University records
Officers of University College Leicester from its founding in 1921 (as Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland University College) to the award of the Royal Charter in 1957.
Visitor
1922-28 The Rt Hon The Lord Haldane, KT, OM, LLD, FRS
1929-57 Professor Gilbert Murray, OM, MA, LLD, DLitt, DCL
President
1922-25 Henry John Brinsley Manners, KG, 8th Duke of Rutland
1925-40 John Henry Montague Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland
1955-57 The Rt Hon The Lord Adrian, OM, MA, MD, DSc, LLD, FRS, FRCP
Chairman of council
1919-39 Sir Jonathan North
1939-45 Astley V Clarke, MA, MD
1945-57 H Percy Gee, CBE, LLD, JP
Principal
1921-31 R F Rattray, MA, PhD
1932-51 F L Attenborough, MA
1952-57 Sir Charles Wilson, MA, LLD
Secretary and Registrar
1920-29 W G Gibbs
1930-46 L M Sear
1947-57 H B Martin, BCom, LLD, FCIS
The University of Leicester, 1957-
The following shows the Officers of the University since its beginnings in 1957:
Chancellors
1957-71 The Rt Hon The Lord Adrian, OM, MA, MD, DSc, LLD, FRS, FRCP
1971-84 Professor Sir Alan Hodgkin, OM, KBE, MA, ScD, MD, DSc, FRS
1984-95 The Lord Porter, OM, FRS, BSc, MA PhD, ScD, FRSC
1995-05 Sir Michael Atiyah, OM, FRS, MA, PhD, DSc
2005-10 Sir Peter Williams, CBE, FRS, FREng
2013-18 The Rt Hon The Lord Grocott
2018-23 The Rt Hon The Lord Willetts
2023- Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE
Pro-Chancellors
1957-62 H Percy Gee, CBE, LLD, JP
1957-77 Sir Charles Keene, CBE, LLD, JP
1962-81 J N Frears, CBE, MA, LLD, JP
1987-91 Sir Sydney King, OBE, LLD
1978-91 K W Bowder, OBE, LLD
1991-95 D A Walmsley, BA, LLB, LLD
1995-98 Sir Edwin Nixon, CBE, DL, MA, LLD
1996-07 J C Foster, OBE, MA, DipEd
1998-07 Sir Tom McKillop, BSc, PhD, DSc, FRS, FRSE
2004-08 G N Corah, OBE, DL, CIMgt, FInstD, FRSA
2007-13 RH Bettles, BDS, DDH, LDS, MCD, DDPH
2009-13 P Bateman, BSc
2013-2019 Dr B Towle, DL, CBE, BA, LLD, FRSA
2019- G Dixon, BSc, FCA, MBA
Treasurers
1966-75 M Goldsmith, LLD
1975-80 His Hon Judge H A Skinner, MA, QC
1981-85 R R Thornton, CBE, DL, MA, LLB
1986-95 E Y Whittle, MA, PhD
1995-99 G A Cinderby, IPFA, FCCA
1999-08 M A Chamberlain, OBE, LLD, FCA
2009-13 Dr B E Towle, DL, CBE, BA, LLD, FRSA
2013-18 D Moore, BA
2018-2019 G Dixon, BSc, MBA, FCA
2019- I Johnson BA, FCA
Vice-Chancellors
1957-61 Sir Charles Wilson MA, LLD
1962-76 Sir Fraser Noble, MBE, MA, LLD
1977-87 Sir Maurice Shock, MA, LLD
1987-99 K J R Edwards, BSc, MA, PhD, DSc, LLD
1999-14 Professor Sir Robert Burgess, BA, PhD, AcSS, DL
President and Vice-Chancellor
2014-2019 Professor P Boyle, FBA, FRSE
2019- Professor N Canagarajah BA, PhD
Provost
2015-17 Professor M Peel, BA, MA, PhD, FASSA, FRHS
Pro-Vice-Chancellors
1957-60 Professor L Hunter, PhD, DSc, FRIC
1960-63 Professor J Simmons, MA, FRHistS, FRSL
1963-66 Professor N Pye, BA
1966-69 Professor R L Goodstein, BA, MSc, DLit, PhD
1969-70 Professor L C Sykes, MA, DPhil
1970-73 Professor R D Peacock, PhD, DSc
1973-76 Professor J K Grodecki, OBE, MA, JP
1976-78 Professor R Davis, BSc (Econ), PhD, FBA
1979-81 Professor H A Jones, CBE, MA
1981-82 Professor G H Martin, CBE, MA, DPhil, FSA, FRHistS
1981-85 Professor J E Spence, BA, BSc (Econ)
1983-87 Professor R D Peacock, PhD, DSc
1985-87 Professor G Bernbaum, BSc (Econ), FRSA
1987-91 Professor A R S Ponter, BSc, MA, PhD, ARCS
1989-93 J Bonner, BSc (Econ), BPhil
1991-95 Professor I M T Davidson, PhD, DSc, CChem, FRSC, FRSA
1993-96 Professor A R S Ponter, MA, BSc, PhD, ARCS
1993-97 Professor R C A White, MA, LLM
1996-98 Professor A G H Blakeley, MA, DPhil, BM, BCh
1997-01 Professor J L Beeby, MA, PhD
1997-01 Professor P S Fearon, BA
2001-02 Professor W A Light, BSc, MA, PhD
1999-03 Professor J H Holloway, OBE, BSc, PhD, DSc, CChem, FRSC
2001-03 Professor S M Pearce, MA, PhD, FSA, FMA
2003-04 Professor G W W Barker, PhD, FBA, FSA, MIFA
2003-07 Professor W J Brammar, BSc, PhD
2003-08 Professor J C Fothergill, BSc, MSc, PhD, CEng, CPhys, FIEE, MInstP, SMIEE
2004-15 Professor M P Thompson, LLB, LLM
2005-09 Professor I Postlethwaite, BSc, MA, PhD, FREng, CEng, FIEE, FInstMC, FIEEE
2007-14 Ms C Fyfe, BA, MA, MBA
2009-11 Professor K C Lee, BA, MSc, PhD, FRSA
2010-15 Professor K Schurer, BA, PhD, AcSS
2016-19 Professor J Scott
2016-18 Professor S Dixon
2016-19 Professor MA Barstow, BA, PhD, CSci, CPhys, FInstP, FRAS
2016-20 Professor I Gillespie
2019-21 Professor G Wynn
2021- Professor P Baker
2021- Dr E Jones
Pro-Vice-Chancellors and Heads of College
2008-13 Professor E Murphy, MA(Hons), MSc, PhD (College of Social Sciences)
2008-13 Professor D Tallack, BA, MA, DPhil (College of Arts, Humanities and Law)
2008-15 Professor D Wynford-Thomas, MB BCh(Hons), FRCPath, DSc, FMEDSci (College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology)
2009-16 Professor MA Barstow, BA, PhD, CSci, CPhys, FInstP, FRAS (College of Science and Engineering)
2013-15 Professor S King, BA, PhD (College of Social Science)
2013-15 Professor M Peel, BA, MA, PhD, FASSA, FRHS (College of Arts, Humanities and Law)
2015-2018 Professor J Coleman, BA, MA,PhD, FHEA, FEA (College of Arts, Humanities and Law)
2015-2021 Professor P Baker (College of Life Sciences)
2016-2020 Professor P Monks, BSc, DPhil (College of Science and Engineering)
2019- Professor Henrietta O'Connor (College of Arts, Humanities and Law)
2020- Professor S Davies (College of Science and Engineering)
2021- Professor T Robinson (College of Life Sciences)
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
1970-78 Professor L C Sykes, MA, DPhil
2018- Professor E Burke, FBCS, FDRS, FIMA, CITP
Deans of the Faculties
1957-60 Professor A R Humphreys, MA, AM (Arts)
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Professor N Pye, BA (Science)
Professor A G Pool, BSc (Econ), PhD (Social Sciences)
Professor J W Tibble, MA, MEd (Education)
1960-62 Professor A J Allaway, MA, JP (Education)
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Professor J D B Miller, MEc (Social Sciences)
1960-63 Professor P H Powell, MA, DrPhil, DLitt (Arts)
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Professor T G Tutin, MA, FLS (Science)
1962-65 Professor I Neustadt, PhD, DrSc (Econ) (Social Sciences)
1963-66 Professor F W J Hemmings, MA, DPhil (Arts)
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Professor H P Moon, MA (Science)
1966-68 E N Pickering, MSc, PhD (Science)
1965-68 H J Dyos, BSc (Econ), PhD (Social Sciences)
1966-69 Professor A Wasserstein, BA, PhD (Arts)
1968-69 Professor C I Savage, MCom (Social Sciences)
1968-70 Professor R D Peacock, PhD, DSc (Science)
1969-72 Professor J Kemp, MA (Arts)
1970-73 Professor A J Meadows, MA, MSc, DPhil (Science)
1969-74 G E Hurd, MA (Social Sciences)
1972-75 Professor G H Martin, CBE, MA, DPhil, FRHistS (Arts)
- Professor W A Crammond, OBE, MD, FRCPsych, FANZCP, FRACP (Medicine)
1973-76 M A Khan, BSc, PhD (Science)
- Professor J K Grodecki, OBE, MA, JP (Law)
1975-78 J Hampton, BA, L ès L, Dde l’U (Arts)
1976-79 Professor G D S MacLellan, MA, PhD, CEng, FIMechE, FIEE (Science)
1978-81 A K B Evans, BA, PhD, FRHistS, FSA (Arts)
1976-82 Professor D G Barnsley, LLM (Law)
1979-82 Professor R Whittam, BSc, MA, PhD, FRS (Science)
1981-82 Professor H B Willson, MA (Arts)
1974-83 J Bonner, BSc (Econ), PhD (Social Sciences)
1982-84 Professor W Sluckin, BSc(Eng), BSc, PhD, FBPsS (Science)
1982-85 R H Evans, MA, FSA (Arts)
1976-87 Professor E J Griew, MA, LLB (Law)
1984-87 Professor S Trippett, BA, PhD, ScD (Science)
1985-88 T Keefe, MA (Arts)
1975-89 Sir Robert Kilpatrick, CBE, MD, FRCP (Medicine)
1983-89 P L Cottrell, BSc (Econ), PhD (Social Sciences)
1987-89 Professor E A Davis, BSc, MA, PhD (Science)
1987-90 R J H Stone, LLB, LLM (Law)
1989-93 Professor J L Beeby, MA, PhD (Science)
1990-93 Professor R C A White, MA, LLM (Law)
1989-94 C M Price, BSc, PhD (Social Sciences)
1993-95 Professor W J Brammar, BSc, PhD, FRSA (Science)
1993-95 Professor J J Fawcett, LLB, PhD (Law)
1988-96 D T Johnson, MA (Arts)
1996-97 Professor J L Beeby, MA, PhD (Science)
1993-98 Professor M J Galton, MSc, MEd, PhD, FRSA (Education & Continuing Studies)
1997-98 Professor W J Brammar, BSc, PhD, FRSA (Science)
1994-99 Professor D J Pyle, BA, MSc, PhD (Social Sciences)
1995-99 J C Woodliffe, LLB, LLM (Law)
1998-99 Professor J H Holloway, BSc, PhD, DSc, CChem, FRSC (Science)
1990-00 Professor F Harris, CBE, MB, ChB, MMed (Paed), MD, FRCP, FRCP (Ed), FRCPCH, FRSA, FMedSci (Medicine & Biological Sciences)
1996-01 Professor S M Pearce, MA, PhD, FSA, FMA (Arts)
1999-01 Professor W A Light, BSc, MA, PhD (Science)
1999-02 R M Negrine, BA, PhD (Social Sciences)
1999-03 Professor R C A White, MA, LLM, Solicitor of the Supreme Court (Law)
2000-03 Professor W J Brammar, BSc, PhD (Medicine and Biological Sciences)
2001-03 Professor A W Yarrington, BA, PhD, FSA (Arts)
2001-03 Professor J C Fothergill, BSc, MSc, PhD, CEng, CPhys, FIEE, MInstP, SMIEEE (Science)
1998-05 Professor K R Fogelman, BA, CPsychol, FBPsS (Education and Continuing Studies)
2003-07 Professor C M V Clarkson, BA, LLB, LLM (Law)
2002-09 Professor P M Jackson, BA, PhD, AcSS, FRSA, FCMI (Social Sciences)
2003-09 Professor A R Hillman, BSc, DPhil, CChem, MRSC (Science)
2003-08 Professor E J Shattock, BA, MA, PhD (Arts)
2000-08 Professor I Lauder, MB, BS, FRCPath, FMedSci (Medicine & Biological Sciences)
2007-09 Professor Bonner, LLB, LLM (Law)
2008-09 Professor S J Knell, BSc, PGCert, PhD, FGS, AMA
2008-08 Professor D Wynford-Thomas, MB BCh(hons), FRCPath, DSc, FMED
Role of Dean ceased in 2008 and changed to 'Pro-Vice Chancellor and Head of College'
Registrars
1957-1973 H B Martin, BCom, LLD, FCIS
1973-1983 M A Baatz, MA, FRSA
1983-1987 J W Walmsley
1987-1993 Professor G Bernbaum, BSc (Econ), FRSA (Executive Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Registrar)
1993-2006 K J Julian, MA (Registrar and Secretary)
2006-2020 D E Hall, BA, (Registrar and Chief Operating Officer)
2020- Geoff Green (Registrar and Secretary)
Librarians
1957-1961 Rhoda Bennett, MA, FLA
1961-1982 D G F Walker, MA, LLB
1982-1995 B Burch, MA, ALA, FRSA
1995-2002 T D Hobbs, MA, PhD, DipLib, ALA
2002-2013 C Fyfe, BA, MA, MBA
2013-2020 C Taylor BA, Dip Lib, MCLIP
2020-2022 N Donohue BA, MA, PGCAP, SFHEA, MCLIP
2022- S Williams
Public Orators
1957-60 Professor A R Humphreys, MA, AM
1960-62 Professor J D B Miller, MEc
1962-65 Professor A R Humphreys, MA, AM
1965-68 Professor J Simmons, MA FRHistS, FRSL, FSA
1968-71 Professor A R Humphreys, MA, AM
1971-74 Professor G H Martin, CBE, MA, DPhil, FSA, FRHistS
1971-75 Professor R L Meek, LLM, MA, PhD
1975-77 Professor A J Meadows, MA, MSc, DPhil
1975-78 Professor P A W Collins, MA
1977-79 Professor E J Griew, MA, LLB
1977-80 Professor S Brandon, MD, DPM, DCH, FRCPsych
1980-82 Professor P A W Collins, MA
1981-84 Professor L J Herrmann, MA, FSA
1982-85 Professor A A Dashwood, MA
1984-86 Professor A J Meadows, MA, DPhil, MSc
1985-89 Professor S Brandon, MD, DCH, FRCP, FRCPsych, DPM
1985-91 M A Khan, BSc, PhD, FGS, FRAS
1989-95 D W Pollard, LLB, Chevalier des Palmes Académiques
1995-98 R L Borthwick, BA, PhD (Nottingham)
1991-99 Professor W Forster, OBE, MA (Durham)
1998-01 Professor R C A White, MA (Oxford), LLM (Virginia), Solicitor of the Supreme Court)
1999-02 J C W Boon, MA, PhD, CPsychol, AFBPsS
2001-04 Professor S A Petersen, MA, PhD
2002-11 S J Gurman, BSc, PhD
2004-16 Professor G R Campbell, MA, DPhil, DLitt, Dr hc, FRHistS
2012-14 Professor S A Petersen, MA, PhD
2015- P R Jenkins, PhD
2015- N P Siesage, JP, MA
2017- Professor G Shipley, MA, DPhil