become a Professor you must show outstanding intellectual distinction and internationally recognised and sustained excellence in research and scholarship:

This may take the form of:

1. Publications in leading peer-reviewed journals, or other forms of output appropriate to the subject
2. Invited presentations at major international conferences
3. Significant and sustained success in obtaining research grants and other funding
4. Successful supervision of a significant number of research students
5. Prizes and awards, appointments to national or international bodies, or other forms of external recognition
6. High achievement in knowledge transfer/innovation
7. The wider impact of research contributions beyond the furtherance of academic knowledge

Sustained excellence in teaching and the promotion of learning:

1. Excellent feedback from students/peer observations/external examiners
2. Invited examiner at other institutions
3. Contributions to the development of teaching quality within the University
4. Leadership in curriculum development and course design; innovations in teaching, learning and assessment methods and/or student access

Leadership involving a high level of responsibility:

1. Positions of responsibility within a department or research unit
2. Contributions to University committees and working groups etc
3. Successful management of budgets, physical resources or staff
4. Encouragement of research among staff and suitably qualified students or the organisation and development of teaching