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Sir Brian Follett FRS DL | |
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| Born | 22 February 1939 (age 85) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol (BSc, PhD) |
| Known for | Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick 1993–2001; Chairman of the TDA (Training and Development Agency for Schools) 2003–2009; Chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) 2001–2009; nonstipendiary professor Department of Zoology, University of Oxford 2001–2019. Professor and Chair, Biological Sciences, University of Bristol 1978–1993. |
| Awards | Elected to the Royal Society (1984) Frink Medal (1993), Zoological Society of London (ZSL) Scientific Medal (1976), Society of Endocrinology Dale Medal (1988) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology, biochemistry, seasonal breeding and clocks in birds and mammals |
| Institutions | University of Oxford (Department of Biology) |
Sir Brian Keith Follett FRS DL (born 22 February 1939) is a British biologist, academic administrator, and policy maker.[1][2] His research focused upon how the environment, particularly the annual change in day-length (photoperiod), controls breeding in birds and mammals. Knighted in 1992, he won the Frink Medal (1993) and has been a Fellow of the Royal Society since 1984, and served as the chair of the UK government's teacher training agency[3] and Arts and Humanities Research Council, and was Vice-Chancellor of University of Warwick.[4]
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- ^ "Brian Follett". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Training and Development Agency for Schools annual report and accounts 2008 to 2009". GOV.UK. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "History". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2023.