David Levy, former controller of Public Policy at the BBC, has replaced Indian-origin Sarmila Bose as the new director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University.

Bose, a journalist who contributes to Indian newspapers and has held teaching and research positions at Harvard, George Washington University, University of Warwick and the Tata Institute for Social Sciences, was the first director of RISJ from November 2006 to May 2008.

After resigning, Bose moved to Oxford University's Department of Politics and International Relations as a Senior Research Fellow in the Politics of South Asia.

Levy has been responsible for the BBCs Public Policy, Public Affairs and European policy teams, and for developing  the policy for the BBCs Charter Review in 2006.

His areas of expertise include public service reform, the impact of digital technology, media ownership and regulation in the UK and Europe.

Starting his BBC career as a journalist at BBC World Service, he then moved to BBC News where he worked as TV and radio reporter, producer and programme editor.

Several Indian journalists have spent time at the university on the Reuters Fellowship programme.