Education
King"s College London. University of Westminster.
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Career
He trained as a podiatrist before becoming a lecturer and senior lecturer at The Chelsea School of Podiatric Medicine, London Foot Hospital and the University of Westminster in 1984. In 1990 he became head of Podiatry at Huddersfield University and became dean of the School of Health & Behavioural Sciences in 1992. In 1995 he moved to the University of the West of England in Bristol and held posts as dean of the faculty of Health & Social Care and pro vice-chancellor and deputy vice-chancellor before being appointed as vice-chancellor in 2008.
He is a fellow of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists, a fellow of the College of Podiatric Medicine Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists, a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and serves on a number of national education and research committees advising on the future funding and contracting for health-related programmes and research in England, acting as a non-executive director of the South Strategic Health Authority.
He maintains research interests in Dynamic and Static Foot Pressure. He is a Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire.
His leisure-time interests include scuba diving.
Membership
He is chair of Universities South West, chair for the University Alliance, board member of Universities United Kingdom and chair of the Health and Research Policy Group and is a board member of the Leadership Foundation and a regional board member of the Princes Trust.
