Sir Patrick Sheehy Professor of International Relations

The Sir Patrick Sheehy Professor of International Relations is a professorship at the University of Cambridge, named after Patrick Sheehy, former chairman of British-American Tobacco. It was established in 1996 amid criticism concerning the University of Cambridge acceptance of funding from the tobacco industry.[1][2]

List of professors
  • 1997–2004 James B.L. Mayall, during which time the professorship was assigned to the Faculty of History[3]
  • 2004–2016 Christopher J. Hill,[4] during which time the professorship was assigned to the Centre of International Studies[5]
  • 2017- Jason Sharman, formerly Professor of Political Science at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.[6]

References
  1. Reid, D. (1996). "Proposed BAT professorship at University of Cambridge should be opposed". BMJ. 312 (7033): 774. doi:10.1136/bmj.312.7033.774b. PMC 2350468.
  2. Carnall, D. (1996). "Tobacco funding for academics". BMJ. 312 (7033): 721. doi:10.1136/bmj.312.7033.721. PMC 2350436. PMID 8605445.
  3. Graces submitted to the Regent House on 15 October 1997, Cambridge University Reporter, 1997-10-15, retrieved 2009-03-25
  4. Elections, appointments, grants of title, and reappointments, Cambridge University Reporter, 2003-12-03, retrieved 2009-03-25
  5. Graces submitted to the Regent House on 3 March 2004, 2004-03-03, retrieved 2009-03-25
  6. http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2015-16/weekly/6421/section2.shtml


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