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Philip John Gummett CBE is a British academic administrator.

Philip Gummett graduated from Birmingham University with a B.Sc. in Chemistry in 1969. [1] He graduated from Manchester University with the degrees of M.Sc. and Ph.D. [2]

Gummett was Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales from 2004 to 2012. [3] While Chief Executive, Gummett drew up a new structure for Wales's universities. The resulting plan led to a series of high-profile mergers of higher education institutions in Wales. [4] [5] [6]

Philip Gummett served as Pro Vice-Chancellor and Director of the PREST (Policy Research in Engineering, Science and Technology) institute at the University of Manchester. He was Professor of Government and Technology Policy at Manchester University. [1] [2] [4] Gummett’s best known academic work is the monograph Scientists in Whitehall (Manchester University Press, 1980). [7]

Professor Gummett was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to Higher Education in Wales. [4] [8]

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  1. 1 2 "The autumn 2013 issue of Old Joe, the University of Birmingham's alumni magazine" (PDF). 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
  2. 1 2 "PREST". leydesdorff.net. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
  3. ↑ Jane Gulliford (19 January 2012). "HEFCW announces retirement of chief executive" (PDF). Cyngor Cyllido Addysg Uwch Cymru (Higher Education Council for Wales). Retrieved 2015-02-11.
  4. 1 2 3 "Gummett says his CBE 'recognises value of Hefcw as a whole'. - Free Online Library". thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
  5. ↑ "BBC News - Funding boss Philip Gummett's plea on uni mergers". bbc.co.uk. 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
  6. ↑ "Welsh universities 'can't afford to stand still', says funding chief - Wales Online". walesonline.co.uk. 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
  7. ↑ Yoxen, Edward (1982). "Reviewed work: Scientists in Whitehall, Philip Gummett". The British Journal for the History of Science. 15 (2): 195–197. doi:10.1017/s0007087400019208. JSTOR   4025970.
  8. ↑ "Queen's birthday honours list 2013: GCB, DBE and CBE". The Guardian. 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
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