Education
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| 1974–1977 | Research Fellow, Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge |
| 1977–1985 | Department of Geology, Goldsmiths College, University of London. |
| 1985–2002 | Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol (Chair 1997–2001) |
| 2001–2002 | Visiting professor, Department of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago |
| 2003– | Professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics and Curator in charge of Invertebrate Paleontology at the Peabody Museum of Natural History. |
| 2004– | Director of the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies |
Read more about this topic: Derek Briggs
Famous quotes containing the word education:
“The belief that all genuine education comes about through experience does not mean that all experiences are genuinely or equally educative.”
—John Dewey (1859–1952)
“It is hardly surprising that children should enthusiastically start their education at an early age with the Absolute Knowledge of computer science; while they are unable to read, for reading demands making judgments at every line.... Conversation is almost dead, and soon so too will be those who knew how to speak.”
—Guy Debord (b. 1931)
“Infants and young children are not just sitting twiddling their thumbs, waiting for their parents to teach them to read and do math. They are expending a vast amount of time and effort in exploring and understanding their immediate world. Healthy education supports and encourages this spontaneous learning.”
—David Elkind (20th century)