Sir Patrick Sheehy Professor of International Relations
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The Sir Patrick Sheehy Professor of International Relations is a professorship at the University of Cambridge
, named after Patrick Sheehy, former chairman of British-American Tobacco and established in 1996 amid criticism concerning the University of Cambridge acceptance of funding from the tobacco industry
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University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, named after Patrick Sheehy, former chairman of British-American Tobacco and established in 1996 amid criticism concerning the University of Cambridge acceptance of funding from the tobacco industry
Tobacco industry
The tobacco industry comprises those persons and companies engaged in the growth, preparation for sale, shipment, advertisement, and distribution of tobacco and tobacco-related products. It is a global industry; tobacco can grow in any warm, moist environment, which means it can be farmed on all...
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List of Sir Patrick Sheehy Professors of International Relations
- 1997 James B.L. Mayall, during which time the professorship was assigned to the Faculty of History
- 2004 Christopher J. HillChristopher J. HillChristopher John Hill, DPhil, FBA , is Director of the Centre of International Studies and Sir Patrick Sheehy Professor of International Relations at the University of Cambridge...
, during which time the professorship was assigned to the Centre of International Studies