Author
Malcolm Press
Malcolm Press was appointed as Vice Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University in 2015, having previously held positions at the universities of Birmingham, Sheffield, Manchester and UCL.
Malcolm is an ecologist who has studied the impacts of climate and environmental change in northern Europe and the Arctic, the regeneration of tropical rain forests in Malaysian Borneo, and the impact of parasitic weeds on subsistence farming in sub-Saharan Africa.
Malcolm is currently a trustee of the British Council and English National Opera (ENO), and President of Universities UK (UUK).
Previously, he has served as president of his subject association, the British Ecological Society, and has also served as a trustee of UCAS, the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, and WWF-UK, a council member of the National Trust, and a board member of the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education (IfATE).
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2022 in recognition of his contributions to education.
2 pieces
Newest first, since February 2026
· Comment
If we want growth, we must build on what already works
Our country’s future will require higher-level skills – and different pathways to obtain them need not be in tension. Malcolm Press makes the case for joining up the system
· Comment
Cutting management apprenticeships would set young people up to fail at work
Might management apprenticeships be “streamlined” out of existence? Malcolm Press and Ann Francke warn of the economic and labour market impact of any such move
With Ann Francke