Laurence Martin
Sir Laurence Woodward Martin DL (born 30 July 1928) is a former Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University.
Career
Educated at St Austell Grammar School, Christ's College, Cambridge and Yale University, Martin joined the Royal Air Force as a Flying Officer in 1948.[1] He became Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Wales in 1966.[2] He was appointed Professor of War Studies at King's College, London in 1968, Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University in 1978 and Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs in 1991.[1] In 1981 he gave the Reith Lectures on the theme The Two-Edged Sword.[2]
He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear in 1987.[2]
Works
- Considerations affecting an extension of the test ban, 1966
References
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Michael Howard |
Head of Department of War Studies, KCL 1968–1978 |
Succeeded by Wolf Mendl |
| Preceded by Henry Miller |
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne 1978–1990 |
Succeeded by James Wright |