26 August 1994 Landcare Post for Lincoln's Pro Vice-Chancellor

Lincoln University's Pro Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Entomology, David Penman, has resigned to take up a post as General Manager of Landcare Research's Biodiversity and Conservation Group.

An agricultural science graduate of Lincoln with a doctorate from Washington State University, Professor Penman has an international reputation in his specialist areas of entomology - pesticide resistance, impacts of pesticide on natural enemies and spider mite behaviour.

A staff member at Lincoln since 1973, he was appointed to the Chair in Entomology in 1985 and headed the Department of Entomology and Animal Ecology until last year when he became a Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University with special responsibility for co-ordinating and advancing research and providing leadership in research management.

Professor Penman has also been the Academic Board representative on the Lincoln University Council.

A foundation trustee of the Agrichemical Education Trust, Professor Penman has taken a strong interest in issues surrounding pesticide use and in 1989 he was the co-author of a landmark discussion paper, "Pesticide Use in New Zealand: Issues and Options".

Professor Penman regards his move as a progression into science management and he sees opportunities to strengthen links between universities and Crown Research Institutes.

He will be based at Landcare Research's offices at Lincoln, near the University.

Ian Collins, Journalist, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand.