Director of IT appointed

Dixon Walter have recently assisted The University of Sheffield with a key appointment: Director of IT.

Following a thorough campaign we are delighted to announce that Bella Abrams was the successful candidate.

Provost and Deputy Vice Chancellor, Professor Gill Valentine has said:

“We have successfully appointed Bella Abrams to the role of Director of IT. Bella has 17 years’ experience of IT leadership in the further and higher education sectors. She will join the University from Sheffield College, where she is currently Chief Information Officer. Bella will report into Keith Lilley, whose job title will change to Director of Infrastructure from 1 January 2019. I would like to thank John McAuley for his leadership of CiCS over the last year. John will continue to act as interim Director until Bella joins us on 7 January 2019”.

We wish Bella the very best of luck in her new role and are delighted to see the university continue to grow from strength to strength.

 

(Original quote taken from article: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/staff/news/provost-1-november-1.813091) 

Posted by Sarah Walker

Sarah Walker

Higher Education

Posted

Keele University is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Tasnim Munshi as the new Head of the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences.

Professor Munshi joins from the University of Lincoln where she was the Head of the School of Chemistry and had full responsibility for the management of all teaching provision within the School, including leading student recruitment-related activities. Prior to this Tasnim, a Professor of Chemistry, was the Acting Head of School of Chemistry and Forensic Science at the University of Bradford.

Higher Education

Posted

The university is pleased to announce two new members of the senior leadership team following a national and extensive search campaign led by Executive Search Specialists Dixon Walter.

Today, the university is delighted to announce that Claire Aindow, who is currently Head of Academic Partnerships at Ravensbourne University in London, will join the University of Cumbria as Pro Vice Chancellor (Growth and Development) on 7 October 2024 and Zulf Ali will take up the role of Pro Vice Chancellor (Research and Knowledge Exchange) in early December.

Higher Education

Posted

Widely recognised as the ‘Oscars of higher education’, the THE Awards attract hundreds of entries each year from all corners of the UK and Ireland, that exemplify the talent, innovation and commitment of individuals and teams across all aspects of university life.

In fact, 2024 is not just any year for the THE Awards – we are celebrating 20 years of honouring the very best in higher education. As is now tradition, the ceremony will serve as the celebratory finale to THE Campus Live UK&IE, a brilliant event in itself.