William James Kennedy
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Prof. William James "Jim" Kennedy MA, DSc (BSc, PhD London) is a British geologist
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Jim Kennedy studied at the University of London
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Kennedy was a Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford
and Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford
. He was curator of the Geological Collections at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History
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Kennedy was awarded the Prestwich Medal
by the Geological Society of London
in 1990.
He was the Acting President of Wolfson College during 1993–94 between more permanent presidents at the college.
On 1 October 2003, Kennedy was appointed the Director of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. He is also Professor of Natural History
.
His research interests include the geology
and palaeontology of the Cretaceous Period.
Geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
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Jim Kennedy studied at the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
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Kennedy was a Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford
Wolfson College, Oxford
Wolfson College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Located in north Oxford along the River Cherwell, Wolfson is an all-graduate college with over sixty governing body fellows, in addition to both research and junior research fellows. It caters to a wide range of...
and Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. He was curator of the Geological Collections at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
The Oxford University Museum of Natural History, sometimes known simply as the Oxford University Museum, is a museum displaying many of the University of Oxford's natural history specimens, located on Parks Road in Oxford, England. It also contains a lecture theatre which is used by the...
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Kennedy was awarded the Prestwich Medal
Prestwich Medal
The Prestwich Medal is a medal of the Geological Society of London established in the will of Joseph Prestwich "to apply the accumulated annual proceeds…at the end of every three years, in providing a Gold Medal to the value of Twenty Pounds which, with the remainder of the proceeds is to be...
by the Geological Society of London
Geological Society of London
The Geological Society of London is a learned society based in the United Kingdom with the aim of "investigating the mineral structure of the Earth"...
in 1990.
He was the Acting President of Wolfson College during 1993–94 between more permanent presidents at the college.
On 1 October 2003, Kennedy was appointed the Director of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. He is also Professor of Natural History
Natural History
Natural history is the scientific study of plants or animals.Natural History may also refer to:In science and medicine:* Natural History , Naturalis Historia, a 1st-century work by Pliny the Elder...
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His research interests include the geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
and palaeontology of the Cretaceous Period.