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Former Sotheby’s MD to head Portsmouth University business centre

The University of Portsmouth Business School’s new Centre for Strategy and Leadership will be headed by a former managing director of Sotheby’s Institute of Art. Professor [...]

RMIT Announces New President for Vietnam Campus

RMIT is pleased to announce that Professor Gael McDonald will take up theposition of President, RMIT Vietnam from 17 February 2014. Gael is currently Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Business and Law at [...]

New Head appointed for the School of Dentistry at the University of Manchester

Paul Coulthard is to become the new head of the School of Dentistry at the University of Manchester. Professor Coulthard, who is also professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery at Manchester, combines his academic roles with being an honorary consultant and clinical lead for [...]

Global leaders join Nottingham Business School to boost research, teaching and consultancy advice

Perrett Laver’s Global Chairs & Professors practice has been pleased to provide senior level executive search services in support of professorial recruitment at Nottingham Business School. Originally engaged to conduct search for seven positions, the campaign led to the appointment of ten of the eleven academic [...]

Janet Beer to be Vice-Chancellor of Oxford Brookes

Professor Janet Beer has been appointed as the next Vice-Chancellor for Oxford Brookes University. She will take up post on 1st September 2007 following the retirement of Professor Graham Upton. Janet Beer is currently Pro Vice-Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University with responsibility for learning [...]

Durham appoints top scientist as Vice-Chancellor

Durham University – the third oldest higher education institution in England – has chosen an eminent scientist as its new Vice-Chancellor. Professor Chris Higgins, Director of the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre and Head of Division in the [...]

Eastwood appointed Chief Executive of HEFCE

Professor David Eastwood, Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia, has been appointed Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England. He takes up the post on 1[...]

New Vice-Chancellor appointed at Leeds University

Michael Arthur, Dean of Southampton University's Faculty of Medicine, will become the first Russell Group Vice-Chancellor with a comprehensive school background when he takes over at University of Leeds in September. Professor Arthur, an internationally renowned liver specialist, [...]

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