Vice-Chancellor's blog and selected speeches

Updates from the VC’s Office about the work and activities of the President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Surrey.

Blog — Sustainability in a post-Covid world: What is the University’s role in addressing this urgent global challenge? April 2021

Our second ‘In Conversation’ event this year tackled the topic of sustainability. This is an issue the University has long taken very seriously, so it was gratifying to catch up on our many initiatives that are well established and successful, as well as to discuss ideas around the way forward in the post-Covid-19 world. My […]


Blog — What is the future of digital learning for higher education? March 2021

It was my great pleasure to kick off a new series of ‘In Conversation’ events. The last time we held one of these in-depth discussions was exactly a year ago, in person. The year that followed saw us turning our collective focus towards the very urgent needs and challenges of fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. 


Speech — ‘East Meets West: Reviewing Post-Covid Economics, Business, Innovation and Politics’, Welcome Remarks, 5 March 2021

Good morning, and good afternoon and a warm welcome to you all. I am delighted to welcome everyone on behalf of the University of Surrey.  Thanks to Professors Amelia Hadfield and Yu Xiong’s hard work, we are strengthening relations between our Centre for Britain and Europe – the CBE — and important organisations like the […]


Foreword — ‘Innovate’, the annual magazine of Surrey Research Park, March 2021

A year ago in these pages, I mused about the bright future of our thriving innovation economy and the key role that research parks play. A lot has changed in the world since those reflections. What is the role of a research park in a world turned upside down by Covid-19?


Speech — Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Staff Excellence, Welcome Remarks, 16 December 2020

Good evening. I am delighted to welcome you all to this year’s Vice-Chancellor’s Awards. We are meeting in unusual circumstances this year – although perhaps our online celebrations really don’t qualify as ‘unusual’ anymore?!


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