FoCS Archive News - Before Sept 20
Graham Cormode receives the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award

Professor from the , has been awarded a .
is one of the most prestigious UK awards, supported by , the UK's national academy of science. The scheme provides up to 5 years’ funding after which the award holder continues with a permanent post at the host university. Jointly funded by the Wolfson Foundation and the Department for ÌÇÐÄTV, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the scheme aims to provide universities with additional support to enable them to attract science talent from overseas and retain respected UK scientists of outstanding achievement and potential. Professor Graham Cormode's research will focus on "Small summaries for big data".
is a grant-making charity established in 1955. Funding is given to support excellence and the focus of the award is a salary enhancement.
is a self-governing Fellowship of many of the world’s most distinguished scientists drawn from all areas of science, engineering, and medicine. The Society’s fundamental purpose, reflected in its founding Charters of the 1660s, is to recognise, promote, and support excellence in science and to encourage the development and use of science for the benefit of humanity.
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More information about Professor Graham Cormode's research is available at his web page at .