Andy Schofield | |
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| Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Anton Muscatelli |
| Vice Chancellor of Lancaster University | |
| In office 1 May 2020 –31 August 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Smith |
| Succeeded by | Rebecca Lingwood (interim) Steve Decent |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Gonville and Caius College,Cambridge (BSc,MSc,PhD) |
| Awards | Maxwell Medal and Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | University of Glasgow University of Lancaster University of Birmingham University of Cambridge Rutgers University |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph Wheatley [1] |
Andrew John Schofield (better known as Andy Schofield) is an academic who is Principal and Vice Chancellor at the University of Glasgow having assumed the role on 1 October 2025. Prior to joining the University of Glasgow,Professor Schofield served as Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University from May 2020. His earlier career includes senior leadership roles at the University of Birmingham,where he was Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. As a theoretical physicist,his research focus is in the theory of correlated quantum systems,in particular non-Fermi liquids,quantum criticality and high-temperature superconductivity. [2] [3]
