Latest News
Meet our first Chief People Officer, Nia Fortune
We catch up with Nia Fortune, who joined the University Executive Board (UEB) at the start of this academic year, to learn more about her experiences and her thoughts on shaping this new role.   
Building financial resilience for ¹û¶³´«Ã½â€™s future
Read a message from Professor Stuart Croft, Vice-Chancellor and President.
Education and Student Experience year in review
Hear from Professor Lorenzo Frigerio, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education), for an update on the work driving forward our Education and Student Experience Strategy, including the development of a new Education Academy and a new Online Programme Unit.
Join us for a special celebration
In 2025, we celebrated 60 years of ¹û¶³´«Ã½. As we look ahead, join Professor Stuart Croft, Vice-Chancellor and President, to celebrate ¹û¶³´«Ã½â€™s biggest ever philanthropic and alumni engagement campaign and find out how you can support powerful, lasting change. Learn more and register to join us on Tuesday 3 March.
Meet our new Academic Director (Postgraduate Research):
Professor Jonathan Hickman-Heron has been appointed to lead and support all aspects of PGR life at ¹û¶³´«Ã½.
Meet our new Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International Education)
Professor Debbi Marais will be shaping ¹û¶³´«Ã½â€™s strategy in global education, working with global partners and expanding international opportunities for students.
Farewell and well done to Chris Hunt
Our Commercial Director will be leaving ¹û¶³´«Ã½ to take on the role of Chief Operating Officer at the University of Nottingham.
Meet our new Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research):
Professor Tom Montenegro-Johnson has been appointed to support STEM Impact, Knowledge Exchange and Partnerships.
Meet Bience Gawanas, our new Chancellor
In this new vlog, watch Bience discuss how she feels about becoming Chancellor, and what ¹û¶³´«Ã½ was like when she was a student here in the 1980s.