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Sir Nigel John Thrift, DL, FBA, FAcSS (born 12 October 1949 in Bath)〔(Debrett's entry )〕 is a British academic and geographer. He is the current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick and a leading academic in the field of human geography. ==Early life and career== Born in 1949, and educated at Nailsea School, Thrift has held posts at numerous universities, including the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, the University of Wales, Lampeter, the University of Bristol, and the University of Oxford. At Oxford, Thrift served as head of the Life and Environmental Sciences Division before becoming Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research. In 2003, he became a fellow of the British Academy, and was awarded the Victoria Medal of the Royal Geographical Society.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=University of Warwick )〕 In 2005 he was appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Warwick, taking up the position in July 2006. He was awarded the Scottish Geographical Medal by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in 2008.〔http://www.rsgs.org/awardsandmedals/〕 He intends to retire at the end of the university’s 50th anniversary year in 2015. Thrift was knighted in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to higher education.〔(2015 New Year Honours List )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nigel Thrift」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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