Janet Beer to be next UUK president

Janet Beer, 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool vice-chancellor, will be 바카라사이트 next president of Universities UK.

Professor Beer will succeed Dame Julia Goodfellow, 바카라사이트 University of Kent vice-chancellor, from 1 August 2017 after being elected in a ballot of UUK members, it was announced on 24 November.

UUK represents British universities in talks with 바카라사이트 government. Mitigating 바카라사이트 impacts of Brexit for higher education will be hugely significant during Professor Beer¡¯s term. UUK presidents serve a two-year term.

Professor Beer is an advocate for female leadership in universities.

In 2015, after taking over at Liverpool, she told 온라인 바카라 that lifting 바카라사이트 cap on tuition fees would lead to ¡°a real segmentation of higher education that would not be desirable for us as a nation¡±.

Professor Beer was previously vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University. She is currently vice-president of UUK and chair of 바카라사이트 board of 바카라사이트 Equality Challenge Unit and was a member of 바카라사이트 recent task force on dealing with violence against women, harassment and hate crime affecting university students.

Professor Beer studied English at 바카라사이트 universities of Reading and Warwick, before a career at Warwick, Roehampton and Manchester Metropolitan universities, specialising academically in 바카라사이트 American novelist Edith Wharton.

Nicola Dandridge, UUK chief executive, said: ¡°Janet is widely respected throughout 바카라사이트 university sector. With 10 years¡¯ experience as 바카라사이트 head of two universities, and having chaired and served on 바카라사이트 boards of some of 바카라사이트 sector¡¯s main bodies, Janet will bring considerable experience and leadership to 바카라사이트 role of UUK president.

¡°The Brexit negotiations will have considerable implications for UK universities in 바카라사이트 coming years. On top of this, 바카라사이트 teaching excellence framework, higher education bill and more debates about international student visas means we have our work cut out.¡±

Professor Beer said: ¡°These are challenging times for our sector, and I look forward to working closely with members to ensure that UK higher education grows stronger than ever. That means attracting 바카라사이트 best talent, producing well-rounded graduates and cutting-edge research, and making a major contribution to our social and economic development.¡±

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