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Chris Ross

Higher Education 1970-1974 University of Cambridge (Kings College) MA in Mathematics (First Class Honours); Part III Mathematics Tripos 1975-1978 Heriot-Watt University-Edinburgh College of Art (part-time) Diploma in Town and Country Planning 1982-1986 Heriot-Watt University BA in Languages (Interpreting & Translating) (First Class Honours) including exchange placements in Saarbrücken and Madrid 1989-1993 University of Leeds (part-time) PhD in Political Science: Thesis -Euskadiko Ezkerra (Basque Left): The Development of a left-wing Nationalist Party Posts held 2000- Vienna University of Economics and Business, Institute for English Business Communication Lecturer in Business English (2002-) Quality and Examinations Officer 1998-2000 Freelance author, translator and lecturer (Vienna University of Economics and Business; Wiener Neustadt Polytechnic) 1986-1998 Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh), School of Languages Lecturer in Spanish (from 1993; Senior Lecturer) Teaching: All aspects of interpreting and translating at under-and postgraduate levels, and Spanish for business at undergraduate level; Research: Spanish politics and contemporary history; Basque nationalism; regionalisms in Spain (1995-1996) University of Salamanca (Spain) Visiting lecturer in translation (one-semester leave of absence) Languages English (mother tongue), German & Spanish (excellent level, written and spoken) Publications Contemporary Spain London, Arnold / Hodder. 1997, 2002 & (with W Richardson & B Sangrador-Vegas) 2008 Spain 1812-1996. London, Arnold. 2000 Spain 1812-2004. London, Hodder. 2004 Spain since 1812. London, Hodder. 2009 Various articles in academic journals (1989-1996)