The professorships have been awarded traditionally to the older universities of the British Isles.

BBC: Open University Milton Keynes professor given royal award

The Queen has given the professorships to 12 British universities to mark her Diamond Jubilee.

BBC: Open University Milton Keynes professor given royal award

Equally unsurprisingly, only about half end up with the jobs they entered graduate school to get: tenured professorships.

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Regius Professorships were created in the past when a university chair was founded or endowed by a royal patron.

BBC: Open University Milton Keynes professor given royal award

At the Delhi campus, 14 of 30 computer science professorships sat vacant.

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Twelve professorships in fields of recognised excellence have been awarded to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the universities receiving the honour appoint the person to take the title or seat.

BBC: Open University Milton Keynes professor given royal award

He had previously endowed professorships in Shakespearean Studies and Jewish Studies at the college, and is also currently funding through the Yale University Press a series of approximately 100 books on famous Jews throughout history.

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