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Durham University reveals new Vice-Chancellor and Warden
Professor Karen O’Brien is the university s new Vice-Chancellor and Warden
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Durham University has revealed its new Vice-Chancellor and Warden as the current Vice-Chancellor retires later this year.
Professor Karen O’Brien has been unveiled as the university s new Vice-Chancellor and Warden she succeeds Professor Stuart Corbridge who will retire on July 31, and will be the first woman to hold the post.
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Professor Karen O’Brien biography
For the last five years, Professor O’Brien has led the Humanities Division at the University of Oxford with great success. As a member of the University Council, she has been jointly responsible for the financial oversight, research strategy and equalities and access priorities of the University. During the first phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, she successfully managed the University’s preparations for operating safely during the current academic year.
Prior to joining Oxford, she was Vice-Principal for Education at King’s College London. She has held a number of national and international leadership roles, including serving on the international jury of the Institut Universitaire de France and as chair of the Russell Group Pro-Vice-Chancellors for Teaching and Learning.