Mary Stuart (academic)
Mary Stuart CBE | |
|---|---|
| Born | c.1957 |
| Education | University of Cape Town, Open University |
| Occupation | former Vice Chancellor |
| Employer | University of Lincoln |
Prof. Mary Stuart CBE (born c.1957) is a South African born academic and the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Lincoln.
Life
[edit]Stuart was born in South Africa and she attended a dance school there. She later moved to what was then Rhodesia before relocating with her husband to the United Kingdom. For a while, they and their children lived in a homeless hostel until the council supplied accommodation.[1]
She attended the University of Cape Town and later obtained a doctorate in Social Policy from the Open University in 1998.[2]
She was appointed to be Vice Chancellor at the University of Lincoln[3] in 2009 following on from David Chiddick. Her research interests are life histories, social mobility, students and community development.[4] Stuart notes that a university in Lincoln was only created as a trial. She entered into an unusual collaboration with Siemens who was a local employer. The company assists in choosing the head of the university's Engineering department. Stuart is aware this is unusual, but she remembers South Africa where large companies were a more positive influence than the government.[1] Stuart is supported by five Deputy Vice-Chancellors.[5]
In 2018, she was awarded a CBE.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wilby, Peter (3 October 2017). "From a homeless hostel to vice-chancellor of Lincoln University". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Mary Stuart CBE". The European Conference on Language Learning (ECLL). Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ Ionescu, Daniel (26 June 2009). "University of Lincoln appoints Professor Mary Stuart as new Vice Chancellor". The Linc. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Vice Chancellor of the University | Governance | University of Lincoln". www.lincoln.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ Lincoln, University of. "Senior Management Team". www.lincoln.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2019.