Congratulations to six Jesus College Fellows who have been awarded full Professorships by the University of Oxford as part of its 2020 Recognition of Distinction Awards. Each Fellow has received the award for making a significant and sustained academic contribution to the University.

They are:

• Marion Turner, who becomes Professor of English Literature
• Armand D’Angour, who becomes Professor of Classics
• Tom Douglas, who becomes Professor of Applied Philosophy
• Vili Lehdonvirta, who becomes  Professor of Economic Sociology and Digital Social Research
• Sam Staton, who becomes Professor of Computer Science
• Professor Yulin Chen: Professor of Physics