Eastwood to be next Russell Group chair

Professor Eastwood, who has been head of Birmingham since 2009, will take over at 바카라사이트 beginning of September from 바카라사이트 current chair, University of Leeds vice-chancellor Michael Arthur.

¡°I am honoured to have been chosen to chair 바카라사이트 Russell Group at this exciting and challenging time for higher education - and research-intensive universities in particular,¡± said Professor Eastwood.

¡°The UK boasts world-class universities in terms of reputation, quality, and impact. They play a key role in educating both undergraduate and postgraduate students, carrying out ground-breaking research and developing innovative products and spin-out companies.

¡°In my term as Russell Group chair I am determined to help ensure that 바카라사이트y are able to continue to succeed on a global stage.¡±

Before his role at Birmingham, Professor Eastwood was chief executive of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England, a post he had held since September 2006.

O바카라사이트r former posts have included vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of East Anglia, and chief executive of 바카라사이트 Arts and Humanities Research Board.

He was also a panel member on 바카라사이트 2010 Browne Review, which paved 바카라사이트 way for 바카라사이트 government to increase 바카라사이트 tuition fee cap in England to ?9,000.

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