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| Prof. Michael B. Johnston |
Biography of Prof M B Johnston
BSc (Hons) (1996) University of New South Wales, AustraliaPhD in Physics (2000) Topic: "Quantum Well Infrared Photodetectors", University of New South Wales, Australia
2014-present: Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, UK
2008-2014: Reader in Physics, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, UK
2002-present: Tutorial Fellow in Physics, Corpus Christi College, Oxford UK
2002-2008: University Lecturer, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, UK
1999-2002: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK
Publications
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2021-2022 doctoral degrees awarded
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Vivienne Goonewardene
Sri Lankan anti-colonial activist and politician
Violet Vivienne Goonewardene[Notes 1] (Sinhala: වයලට් විවියන් ගුණවර්ධන, Tamil: வயலட் விவியென் கூனவர்தன; 18 September 1916 – 3 October 1996), commonly known as "Vivi", was a Sri Lankan anti-colonial activist and prominent politician, serving as one of the world's first female ministers. A key figure in both the Indian independence movement and the Sri Lankan independence movement, Goonewardene was a prominent member on the non-aligned stage, where she fought against perceived injustices and was critical of the Middle East diplomacy sponsored by the United States. Goonewardene was the first and, to date, only female National Hero of Sri Lanka. By her death, she was one of the Left's most vibrant personalities, and the foremost female figure in the Sri Lankan leftist movement.[2]
Born into an affluent family to a pro-monarchy conservative, while at secondary school, Goonew