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anthony kelly -lrb- physicist -rrb-

anthony elliott-kelly or facss is a professor of education -lrb- and former head of department -rrb- at the university of southampton , england , specialising in education / schooling theory as it relates to school improvement , school effectiveness and school leadership , and system-wide policy .
kelly previously worked at the university of cambridge with mel west , and before that was a headteacher in ireland .
his background is in applied mathematics and theoretical physics , which he studied at cambridge under george batchelor .
he is a fellow of the institute of physics and of the institute of mathematics and its applications , and in 2013 was elected as an academician of the academy of social sciences .
he was a leading figure in the movement to integrate and rationalise education in the irish border region where he developed new governance structures .
kelly was well known in ireland because of his work in merging schools with different traditions , and is known in uk university circles for his traditional view of the role of universities .
as a student at cambridge he famously cast doubt on the sincerity of a student discussion -lrb- on irish politics -rrb- in a student society , causing some offence .
kelly was founding editor of the journal `` education , knowledge and economy '' , serves on the editorial board of other international academic journals , and is an invited lecturer at several leading universities outside the uk .
he serves on several national uk steering groups and approval panels , and has appeared before the house of commons select committee on education .
he served on the ref2014 panel for education , uoa25 .
he also retains an interest and involvement in anglo-irish affairs .
he is the author of approximately one hundred research reports , books and papers in leading academic journals .
