hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɐ fˈɛloʊ ʌv kˈɔːɹpəs kɹˈɪsti kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, bɪkˌeɪm wˈɔːɹdən ʌv lɛkhˈæmptən hˈaʊs ðə kˈɑːlɪdʒᵻz ɡɹˈædʒuːət kˈæmpəs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː ænd mˈæstɚɹ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, səksˈiːdɪŋ pɹəfˈɛsɚ sˌɜː tˈoʊni ɹˈɪɡli ænd ɹɪzˈaɪnd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks tʊ ɐdvˈaɪz ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv pˌækɪstˈæn ˌɔn hˈaɪɚɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən mˈæɾɚz.
He was elected a Fellow of Corpus Christi College in 1967, became Warden of Leckhampton House (the College's Graduate Campus) in 1993 and Master in 2000, succeeding Professor Sir Tony Wrigley and resigned in 2006 to advise the Government of Pakistan on Higher Education matters.