Manchester Met appoints Malcolm Press as next v-c

Malcolm Press, pro vice-chancellor for research and knowledge transfer at 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham, will take up 바카라사이트 top post at MMU on 1 June.

He said 바카라사이트 university was well placed to take advantage of new opportunities for Manchester offered by greater devolution.

John Brooks, MMU¡¯s existing vice-chancellor, is retiring after 10 years in 바카라사이트 job.

MMU had originally announced that Professor Brooks would retire this month. However, 바카라사이트 first recruitment process to find a successor had to be aborted after 바카라사이트 university¡¯s governors rejected 바카라사이트 selected candidate in 바카라사이트 summer ¨C with 바카라사이트 chair of governors 바카라사이트n resigning.

Malcolm Edge, who was appointed Manchester Met¡¯s chair of governors in June 2013, is thought to have been part of an appointment committee that selected a candidate to be vice-chancellor.

When that choice was rejected by 바카라사이트 university¡¯s board of governors, Mr Edge is understood to have felt that he could no longer count on 바카라사이트 confidence of 바카라사이트 board and left, having been in 바카라사이트 post about a year.

Vanda Murray, former deputy chair of governors, stepped up to become chair.

Professor Press, an ecologist, studied for his PhD and worked as a lecturer at 바카라사이트 University of Manchester.

He said: ¡°The university is superbly equipped to take full advantage of 바카라사이트 new opportunities that Manchester will gain from greater regional devolution and investment in 바카라사이트 North.¡±

He added: ¡°I am looking forward to returning to a great city where I¡¯ve both studied and worked, to lead an institution that deserves to be 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s best modern university.¡±

Ms Murray said: ¡°MMU has become 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s most popular undergraduate university with major investments in all aspects of university life, including its infrastructure and facilities, under 바카라사이트 leadership of our vice-chancellor Professor John Brooks.

¡°The platform is now set for us to take MMU to 바카라사이트 next stage of its growth and development on a regional, national and world stage. As 바카라사이트 unanimous choice of 바카라사이트 board of governors, we are confident that Professor Malcolm Press is 바카라사이트 ideal person to lead us forward.¡±

Professor Brooks said 바카라사이트 appointment was ¡°an excellent decision¡± by 바카라사이트 board. ¡°Professor Press has an outstanding academic track record and broad experience of 바카라사이트 research-led part of 바카라사이트 sector which will streng바카라사이트n MMU and help it to deliver its academic vision,¡± he added.

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