Biography
Congdon was born in Blackhall Colliery,County Durham,England,in 1961. [2] She worked at Hartlepool General Hospital during secondary school,and became a nurse in 1982. [2] She studied at Teesside University in the late 1990s,while still working as a nurse. [3] She was the first person in her family to attend university,and later received a master's degree and teaching certificate from Durham University and the University of Bath. [2] After completing her studies,she worked in higher education at several institutions,becoming a department head at Teesside and director of academic delivery at Liverpool John Moores University. [4]
Congdon became the dean of health studies at the University of Bradford in 2009. [2] She was named pro vice chancellor for learning and teaching in 2011,and deputy vice chancellor (academic) in 2015. [4] In March 2019,the university announced that Congdon was appointed as vice chancellor,and she began her tenure on 1 August,succeeding Brian Cantor. [5] [6] She is the eighth person,and first woman,to hold the role of vice chancellor at the University of Bradford. [5]
She was appointed to the Leeds City Region enterprise partnership board in March 2020. [7] Congdon has chaired Yorkshire Universities,a consortium of twelve universities in the Yorkshire region,since August 2020. She succeeded Chris Husbands,and is the first woman in the position. [8]
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