The University of Bath is a public research university in Bath,England. It received its royal charter in 1966,along with a number of other institutions following the Robbins Report. Like the University of Bristol and University of the West of England,Bath can trace its roots to the Merchant Venturers' Technical College,established in Bristol as a school in 1595 by the Society of Merchant Venturers. The university's main campus is located on Claverton Down,a site overlooking the UNESCO World Heritage city of Bath,and was purpose-built,constructed from 1964 in the modernist style of the times.
The University of Aberdeen is a public research university in Aberdeen,Scotland. It was founded in 1495 when William Elphinstone,Bishop of Aberdeen and Chancellor of Scotland,petitioned Pope Alexander VI on behalf of James IV,King of Scots to establish King's College,making it one of Scotland's four ancient universities and the fifth-oldest university in the English-speaking world. Along with the universities of St Andrews,Glasgow,and Edinburgh,the university was part of the Scottish Enlightenment during the 18th century.
Universities UK (UUK) is an advocacy organisation for universities in the United Kingdom. It began life in the early 20th century through informal meetings of vice-chancellors of a number of universities and principals of university colleges and was previously known as the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom (CVCP). As of August 2023,UUK is led by President Sally Mapstone –Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of St Andrews –and Chief Executive Vivienne Stern. UUK is registered charity with an annual income of £13.7 million,which is largely raised from its member institutions.
Cardiff Metropolitan University,formerly the University of Wales Institute,Cardiff and commonly referred to as Cardiff Met,is a university located in the city of Cardiff.
Governance of the University of St Andrews is laid down in a series of Acts of Parliament enacted between 1858 and 1966,and the Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Act 2016.
The Universities and Colleges Employers' Association (UCEA) is the employers' association for universities and colleges of higher education (HE) in the United Kingdom. It represents universities and HE colleges in national negotiations with the five sector trade unions,government bodies,funding councils and other stakeholders.
Sir Michael Charles Scholar,KCB is a British civil servant and former President of St John's College,Oxford.
Sir Keith Burnett,CBE,FRS FLSW FINSTP is a British physicist and President Elect of the Institute of Physics. He is Chair of the Nuffield Foundation —an independent charitable trust with a mission to advance educational opportunity and social well-being,founding Chair of the Academic Council the Schmidt Science Fellows,and a member of the Board of international education providers Study Group.
The University of Aberdeen School of Law is the law school of University of Aberdeen,located in Aberdeen,Scotland. Established in 1495,it is consistently ranked among the top 10 law schools in the United Kingdom.
Bangor University is a public university in Bangor,Wales. It received its Royal Charter in 1885 and was one of the founding institutions of the federal University of Wales.
Andrea Nolan,is Professor of Veterinary Pharmacology and Principal &Vice Chancellor of Edinburgh Napier University. In 1999,she was the first woman ever appointed to head a British veterinary school.
Sir Ian David Diamond FLSW is a British statistician,academic,and administrator,who served as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen until 2018. He became the UK's National Statistician in October 2019.
The University and College Union (UCU) is a British trade union in further and higher education representing over 120,000 academics and support staff.
Sir Peter William Mathieson is an English nephrologist and current principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Edinburgh. Previously,he served as the vice-chancellor and president of the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He was the dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of the University of Bristol before he assumed office at the HKU in April 2014,and was previously director of studies at Christ's College,Cambridge.
Sir Thomas Murray Taylor (1897–1962) was a 20th-century Scottish advocate and university administrator. He was a devout Christian and active member of the United Free Church of Scotland. When this amalgamated with the Church of Scotland in 1929 he adopted the latter faith,becoming a church elder in 1936. From 1945 he served on the Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches.
Irene Mary Carmel Tracey is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford and former Warden of Merton College,Oxford. She is also Professor of Anaesthetic Neuroscience in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences and formerly Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Oxford. She is a co-founder of the Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain (FMRIB),now the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging. Her team’s research is focused on the neuroscience of pain,specifically pain perception and analgesia as well as how anaesthetics produce altered states of consciousness. Her team uses multidisciplinary approaches including neuroimaging.
Sue Rigby is Professor of paleontology and Vice-Chancellor of Bath Spa University. She is an HEA Principal Fellow and an Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh. Rigby is to join Edinburgh Napier University as principal and vice-chancellor in January 2025.
Edward William Peck is vice-chancellor of Nottingham Trent University. Brought up in Skelmersdale,he was educated at Ormskirk Grammar School,and the University of Bristol,graduating with a degree in Philosophy in 1981. He subsequently undertook graduate studies at Bristol Polytechnic and the University of Nottingham focusing on Health Services Management and Social Policy.
Professor Andy Long FREng is the Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Northumbria University,the fifth person to hold this role in the institution’s history.
