ESF CEO Bertil Andersson elected Fellow* of Imperial College

With reference to the Imperial College it was announced today Wednesday the 27 October that Bertil Andersson is among this year's distinguished academics to be elected to the Fellowship of Imperial College London. He will be formally admitted to the Fellowship by Rector Sir Richard Sykes at the Commemoration Day Ceremony in the Royal Albert Hall.

Professor Bertil Andersson DSc, President of Linköping University, Sweden, who has been a Visiting Professor to the Department of Biological Sciences at Imperial for the last 10 years. During this time he has actively encouraged the exchange of students and staff with Stockholm University, where he was Pro Dean of the Science Faculty until 1999.

Biographical details:

Professor Bertil Andersson BSc, MSc, PhD, DSc
Professor Andersson began his career at Lund University, Sweden, before moving to Stockholm University where he was appointed Head of the Department of Biochemistry. In 1996, he became Dean of the Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Pro Dean of the Science Faculty. He remained in this post until 1999.

Professor Andersson is currently the President of Linköping University. He has been Visiting Professor to the Department of Biological Sciences at Imperial College for approximately 10 years. During this time he has actively encouraged the exchange of students and staff with Stockholm University.

He has also served as a member and Chairman of the Nobel Prize Committee for Chemistry and at present is Chairman of the Chemistry section of the Royal Swedish Academy and a member of the Nobel Foundation Executive Committee. In 2004 he became Chief Executive of the European Science Foundation.

* Fellows are recognised by the Imperial College Council as 'persons of distinction and persons who have rendered significant services to the College or to the community'. They are permitted to use the letters FIC after their name.

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