James Gordon Brown is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Tony Blair from 1997 to 2007. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Dunfermline East from 1983 to 2005,and Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath from 2005 to 2015.
Victoria University of Wellington is a public research university in Wellington,New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament,and was a constituent college of the University of New Zealand.
The University of Otago is a public research collegiate university based in Dunedin,Otago,New Zealand. Founded in 1869,Otago is New Zealand's oldest university and one of the oldest universities in Oceania.
The University of Auckland is a public research university based in Auckland,New Zealand. The institution was established in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. Initially located in a repurposed courthouse,the university has grown substantially over the years. As of 2024,it stands as the largest university in New Zealand by enrolment,teaching approximately 43,000 students across three major campuses in central Auckland.
The University of Oxford has a long tradition of academic dress,which continues to the present day.
Bryan Charles Gould is a New Zealand-born British former politician and diplomat. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 to 1979,and again from 1983 to 1994. He was a member of the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet from 1986 to 1992,and stood unsuccessfully for the leadership of the party in 1992.
The Harkness Fellowship is a program run by the Commonwealth Fund of New York City. This fellowship was established to reciprocate the Rhodes Scholarships and enable Fellows from several countries to spend time studying in the United States.
Sir Paul Alfred Reeves,was a New Zealand clergyman and civil servant,serving as Archbishop and Primate of New Zealand from 1980 to 1985 and 15th Governor-General of New Zealand from 20 November 1985 to 20 November 1990. He was the first governor-general of Māori descent. He also served as the third Chancellor of Auckland University of Technology,from 2005 until his death.
The Senate House is a 1720s building of the University of Cambridge in England,used formerly for meetings of its senate and now mainly for graduation ceremonies.
Sir Richard Hughes Trainor,,is a retired academic administrator and historian. He served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Greenwich from 2000 to 2004,the Principal and latterly also president of King's College London from 2004 to 2014,and the Rector of Exeter College,University of Oxford between 2014 and 2024.
John H. McCall MacBain is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist who is the founder of the McCall MacBain Foundation and Pamoja Capital SA,its investment arm. Prior to establishing the McCall MacBain Foundation,in the late 1980s he bought Auto Hebdo magazine in Montréal,Canada and bought and consolidated hundreds of other existing Auto Traders and Buy and Sell classified papers and websites to form Trader Classified Media,the world's leading classified advertising company.
Sir Michael James Paul Arthur FMedSci is a British academic who was the tenth provost and president of University College London between 2013 and January 2021. Arthur had previously been chairman of the Russell Group of UK universities and the vice-chancellor of the University of Leeds between September 2004 and 2013.
Glyn Conrad Davis is an Australian academic and public servant. He was appointed the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet on 6 June 2022,and as of December 2024 serves in the role. From January 2005 until September 2018,he served as vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne. He was previously a Distinguished Professor at the Australian National University's Crawford School of Public Policy.
Dame Julie Katharine Maxton is a British-New Zealand barrister,legal scholar,and academic administrator. Since 2011,she has been executive director of the Royal Society.
Sir Graeme John Davies was a New Zealand engineer,academic and administrator. During his career,he was Vice-Chancellor of three universities:the University of Liverpool,the University of Glasgow and the University of London.
Sir Malcolm John Grant,,FAcSS is a barrister,academic lawyer,and former law professor. Born and educated in New Zealand,he was the ninth President and Provost of University College London –the head as well as principal academic and administrative officer of the university –for over a decade from 2003 until 2013.
Donald John Markwell is an Australian social scientist,who has been described as a "renowned Australian educational reformer". He was appointed Head of St Mark's College,Adelaide,from November 2019. He was Senior Adviser to the Leader of the Government in the Australian Senate from October 2015 to December 2017,and was previously Senior Adviser on Higher Education to the Australian Minister for Education.
Sir Alan Stewart was a New Zealand educator and university administrator. He was principal of Massey Agricultural College from 1959 to 1963 and founding vice-chancellor of Massey University from 1964 to 1983,during which time he guided the institution's transition from agricultural college to full university. He is noted for building the university's internationally recognised agricultural programme,as well as for greatly expanding the university's extramural programme to make tertiary education available to rural New Zealanders. He was knighted in 1981 for services to education.
Sir Colin James Maiden was a New Zealand mechanical engineer,university administrator and company director.
Damon Ieremia Salesa is a New Zealand academic. Of Samoan descent,he is the first Pacific person to hold the position of vice-chancellor at a New Zealand university.
