Thursday 22 October 2026
Deborah Longworth

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Deborah Longworth

Deborah Longworth is pro vice chancellor (education) at the University of Birmingham.

She has particular interests in the interrelation of curriculum and co-curricular activity to support the development students’ knowledge, skills and attributes; in student community and belonging; in transition and progress support; and in transforming assessment and feedback.

Deborah studied at the Universities of Reading (BA, MA) and London (PhD), and joined the University of Birmingham in 1998 as a lecturer in English Literature. She held the role of Head of Department in English Literature from 2016 to 2021, when she became Deputy-Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Student Experience. She moved into her current role in August 2022.

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    To help students flourish in an AI-shaped world, higher education must instil wisdom, character, and community

    The University of Birmingham has been developing a new curriculum model that blends academic study with the development of distinctively human capabilities. Deborah Longworth and Tom Harrison explain

    With Tom Harrison