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Encyclopedia > Frances Cairncross

Frances Anne Cairncross CBE (born 30 August 1944, Otley, England) is a British economist, journalist and academic. August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Otley is a town in northern England by the River Wharfe. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ...


She is the daughter of economist Sir Alexander Kirkland Cairncross (Alec Cairncross) and the niece of John Cairncross. Sir Alexander Kirkland Cairncross (aka Alec Cairncross), brother of the spy John Cairncross and father of journalist Frances Cairncross, was born in Lanarkshire on February 11, 1911; died October 21, 1998. ... John Cairncross (July 25, 1913 – October 8, 1995) was a British intelligence officer during World War II who, along with four other men (Kim Philby, Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess and Anthony Blunt) passed secrets to the Soviet Union during the war. ...


She became Rector of Exeter College, Oxford in October 2004. Previously, she was on the staff of The Economist for 20 years, most recently as management editor. She was on the staff of The Guardian from 1973 to 1984, and before that spent periods on the financial staff of The Times, The Banker and The Observer. She chairs the Economic and Social Research Council and was President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (2005–06). She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and a Senior Fellow at the School of Public Policy, UCLA. College name Exeter College Collegium Exoniense Named after Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter Established 1314 Sister College Emmanuel College Rector Ms Frances Cairncross JCR President Octave Oppetit Undergraduates 299 MCR President Maria Sciara Graduates 150 Homepage Boatclub Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of... The Economist is a weekly news and international affairs publication of The Economist Newspaper Ltd edited in London, UK. It has been in continuous publication since September 1843. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom since 1785, and under its current name since 1788. ... Linda de Mol hosts the original version of Deal or No Deal entitled Miljoenenjacht Deal or No Deal is a television game show format owned by Dutch-based production company Endemol, known for creating such shows as Big Brother. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Economic and Social Research Council is the main UK state funding agency for research and graduate studies in the social sciences. ... The British Association or the British Association for the Advancement of Science or the BA is a learned society with the object of promoting science, directing general attention to scientific matters, and facilitating intercourse between scientific workers. ... The Royal Society of Edinburghs Building on the corner of George St. ... Binomial name Ucla xenogrammus Holleman, 1993 The largemouth triplefin, Ucla xenogrammus, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Ucla, found in the Pacific Ocean from Viet Nam, the Philippines, Palau and the Caroline Islands to Papua New Guinea, Australia (including Christmas Island), and the...


Cairncross read Modern History at St Anne's College, Oxford, graduating in 1965, and holds an MA in Economics from Brown University, Rhode Island. She holds honorary degrees from Trinity College Dublin, City University, and the Universities of Glasgow, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Loughborough and Kingston. HIStory: Past, Present and Future – Book I is a two-disc album by Michael Jackson released in 1995 by the Epic Records division of Sony BMG. The first disc (HIStory Begins) is a fifteen-track greatest hits (later released as Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume I), while the second disc (HIStory... St Annes College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... A Master of Arts is a postgraduate academic masters degree awarded by universities in North America and the United Kingdom (excluding the ancient universities of Scotland and Oxbridge. ... Face-to-face trading interactions among on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor Economics or oeconomics is the study of human choice behaviour. ... Brown University is a private university located in Providence, Rhode Island. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An honorary degree (Latin: honoris causa ad gradum, not to be confused with an honors degree) is an academic degree awarded to an individual as a decoration, rather than as the result of matriculating and studying for several years. ... The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin or more commonly Trinity College, Dublin (TCD) was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin, Irelands oldest university. ... City University could be City University of Hong Kong City University, London City University of New York City University, Washington or Dublin City University Oakland City University Oklahoma City University New Jersey City University Osaka City University This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages... The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451, in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Website http://www. ... The University of Bristol is a university in Bristol, England. ... The main building of Cardiff University Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Cardiff University Cardiff University (Welsh: Prifysgol Caerdydd) is a leading university located in the civic centre of Cardiff, Wales. ... Loughborough University is a university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire in the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom. ... Kingston University is a university in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, south-west London. ...


Her latest book, The Company of the Future, was published in 2002 by Harvard Business School Press. In March 2003 she won the Institute of Internal Auditors' annual award for business and management journalism. She is also the author of The Death of Distance, a study of the economic and social effects of the global communications revolution, first published in 1997 and re-published in a completely new edition in 2001. Harvard Business School Publishing is a not-for-profit, wholly-owned subsidiary of Harvard Business School. ... Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) is a designation awarded by The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) to individuals who pass a written examination, have 24 months of internal auditing experience, and hold a bachelors degree or higher. ...


She is a non-executive director of Stramongate Ltd, and a regular presenter of BBC Radio 4's Analysis programme. In 2004-05, she held the honorary post of High Sheriff of Greater London. BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... The High Sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement position in Anglosphere countries. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ...



 

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