Rick Trainor to step down as King¡¯s principal

He announced 바카라사이트 decision in a letter to staff, saying he had always intended to finish in 2014 since he was appointed in September 2004.

¡°By that date, I shall have completed ten years as principal, which I believe is long enough for any individual to hold such a rewarding and demanding position,¡± he said.

¡°The new principal will have 바카라사이트 opportunity to take 바카라사이트 college forward into what, in many respects, will be a new era for King¡¯s and for UK higher education.

¡°In 바카라사이트 2014-15 academic year 바카라사이트 results of 바카라사이트 research excellence framework will be published, 바카라사이트 decisions of 바카라사이트 forthcoming spending review will start to be implemented and 바카라사이트 next general election will take place.¡±

Professor Trainor, who was president of Universities UK between 2007 and 2009, said he will not retire, but did not indicate what future role he might hold.

The US-born academic, a former Rhodes Scholar at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, is one of 바카라사이트 few university leaders to transfer from a post-92 university to a pre-92 institution having previously been vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Greenwich.

The Marquess of Douro, chairman of King¡¯s governing council, paid tribute to Professor Trainor.

¡°Professor Trainor has been a highly distinguished leader of 바카라사이트 college,¡± he said.

¡°Under his guidance 바카라사이트 college¡¯s academic strengths have improved substantially over 바카라사이트 past eight-and-a-half years¡±.

He mentioned how King¡¯s had become one of only five Academic Health Sciences Centres in 바카라사이트 UK and one of 바카라사이트 three university members of 바카라사이트 Francis Crick Institute, while also pointing to 바카라사이트 ?400 million that had been raised towards its ?500 million fundraising campaign.

¡°On behalf of 바카라사이트 whole college community, I wish to extend our gratitude to Professor Trainor for his skill and commitment in progressing 바카라사이트 college¡¯s interests since 2004,¡±? said Lord Douro.?

Beginning at its meeting on 12 March, 바카라사이트 college council will now initiate a global search for Professor Trainor¡¯s successor, a King¡¯s spokesman said.

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