Brunel University London is a public research university located in the Uxbridge area of London,England. It was founded in 1966 and named after the Victorian engineer and pioneer of the Industrial Revolution,Isambard Kingdom Brunel. In June 1966,Brunel College of Advanced Technology was awarded a royal charter and became Brunel University. The university is often described as a British plate glass university.
The University of Strathclyde is a public research university located in Glasgow,Scotland. Founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute,it is Glasgow's second-oldest university,having received its royal charter in 1964 as the first technological university in the United Kingdom. Taking its name from the historic Kingdom of Strathclyde,it is Scotland's third-largest university by number of students,with students and staff from over 100 countries.
Oxford Brookes University is a public university in Oxford,England. It is a new university,having received university status through the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. The university was named after its first principal,John Henry Brookes,who played a major role in the development of the institution.
The University of Portsmouth is a public university in Portsmouth,England. It is one of only four universities in the South East of England rated as Gold in the Government's Teaching Excellence Framework. With approximately 28,280 undergraduate and postgraduate students,the university is the 25th largest in the United Kingdom by higher education student enrolments. Comprising five faculties,24 schools and several other services,the university employs approximately 3,500 staff.
The University of Buckingham (UB) is a non-profit private university in Buckingham,England and the oldest of the country's five private universities. It was founded as the University College at Buckingham (UCB) in 1973,admitting its first students in 1976. It was granted university status by royal charter in 1983. Buckingham offers bachelor's degrees,master's degrees,and doctorates through five "schools" of study.
The University of Lincoln is a public research university in Lincoln,England,with origins dating back to 1861. It gained university status in 1992 and its present name in 2001. The main campus is in the heart of the city of Lincoln alongside the Brayford Pool. There are satellite campuses across Lincolnshire in Riseholme and Holbeach and graduation ceremonies take place in Lincoln Cathedral.
Sir Keith Burnett,CBE,FRS FLSW 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.
Steven George West is a British podiatrist,the vice-chancellor,president and chief executive officer of the University of the West of England since 2008. He holds a number of national and international advisory appointments in higher education,healthcare policy and regional government.
John Anthony George Craven CBE is a British economist,a former vice-chancellor of the University of Portsmouth. In 2006,he founded the University Alliance,and served as its first chair until 2009.
Sir Alistair George James MacFarlane was a Scottish electrical engineer and leading academic who served as Principal and Vice Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University,Edinburgh,and Rector,University of the Highlands and Islands.
International University of East Africa (IUEA) is a private for non-profit institution in Uganda,is a chartered University by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education (NCHE).
Harold Hankins CBE FREng was a British electrical engineer and the first Vice-Chancellor of UMIST.
Robert John Allison DL is a British academic.
Sir James Sharp Tait was a Scottish electrical engineer who was the first Vice-Chancellor of the City University,London.
The Honours Committee is a committee within the Cabinet Office of the Government of the United Kingdom formed to review nominations for national honours for merit,exceptional achievement or service. Twice yearly the Honours Committee submits formal recommendations for the British monarch's New Years and Birthday Honours. Members of the Honours Committee—which comprises a main committee and nine subcommittees in speciality areas—research and vet nominations for national awards,including knighthoods and the Order of the British Empire.
Dame Madeleine Julia Atkins,is a British academic administrator,scholar of education,and former teacher. Since 2018,she has served as the 9th President of Lucy Cavendish College,Cambridge. She was formerly vice-chancellor of Coventry University,and the Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (2014–2018).
Bob Cryan is a British Chartered Engineer and Chartered Manager and has been the Vice-Chancellor and CEO of the University of Huddersfield since 2007 and is the current President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
Karen Margaret Holford is a Welsh engineer,Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Cranfield University. She was formerly Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Cardiff University. She is also a former Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College of Physical Sciences and Engineering and Head of the School of Engineering. She is an active researcher of acoustic emission and her work has been applied to damage assessment inspections on industrial components.
Sir Robert Hughes Williams,,commonly known as Robin Williams,is a Welsh physicist and academic,specialising in solid state physics and semiconductors. He was Vice-Chancellor of University of Wales,Swansea from 1994 to 2003. He had taught at the New University of Ulster and University of Wales,College of Cardiff,before joining Swansea.
Noel Lloyd was a Welsh academic,who served as Vice-Chancellor of Aberystwyth University from 2004 to his retirement in 2011.
