Professorship awarded to three Hall academics by Oxford

Congratulations to three Governing Body Fellows for being awarded Professorships at the University of Oxford in the most recent Recognition of Distinction Exercise 2025. This is in recognition of their academic distinction.

Professor Robert Wilkins has been conferred the title Professor of Medical Education, Professor Maia Chankseliani is Comparative and International Education and Professor Luc Nguyen is awarded the title of Professor of Mathematics.  We asked them for comment on this prestigious achievement.

“I am delighted to have been awarded this title and very grateful to all of the colleagues who have supported me over the years as my career has progressed.” – Professor Robert Wilkins

“I am grateful for this recognition of work that spans borders and disciplines. Comparative and international education is not only about studying systems elsewhere; it is also a way of rethinking what is possible in our own. Becoming Professor is a moment to reaffirm the importance of rigorous, socially engaged scholarship that asks public questions — how universities matter, for whom, and under what conditions — and to continue asking what responsibilities universities carry in a changing world, and how they might live up to them.” – Professor Maia Chankseliani

“I’m very honoured to have been awarded the title of Professor of Mathematics. Special thanks go to my students, collaborators and mentors, without whom this recognition would not make any sense. I’m also much indebted to the wonderful colleagues at the Mathematical Institute and at St Edmund Hall for their continued support and inspiration. – Professor Luc Nguyen