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, 15 October 1997, retrieved 25 March 2009
  4. Elections, appointments, grants of title, and reappointments, Cambridge University Reporter, 3 December 2003, retrieved 25 March 2009
  5. Graces submitted to the Regent House on 3 March 2004, 3 March 2004, retrieved 25 March 2009
  6. "Vacancies, appointments, etc. - Cambridge University Reporter 6421". www.admin.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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