Jane Norman (professor)

• University of Glasgow (2006–2008)
• University of Edinburgh (2008–2019)
• University of Bristol (2019–2022)
• University of Nottingham (2022–present)

Jane Norman FRSE
Vice Chancellor of the University of Nottingham
Incumbent
Assumed office November 2024

Jane Norman is a Scottish academic and physician who has been the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham since January 2025, having previously taken the position on an interim basis since November 2024. ^{[1] [2]} She was previously the Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham ^[3] and had served as the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Bristol in 2019. ^{[4] [5]}

Education

Norman graduated in medicine from the University of Edinburgh in 1986. ^[6] After early clinical and academic training in obstetrics and gynaecology in Edinburgh, she was awarded the degree of MD by the University of Edinburgh in 1992. ^[6]

Research and career

Norman was Regius Chair of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Glasgow and Head of the Section of Reproductive and Maternal Medicine from 2006. ^[7] In 2008, she became Professor of Maternal and Fetal Health at the University of Edinburgh and Director of the Edinburgh Tommy's Centre for maternal and fetal health research. ^[6] In 2014, she also became Vice-principal of Equality and Diversity (now Vice-principal, People and Culture) at the University of Edinburgh. ^[6]

Her research focusses on the pregnancy “stressors” of obesity, maternal depression/stress, inflammation and hypoxia. ^[8]

She previously maintained a clinical practice as a Consultant Obstetrician at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. ^[6]

Select publications

• John R Challis; Charles J Lockwood; Leslie Myatt; Jane E. Norman; Jerome F Strauss; Felice Petraglia (1 February 2009). "Inflammation and pregnancy". Reproductive Sciences . 16 (2): 206–215. doi:10.1177/1933719108329095. ISSN   1933-7191. PMID   19208789. Wikidata   Q37390203.
• K.A. Roberts; S.C. Riley; R.M. Reynolds; et al. (12 January 2011). "Placental structure and inflammation in pregnancies associated with obesity". Placenta . 32 (3): 247–254. doi:10.1016/J.PLACENTA.2010.12.023. ISSN   0143-4004. PMID   21232790. Wikidata   Q46328759.
• F C Denison; K A Roberts; S M Barr; J E Norman (9 March 2010). "Obesity, pregnancy, inflammation, and vascular function". Reproduction . 140 (3): 373–385. doi:10.1530/REP-10-0074. ISSN   1470-1626. PMID   20215337. Wikidata   Q37705670.

Professional qualifications

• Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences, F Med Sci
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, FRCP (Edin)
• Fellowship of the Society of Biology, FSB
• Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine, RCP, Certificate in GCP
• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, FCRO
• STA Royal College of Medical Colleges, CCT
• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, MRCOG
• Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, FRSE ^[9]

References

1. "Professor Jane Norman". www.nottingham.ac.uk. University of Nottingham.
2. "News - Professor Jane Norman appointed as President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham - University of Nottingham". www.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
3. "Professor Jane Norman is the Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, taking up the role on 1 December 2022". University of Nottingham. 1 December 2022.
4. "Professor Jane Norman appointed as the new Dean for the Faculty of Health Sciences". University of Bristol. 17 January 2019.
5. "Jane E Norman". University of Bristol. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
6. "Professor Jane Norman". Advance HE. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
7. "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Jane Norman". universitystory.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
8. "Professor Jane Elizabeth Norman FMedSci, FRSE". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
9. "Jane Norman - Edinburgh Research Explorer". www.research.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

External links

• Biography at the University of Nottingham

Academic offices
Preceded by Shearer West	Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham November 2024 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent