Charlie Jeffery

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Charlie Jeffery
Vice Chancellor and President of the
University of York
Assumed office
2019
Personal details
Residence(s)York, United Kingdom
ProfessionUniversity Vice Chancellor
Salary£288,562 (2021–22) [1]
Website www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/management/meeting-the-board/charlie-jeffery/
Academic background
Alma mater Loughborough University
Thesis The Social Democratic movement in Steyr, Austria, 1927–1934  (1989)

Charlie Jeffery CBE FAcSS is the Vice Chancellor and President of University of York in the United Kingdom. [2]

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Early life

Jeffery was educated at Loughborough University with a B.A. and a Ph.D. in European Studies. [3]

Career

From 1999-2004, Jeffery was professor of politics at the University of Birmingham. In 2004, he was appointed professor of politics at school of social and political studies, University of Edinburgh. From 2009-2012, he became head of school of social and political studies. In 2012, he was appointed vice principal of public policy and in 2014 as senior vice principal of the University of Edinburgh. In 2019, he joined University of York as vice chancellor and president. [4]

Committees

Jeffery was an ESRC impact champion. He was a director of ESRC devolution and constitutional change programme. [5] He was chair of the UK political studies association. He was an advisor to the House of Commons Select Committee on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister on the Draft English Regional Assemblies Bill and to the Scottish Parliament's Scotland Bill Committee. [6]

Awards

Jeffery was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2016 by the Queen for his contributions in promoting social science on public decision making. [7] He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. [8]

Personal life

Jeffery resides in York with his wife and three children.

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References

  1. "Annual Report and Financial Statements" (PDF). University of York. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. "Office of Vice Chancellor, University of York, UK".
  3. "Charlie Jeffery, Professor of Politics, University of Edinburgh".
  4. "Profile of Charles Jeffery, World's WhoisWho".
  5. "Charlie Jeffery, ESRC UK".
  6. "Speaker Profile of Charlie Jeffery" (PDF).
  7. "Professor Charlie Jeffery Awarded CBE".
  8. "Professor Charlie Jeffery, Fellow of Academy of Social Sciences, UK".