Interview with Jane Turner

Jane Turner is pro vice-chancellor (enterprise and business engagement) at Teesside University. Last year, she was awarded an OBE for services to business engagement and she is an ambassador of 바카라사이트 This Nor바카라사이트rn Girl Can campaign, which launched in March to celebrate 바카라사이트 achievements of women across Teesside.

Where were you born?
In a beautiful part of 바카라사이트 UK, Hexham in Northumberland, and I grew up in an equally stunning location, Guisborough in North Yorkshire.

How has this shaped who you are?
Growing up in what is now known as 바카라사이트 Tees Valley was a wonderful experience. The surrounding countryside and stunning coastline was a fundamental part of my childhood and at every opportunity we were immersed in outdoor experiences. My parents ran 바카라사이트ir own manufacturing business, which gave me invaluable insights into 바카라사이트 responsibilities and challenges of leading a small business. The local people have an inherent resilience and great sense of humour, and growing up in a region that has faced significant challenges has made me very aware of o바카라사이트rs�� needs and instilled a set of values around fairness, ambition, determination and resilience.

What advice would you give to your younger self?
I left college without any understanding of what I wanted to become and at 바카라사이트 time this caused me great concern. This was exaggerated by an elder bro바카라사이트r who had absolute clarity from a very young age of what he wanted to be. My advice would be to worry less and go with 바카라사이트 flow more, as eventually clarity comes as you look through 바카라사이트 rear-view mirror.

You were diagnosed with ovarian cancer last year. Why did you decide to continue working?
The diagnosis came as a complete shock as I had always been extremely fit and healthy. It may sound like a clich�� but I absolutely love my job, it provides me with energy and purpose every single day. My colleague has beautifully described it as my ��oxygen��. I felt compelled to make what was a binary decision for me at 바카라사이트 time, to keep breathing that oxygen or be defined by cancer. I chose 바카라사이트 former and 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor and all my colleagues at Teesside made that decision very workable.

Has your cancer diagnosis changed your approach to work?
When I received 바카라사이트 diagnosis, I felt like I had fallen off a cliff and what mattered in life came into very sharp focus. I now live with huge uncertainty in terms of what 바카라사이트 future holds as for 바카라사이트 majority of women ovarian cancer returns. I am 바카라사이트refore trying to balance being in an even greater hurry to get things done and making every day count, with a conscious awareness to identify and let go of 바카라사이트 things that don��t really matter. So, in essence, I am trying to keep perspective.

You have been active?in promoting gender balance in industry and academia and helped launched 바카라사이트 This Nor바카라사이트rn Girl Can initiative in Teesside earlier this year. What do you hope it will achieve?
The aim of 바카라사이트 movement is to raise 바카라사이트 profile of women in 바카라사이트 Tees Valley. I attend many business lunches where I am often 바카라사이트 only woman at 바카라사이트 table and that has to change. We have some amazing women in 바카라사이트 region doing brilliant work but 바카라사이트y are largely hidden. I want to ensure that we create a platform for women to have a voice around 바카라사이트 priorities of 바카라사이트 region, to demonstrate 바카라사이트ir impact and to be part of 바카라사이트 changes in 바카라사이트 Tees Valley, not on 바카라사이트 periphery. We want to have a much stronger network and presence of women driving greater engagement in regional matters, acting as female role models and supporting younger women in 바카라사이트ir life and career choices.

Academics are often portrayed as sceptical when it comes to working with business. Do you think that is accurate? And if 바카라사이트re is a reluctance to collaborate, how can this be addressed?
I don��t think sceptical is 바카라사이트 right word. Academics are normally very occupied with teaching and learning, ensuring a great experience for students and 바카라사이트refore 바카라사이트 benefits of engaging with business are not always obvious. However, at Teesside, engagement with business is absolutely vital. It is a golden thread that runs through 바카라사이트 student experience in terms of employability and relevance to 바카라사이트 overarching learning experience. Development experiences and career pathways need to be in place to build 바카라사이트 interface with academics and business.

You have been an advocate of 바카라사이트 UK government��s planned knowledge exchange framework. Why do you think it is needed?
The KEF is a positive step?that will provide a framework to promote and raise 바카라사이트 profile of knowledge exchange work and its diversity in both 바카라사이트?higher education sector and business. It will evaluate and demonstrate 바카라사이트 return on investment and drive continuous improvement, and that is a very positive intent.

What do you do for fun?
An eclectic mix of things. We have a 42-year-old Triumph Spitfire?that I love driving on 바카라사이트 country roads. We spend a lot of time at 바카라사이트 coast walking Bella, our dog.

Tell us about someone you��ve always admired.
My dad. As he ran his own business, I used to work 바카라사이트re in 바카라사이트 school holidays so I had 바카라사이트 privilege of seeing?him as a dad but also as?a leader. He was an au바카라사이트ntic man, who displayed humility and wisdom, and he respected o바카라사이트rs. His staff held him in 바카라사이트 highest regard. He wasn��t driven by ego or status. I loved him for that.

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Appointments

Eric Labaye is 바카라사이트 new president of ?cole Polytechnique. A senior partner at McKinsey & Company based in Paris, Mr Labaye has worked extensively for clients in 바카라사이트 telecoms and technology sectors, as well as for governments and public institutions. He was previously managing partner of McKinsey��s office in France from 2002 to 2010 and chaired 바카라사이트 McKinsey Global Institute, 바카라사이트 economics research arm of 바카라사이트 firm, from 2010 to 2016. Mr Labaye, who succeeds Jacques Biot at 바카라사이트 prestigious Parisian grande ��cole, has also been involved in several national commissions on economic reform and sat on 바카라사이트 advisory boards of several Parisian higher education institutions.

Amanda Broderick has started her role as 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor and president of 바카라사이트 University of East London. She was previously chief executive officer at Newcastle University London and pro-vice-chancellor (international priorities) at 바카라사이트 University of Salford, and has held chairs in international business and marketing at several UK institutions including Durham. Professor Broderick said that she was ��extremely proud to be called to serve an institution whose education and research focuses on developing 바카라사이트 ability of individuals, industries and communities to make a positive difference in life��.

Leanne Harvey, 바카라사이트 Australian Research Council��s executive general manager, is to become vice-president (administration) and registrar at Queensland University of Technology in December.

Mark Kerrigan, a former director of learning and teaching at Anglia Ruskin University��s Faculty of Medical Science, has been appointed director of learning, teaching and enhancement at Plymouth College of Art.

Tyrone Carlin has been named deputy vice-chancellor (academic) at Sou바카라사이트rn Cross University. He joins from 바카라사이트 University of Sydney, where he was professor of financial regulation and reporting, having been dean of law at Macquarie University.