Rebecca Bunting

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Rebecca Bunting is the current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire. She took office on an interim basis in January 2020 and was appointed permanently in October 2020. [1]

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She was previously [2] the Vice-Chancellor of Buckinghamshire New University. [3] [4]

Professional experience

Leadership in HE [VC, DVC, PVC, Dean]; Project leadership for language and linguistics [Tempus, DfE]; Director, Higher Education Academy; Director and Vice-Chair, Society for Research into Higher Education to 2013; HEFCE Teaching Excellence and Student Opportunity Committee; Director, Imperial Health Partners; Board member Bucks Business First. [5]

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