Education
She attended South Park High School for Girls (a former girls" grammar school) in Lincoln, also known as South Park Girls" High School. Lincoln went comprehensive in 1974.
She attended South Park High School for Girls (a former girls" grammar school) in Lincoln, also known as South Park Girls" High School. Lincoln went comprehensive in 1974.
She has said of her time at her grammar school Going to a grammar school was critical in terms of my career. I was encouraged to be ambitious. She attended the University of Reading, gained a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Queen Mary College, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics in 1976.
From 1984-1987 she was Head of Department at Birmingham Polytechnic.
She stayed at the University of Central England until 1998. She is on the Advisory Board of the Campaign for Science and Engineering.
From 1998-1999 she was the Chairman of the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE). Vice Chancellor
She became Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University in 1998.