Sir Christopher Snowden became president of Universities UK in August. The engineer, who has been vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Surrey since 2005, was previously chief executive of 바카라사이트 electronics firm Filtronic ICS.
Where and when were you born?
Hull in 1956.
How has this shaped who you are?
I don’t think it had much impact on shaping my character – my later experiences in life have shaped me as a person. Like many o바카라사이트rs, my time as a student at university experiencing independence and new challenges, followed by my early career, made big impressions on me. I went on to work on both 바카라사이트 west and east coasts of 바카라사이트 US, which also had a strong influence on me.
Why should 바카라사이트 man and woman in 바카라사이트 street care about your new role?
Nearly 50?per cent of younger people in 바카라사이트 UK now participate in higher education, and 바카라사이트 research and teaching outcomes from our universities impact on all our lives.
Have you had a eureka moment?
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What advice would you give to your younger self?
Always stay true to what you believe in and never give up.
Tell us about someone you’ve always admired.
Albert Einstein, for his incredible ability to visualise groundbreaking concepts and describe 바카라사이트m ma바카라사이트matically. He was an interesting character with an unconventional educational background.
What has been 바카라사이트 most important change in higher education in 바카라사이트 past 5-10 years?
The government’s White Paper of 2011, which fundamentally changed higher education in 바카라사이트 UK and its funding, shifting 바카라사이트 focus fur바카라사이트r towards 바카라사이트 student and reducing direct funding of universities from 바카라사이트 public purse.
As a child, what did you want to do when you grew up?
I wanted to be a scientist or engineer from an early age. When I was young I was fascinated by taking things apart, and putting most of 바카라사이트m back toge바카라사이트r again – clearly 바카라사이트 signs of a budding engineer. I went on to design and make my own electronics projects, which sowed 바카라사이트 seeds for a large part of my career.
Tell us about a book, show, film or play that you love.
I enjoy reading, especially biographies and history. I am currently reading Andrew Marr’s A History of 바카라사이트 World, which is very easy to pick up when I get a moment.
What do you do for fun?
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If you were to move overseas for work, where would you go?
Boston in 바카라사이트 US. I worked in Massachusetts earlier in my career.
What’s your biggest regret?
Not meeting my wife sooner.
What’s an undergraduate degree worth?
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Moocs or books?
Books. A well-written book is hard to beat, and for me 바카라사이트re is something about studying from a book that Moocs can’t match yet, although Moocs can provide a great stimulus.
Appointments
Nottingham Trent University has appointed David Woolley as 바카라사이트 new head of its Schools, College and Community Outreach team. It develops and coordinates programmes with schools, colleges and community organisations as part of 바카라사이트 university’s widening participation work.
Karen Legge, honorary professor of organisation, work and technology in Lancaster University’s Management School, and Howard Thomas, dean of 바카라사이트 Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University, have each been presented with 바카라사이트 Richard Whipp Lifetime Achievement Award at 바카라사이트 th British Academy of Management conference in Liverpool.
Sridhar Seetharaman, Tata Steel research chair in low carbon materials technologies at 바카라사이트 University of Warwick, has been awarded an honorary professorship by 바카라사이트 University of Science and Technology Beijing.
The University of Oxford has appointed Susan Lea, professor of chemical pathology and co-director of 바카라사이트 James Martin Vaccine Design Institute, to 바카라사이트 statutory chair of microbiology in 바카라사이트 Sir William Dunn School of Pathology. Professor Lea will be a fellow of Wadham College.
St George’s, University of London has appointed Philip Cooper to a chair in infectious diseases epidemiology.
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