Madeleine Atkins

Background

Atkins was born 1952 and took a degree in Law and History at Cambridge.

Education

After a Doctor of Philosophy at University of Nottingham she was a school teacher before joining Newcastle University, where she rose to be pro-vice-chancellor.

Career

She was vice-chancellor of Coventry University from 2004 to 2013, becoming Chief Executive of HEFCE on 1 January 2014. As of 2015, Atkins was paid a salary of between £230,000 and £234,999 by HEFCE, making her one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.

Achievements

• She was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2012 New Year for services to Higher Education. and she is a Deputy Lieutenant of the West Midlands.