{"id":40911,"date":"2022-05-17T11:46:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T11:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/?p=40911"},"modified":"2022-05-17T11:46:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T11:46:03","slug":"hull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2022\/05\/17\/hull\/","title":{"rendered":"The University of Hull"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Hull<\/h4>\n

This morning, the University of Hull has announced that it has invited me to become its next Vice-Chancellor<\/a>, starting on 1 September 2022.\u00a0 In the UK system, the Vice-Chancellor is the most senior academic and administrative officer of the University – a role that is not dissimilar in some ways to that of CEO in industry, but of course it is important to remember to be an academic.<\/p>\n

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The University of Hull<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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It will be an enormous honour and privilege to take on this role.\u00a0 The University of Hull<\/a>, located in the city of Kingston-upon-Hull<\/a> in the East Riding of Yorkshire, was founded in 1927, and thus is the 14th oldest university in England. It is a campus based institution that provides an excellent student education.\u00a0 It has a very strong research pedigree across a wide range of disciplines.\u00a0 Through the appointment process I have been immensely impressed with the students and staff that I have met – they are passionate, ambitious and kind, with a real desire to make the world a better place.\u00a0 The university motto is Lampada Ferens<\/i><\/a>, which translates to \u2018carrying the light of learning\u2019.\u00a0 The wonderful university community exemplifies that spirit.<\/p>\n

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The spirit of Hull<\/p><\/div>\n

I want of course to pay tribute to the current Vice-Chancellor, Professor Susan Lea<\/a>, who will step down in August.\u00a0 She has led the University through the challenging times of the last few years with skill and dedication.\u00a0 It is the aim of all Vice-Chancellors to leave the institution in a strong position, ready to take advantage of opportunities.\u00a0 There is no doubt that Susan has done so.\u00a0 She has been instrumental in creating a University that provides a rich student experience, that is strong in research and that is supporting the region to flourish. She will be much missed.<\/p>\n

Looking forward, I’m hugely enthused by the range of opportunities that lie ahead for the University of Hull.\u00a0 The new strategy<\/a> focuses on providing a world class education, on increasing research strength and on work with partners.\u00a0 Underpinning this is a strong commitment to social justice and to sustainability. The University of Hull has committed to move to being carbon neutral for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2027<\/a>.\u00a0 This typifies the ambition of the institution.<\/p>\n

This means of course that I will leave my current institution, the University of Sheffield<\/a>.\u00a0 I have been here since November 2016, serving through that time as Vice-President and Professor of Geography.\u00a0 I have loved being at Sheffield, and will depart at the end of August with an real sense of sadness.\u00a0 It has been the happiest five years of my career.\u00a0 The university community has achieved so much in that time, and it has been wonderful to play a small role in that.\u00a0 I will write more about my time at Sheffield in due course, but let me say thanks to my colleagues and to the students here.\u00a0 You are amazing.<\/p>\n

Finally, I should say something about this blog.\u00a0 I have been writing about landslides here for almost 15 years – I started in December 2007.\u00a0 Whilst I recognise that a move to being Vice-Chancellor will mark the end (or at least a suspension?) of my research, my intention is to continue to write here regularly.\u00a0 This blog links me to my original academic discipline, and I remain deeply committed to the reduction of losses from landslides.\u00a0 I will of course write in my own time, before the start of my working day.\u00a0 And I’ll continue to enjoy my interactions with all parts of the landslide community.<\/p>\n

And so I will now start the process of moving to the University of Hull in a little over three months.\u00a0 I do so with a sense of excitement and anticipation.\u00a0 It will be a huge honour to take up the role.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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