Professor Matt Cook, Jonathan Cooper Chair of the History of Sexualities.
The Cooper Chair is the UK’s first permanently endowed Professorship in LGBTQ+ History, based at Mansfield College in association with the Faculty of History.
The Chair has been named in honour of the late Jonathan Cooper OBE, an inspiring human rights lawyer, tireless advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, and commentator on issues such as trans rights, conversion therapy and the rights of people living with HIV, who passed away in 2021.
Mansfield College Principal, Helen Mountfield KC, said: “Mansfield College is delighted to welcome Professor Matt Cook as the inaugural Jonathan Cooper Chair of the History of Sexualities. Matt will be a great fit in our proudly non-conformist college community which respects, protects and promotes a diverse range of voices and narratives.”