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James Purnell joins UAL as President & Vice-Chancellor

James Purnell has been appointed President & Vice-Chancellor of University of the Arts London, succeeding Sir Nigel Carrington in the role after seven years at the BBC, most recently as Director, Radio & Education.

University of Oxford appoints the first Hillary Rodham Clinton Professor of Women’s History

AWDF Welcomes Incoming CEO, Francoise Moudouthe

Langley Park Learning Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of Sarah Lewis as their new Chief Executive Officer.

Sarah has been appointed following a rigorous recruitment process led by the executive search firm Perrett Laver, which attracted a large number of very high calibre candidates from across the education sector.

Impetus appoints new CEO

Eleanor Harrison OBE joined as Chief Executive in September 2020. She has a wealth of experience leading non-profit teams around the world.

Dr Catherine Duggan has been appointed as the new director of the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business.

Dr Catherine Duggan, formerly the vice dean for strategy and research at the African Leadership University (ALU) in Rwanda and member of faculty at Harvard Business School, has been appointed as the new director of the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB).

Delivering as One CGIAR: Inaugural CGIAR Executive Management Team

CGIAR announced today the appointment of its inaugural CGIAR Executive Management Team (EMT), comprising three Managing Directors who are collectively charged with stewarding the creation of “One CGIAR” – a CGIAR that is a more unified and impactful partner for our funders, national research systems, the agricultural community, and global and regional agencies.

Announcement of a new Provost, Worcester College University of Oxford

The Governing Body of Worcester College is delighted to announce that it has elected a new Provost. David Isaac will take up the post on 1st July 2021.

Insights / 2020