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Julia Buckingham

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Julia Buckingham

Julia Buckingham CBE is Universities UK’s President and Vice Chancellor and President of Brunel University London.

Throughout her career Julia has combined research and education with supporting the broader aspects of academic life through work with the research councils, medical charities and learned societies.  She has published widely in her field, served on numerous national and international review panels and received a number of prestigious awards and honours for her work; she was appointed to a CBE in 2018 for services to Biology and Education and elected to a Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2019.

She is currently a Director of Imperial College Health Partners, Chair of The Concordat Strategy Group, supporting the career development of researchers, and Chair of the Athena SWAN Review Steering Group.

2 pieces

Newest first, since May 2020

  1. · Comment

    Reviewing and proving the value of degrees

    Julia Buckingham fleshes out the UUK launch of measures to help providers tackle low value courses.

  2. · Comment

    The new Stepchange is an opportunity to renew our efforts on mental health

    Universities UK President Julia Buckingham calls on vice chancellors to demonstrate leadership in committing to mentally healthy universities.