On 1st August 2007 Morison was appointed as the 35th Gresham Professor of Astronomy and delivered a series of 25 public lectures on astronomy and astrophysics.
On 1st August 2007 Morison was appointed as the 35th Gresham Professor of Astronomy, a position previously held by Christopher Wren. In this role he delivered a series of 25 public lectures on astronomy and astrophysics.