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Sir Christopher, who is currently vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Surrey, will take charge of 바카라사이트 Russell Group university in October, it was announced on 20 March.
He succeeds Don Nutbeam, who announced last July that he was to retire from Southampton, which he has led since 2009.
Sir Christopher, who was knighted in 2012 for his services to higher education and engineering, said he was delighted to join a university with “academic strength in depth across a wide range of disciplines, with real international reach and playing such an important role nationally and regionally”.
He has led 바카라사이트 University of Surrey since 2005 and is also a member of 바카라사이트 prime minister’s advisory Council for Science and Technology. He is also 바카라사이트 chair of 바카라사이트 Queen Elizabeth II Prize Committee – 바카라사이트 “Nobel Prize” of engineering – and sits on 바카라사이트 governing body of Innovate UK.
His two-year term as president of Universities UK will end in July, when he will be succeeded by Dame Julia Goodfellow, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Kent.
He has been vocal during his presidency on a number of issues, including Labour’s plans to reduce undergraduate tuition fees to ?6,000 a year and 바카라사이트 government’s counter-terrorism and security bill.
Gill Rider, chair of council at Southampton, described Sir Christopher as 바카라사이트 “perfect choice” to lead 바카라사이트 university.
His extensive experience will provide 바카라사이트 “strong leadership necessary to build on 바카라사이트 University of Southampton’s position as one of 바카라사이트 UK’s top universities for research, education and enterprise”, she added.
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