I had a very busy month of travelling on University business recently, mainly to Hong Kong and mainland China. All my conversations there – with students, alumni and partners alike – have heartened me about the tremendous opportunities that exist globally for us to contribute to a better Britain in the uncertain future of a […]
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Colleagues and ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to welcome you all to this year’s Vice-Chancellor’s Awards. One of the pleasures in a VC’s job is to help celebrate the amazing achievements of our staff from across our University community.
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Good evening – On behalf of the University of Surrey and Guildford Borough Council, thank you for joining us to celebrate Guildford’s inspiring leaders and thinkers.
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Good afternoon! I am delighted to welcome you to the University of Surrey’s 2nd overseas graduation celebration ceremony in China. We’re very pleased to be here at this special event, celebrating our Shanghai graduates as well as Surrey’s ever-strengthening relationship with China.
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My second ‘In Conversation’ rekindled my Australian connection, as host David Sampson and I found common ground in our Antipodean roots. It was a pleasure to welcome an engaged and interested audience, who brought their incisive questions and expert views to the discussion for another successful event in this series. Our topic this time was […]
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Good evening, and welcome to the University of Surrey! It is exactly one year since we last had the honour of hosting Transform, and so much has happened since then. For better or for worse, Brexit was NOT one of them.
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