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PALACE DATE'S A ROYAL DOUBLE FOR PROF JOHN (& WIFE ROSE D’SA)
29 October 2005

A Swansea University professor found himself dining with not one but two royal families when he was invited to Buckingham Palace. John Matthews, professor of physical geography, was one of 150 guests at a state banquet held in honour of the King and Queen of Norway. The event marked the centenary of Norway's independence.

Professor Matthews was accompanied by his wife Rose D'Sa, a specialist in European law and member of the EU's Economic and Social Committee.

They were presented to the Queen, the King and Queen of Norway, and the Duke of Edinburgh. . . . . . more
 

A Kenyan-born authority on European law, Dr Rose D'Sa, has written a major work, European Community Law on State Aid. The book has a foreword contributed by former European Commissioner for Transport, Mr Neil Kinnock.

Published by London publishers, Sweet & Maxwell, the book provides a comprehensive review of European Community Law and procedure in the field and state aid.

The book is of relevance to local government and other public authorities involved in providing assistance to indigenous companies and inward investors into the European Union, as well as to private sector bodies and financial institutions.

Dr D'Sa was also appointed by the UK government as one of its designated members of the advisory body known as the Economic and Social Committee of the European Communities.

Educated in Kenya at Loreto Convent, Valley Road, and at Milfield School, Somerset, Rose D'Sa graduated with a First Class honours degree from the University of Birmingham. She qualified as a barrister in 1981 and gained a Ph.D in Public International Law the following year. She is the daughter of Annie and the late Alex D'Sa of Nairobi.

After holding a number of lecturing posts, including a visiting lectureship at the Kenya School of Law, she worked in the International Affairs Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat in London before taking up a position as the first holder of the Chair of European Law at the University of Glamorgan in Wales, United Kingdom.

Her earlier work has been recognised by the European Commission in Brussels which awarded her the prestigious title of the Jean Monnet Chair in EC Law.

Rose is well known in Kenya tennis circles, having achieved the Kenyan Ladies No. 3 ranking in 1975. She is also a past holder of numerous tennis titles.