Quintin McKellar

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Quintin McKellar
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 January 2011
Personal details
Residence(s) Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Alma mater University of Glasgow
Salary£333,000 (2021–22) [1]

Quintin McKellar CBE FRSE FRSB FRCVS is a British veterinary surgeon and academic. In the 2011 New Year Honours list, he was appointed a CBE for services to science during his tenure as principal of the Royal Veterinary College. [2] [3] Since January 2011 he has been vice-chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire. [4]

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Early life and education

McKellar grew up in Renfrewshire, Scotland, and graduated from the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine in 1981. [5] Upon graduating, he remained at Glasgow so that he could continue to train there as a member of the university's rowing club, [5] and he gained a PhD in veterinary parasitology in 1984. [6]

McKellar represented Scotland as a rower at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, [7] finishing fifth in two events, the eight and the coxless four. [8]

Career

After obtaining his PhD in the study of Ostertagia ostertagi , a parasite of cattle, McKellar remained at Glagow University in the department of pharmacology, researching anthelmintics, and became head of the department in 1988. [5] In 1996, Glasgow awarded McKellar a personal professorship. [9] McKellar remained Professor of Veterinary Parasitology at Glasgow until 1997, when he became Scientific Director and Chief Executive of the Moredun Research Institute, a post which he held until the end of 2003. [10] From 2004 until the end of 2010, he was principal of the Royal Veterinary College of the University of London. [11] In January 2011, McKellar became vice-chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire, succeeding Tim Wilson. [7]

In 2015 he was elected as a board member of Universities UK [12] and is chair of the University Vocational Awards Council. [13]

He is chair of the board of trustees of the Pirbright Institute, [14] and co-chair of the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) Food Economy Task Force. [15] a member of the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership, [16] and chair of the Hatfield Renewal Project Board. [17] and was a member of the Government Chief Scientist Steering Group on Animal and Plant Health in the UK. [18]

Fellowships

Academic awards

Public lectures

Notable publications

References

  1. ↑ "Strategic Report and Financial Statements 2021–22" (PDF). University of Hertfordshire.
  2. ↑ "New Year Honours 2011". Veterinary Record. 168 (1): 4. 7 January 2011. doi:10.1136/vr.d8. PMID   21257523. S2CID   41682042.
  3. ↑ "New Year Honours: higher education's standouts". Times Higher Education. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "RVC principal to move on". Veterinary Record. 166 (24): 733. 12 June 2010. doi:10.1136/vr.c3067. S2CID   219223660.
  5. 1 2 3 Bonner, John (May 2008). "Facing up to the challenges" (PDF). Veterinary Practice. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "Quintin McKellar". The Conversation. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  7. 1 2 Cunnane, Sarah (2 June 2010). "Hertfordshire appoints new vice-chancellor". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  8. ↑ Dudley, Joel (23 May 2011). "How love of rowing steered career of leading academic" (PDF). Vet Times. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Dolly the sheep foundation chief steps down". 22 April 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "McKellar to leave Moredun institute". 18 April 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "RVC appoints its next principal". Veterinary Record. 167 (21): 803. 19 November 2010. doi:10.1136/vr.c6531. PMID   21262624. S2CID   46027179.
  12. ↑ "Universities UK UK Board". Universities UK. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Our Team | University Vocational Awards Council". www.uvac.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "Our governance | The Pirbright Institute". www.pirbright.ac.uk. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  15. ↑ "Food Economy Task Force". NCUB. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "Quintin McKellar". hertfordshirelep.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "New team to develop blueprint for Hatfield's regeneration". hertfordshirelep.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  18. ↑ "Animal and Plant Health in the UK: Building our science capability" (PDF). Government Office for Science. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  19. ↑ "Animal Pharm". 12 March 2013.
  20. ↑ Edinburgh, Web site design by GoToPCs. "Scottish Science Award". w.saltiresociety.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  21. ↑ "Gazette". Veterinary Record. 164 (20): 636. 16 May 2009. doi:10.1136/vr.164.20.636-a. S2CID   219239266.
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