Prof. Paul Madden appointed the new CSEC Director (May 2005). Prof. Andrew Harrison has decided to step down as Director of CSEC. He has played a major part right from the beginning - from being one of the principal architects of the successful bid to JIF for the funding five years ago, through the initial development and creation of the Centre, and then leading it through its start up phase to the point where we have a fully functioning institution. Prof. Paul Madden FRS, recently appointed to the School of Chemistry from the University of Oxford, has agreed to take over as Director from 1 May 2005, for an initial period of five years.