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Karen Cox is a British academic and former registered nurse. She is currently the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Kent. She was a Professor of Cancer and Palliative Care, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham. [1] She was one of the main drivers behind 'Project Transform' there, which at the time was controversial and led to many changes at the University. [2]

She served as the sixth Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kent from August 2017 until May 2024. [3] She has overseen projects including the opening of the Kent and Medway Medical School. Due to various government initiatives which placed severe pressure on several similar universities in the sector, during her tenure the University's rank fell several places in the UK University league tables, and the Gold rating in the UK Government’s Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) awarded in 2017 [4] was downgraded to Silver in the 2023 assessment. [5] She has overseen the proposed phasing-out of nine courses (less than 3% of the total courses offered by the University) [6] later finalised to include Art History, Anthropology, Health and Social Care, Music and Audio Technology, Philosophy and Religious Studies, and the University's Journalism course. [7] This received harsh criticism from academic communities, including students and alumni in the affected areas.

In April 2024 Cox announced she would be standing down from her position as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kent. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Deputy Vice-Chancellor". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Project Transform: learning the lessons".
  3. ↑ Bogan, Posie (23 January 2017). "Professor Karen Cox to be new Vice-Chancellor and President". University of Kent. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kent achieves Gold rating in Teaching Excellence Framework – Politics and International Relations News". 27 June 2017.
  5. ↑ https://tef2023.officeforstudents.org.uk/ [ bare URL ]
  6. ↑ "Nine courses could be 'phased out' at university facing financial problems". Kent Online. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Course changes".
  8. ↑ "University vice chancellor resigns". Kent Online. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.


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