Mary Stuart (academic)

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Mary Stuart CBE
Bornc.1957
EducationUniversity of Cape Town, Open University
OccupationVice Chancellor
Employer University of Lincoln

Prof. Mary Stuart CBE (born c.1957) is a South African born academic and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lincoln.

Life

Stuart was born in South Africa and she attended a dance school there. She later moved to what was then Rhodesia before relocating with her husband to the United Kingdom. For a while, they and their children lived in a homeless hostel until the council supplied accommodation. [1]

She attended the University of Cape Town and later obtained a doctorate in Social Policy from the Open University in 1998. [2]

She was appointed to be Vice Chancellor at the University of Lincoln [3] in 2009 following on from David Chiddick. Her research interests are life histories, social mobility, students and community development. [4] Stuart notes that a university in Lincoln was only created as a trial. She entered into an unusual collaboration with Siemens who was a local employer. The company assists in choosing the head of the university's Engineering department. Stuart is aware this is unusual, but she remembers South Africa where large companies were a more positive influence than the government. [1] Stuart is supported by five Deputy Vice-Chancellors. [5]

In 2018, she was awarded a CBE.

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References

  1. 1 2 Wilby, Peter (3 October 2017). "From a homeless hostel to vice-chancellor of Lincoln University". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. "Mary Stuart CBE". The European Conference on Language Learning (ECLL). Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. Ionescu, Daniel (26 June 2009). "University of Lincoln appoints Professor Mary Stuart as new Vice Chancellor". The Linc. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. "Vice Chancellor of the University | Governance | University of Lincoln". www.lincoln.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  5. Lincoln, University of. "Senior Management Team". www.lincoln.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2019.