My Lord Lieutenant, High Sheriff, Honoured Judges and District Judges, Mayors and Chairmen, Magistrates and distinguished guests – Good evening. I am delighted to welcome you all to the University of Surrey. This gathering represents the kind of partnership between the academy and community that every University aspires to.
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Good morning! I would like to welcome you all very warmly to Surrey. Your work as our overseas representatives is very important to us, and we are looking forward to telling you more about this special university. We are very proud of our amazing research, award-winning teaching and employability, and talented students.
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What’s it like for a Chinese-born Australian to lead a UK university? I will come to the answer to this question later. In our increasingly interconnected world, national distinctions seem to matter less and less. At one level, this statement seems to contradict the political shifts we have seen in the last couple of years […]
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December is upon us, and our first semester is nearly over! Where did it go? I know where I went…… I have had a very busy couple of months travelling on behalf of the University: from Canada, to China, to Amsterdam, to Australia. One of the best things about all the travel is meeting […]
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Distinguished guests and ladies and gentlemen, good evening to you all, and a very warm welcome to the 5th annual Roland Clift Lecture, a flagship event of the Centre for Environment and Sustainability (CES).
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