Our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mark E. Smith, has been appointed as the next Chair of Advance HE‘s Board. Advance HE is the sector body promoting best practice in leadership, inclusivity, governance, and teaching and learning. He takes up this non-executive role on 2 January 2024 as part of the wider sector leadership that some Vice-Chancellors play.
The Vice-Chancellor commented: “Advance HE plays an immensely important role in the development of people in our sector, and I am particularly pleased that through this role this will connect our University at the highest level into the sector’s debate and insight into improving equality, diversity and inclusion.
“Recognising and supporting all the talent in our institution so everyone has the opportunity to benefit and excel, whether as a student or as a member of staff, is integral to our University Strategy and of great importance to me personally. Being Chair of Advance HE’s Board will allow me to be central to the debate and learn directly from colleagues there.”