Remembering Jim Davis

Davis proved excellent at all aspects of conference problem solving: international diplomacy, programme design, financial management, local arrangements, improvising. When I applied for an Erasmus Mundus master's degree programme, Davis as head of department supported it fully. What I prized in all this was that Davis was building a research culture for Warwick in which everyone had their individual focus and yet felt connected to everyone else. Davis enjoyed teaching at all levels on many topics, and was very committed to his research students’ growth and development, painstakingly reading their dissertation chapters to provide intelligent feedback on their concepts and close editing of their prose.