Craig Mahoney

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Professor Craig Mahoney
EducationProfessor
Alma mater University of Tasmania

Birmingham University

Queen's University of Belfast
OccupationResearch Academic/Administrator

Craig Mahoney BEd, AFBPsS, FBASES, FIoD, FRSA is a Chartered Psychologist (CPychol, 2005) and academic from Australia. Professor Mahoney grew up on a farm outside Ulverstone Tasmania and attended Ulverstone High School and then the Tasmanian College of Advanced Education (now part of the University of Tasmania. After training and working as a teacher for six years he moved to the UK to pursue a Masters degree at the University of Birmingham and later a PhD at the Queen's University of Belfast. Professor Mahoney was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of West of Scotland from August 2013 until February 2022, and then spent six months as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Law. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Education

Mahoney holds a bachelor's degree in Chemistry and Mathematics from the University of Tasmania, a master's degree from the University of Birmingham, and a Doctor of Philosophy from Queen University Belfast. [5]

Career

Mahoney was previously the deputy Vice Chancellor at Northumbria University, [6] a dean of the school of sport, performing arts and leisure at Wolverhampton University. [7] He was the chief executive of the higher education academy. [8] He is a chartered psychologist and an associate fellow of the British Psychological Society. [5]

References

  1. "The University of Law appoints new Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer". 9 November 2021.
  2. "New principal for University of the West of Scotland". BBC News. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. "A mountain to climb in the name of charity". University Business. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. "University of Law v-c Craig Mahoney exits after just six months". THE. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Staff Profile - Professor Craig Mahoney". Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  6. "Professor Craig Mahoney". The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  7. "Honorary degree for singer Knight". BBC News. 12 September 2005. Archived from the original on 14 September 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  8. "POLICY REVIEW TV". www.policyreview.tv. Retrieved 30 January 2021.