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Major investment in academic leadership

The search is on for more than 40 exceptional new chairs who will take academic leadership roles across the University and make a major contribution to helping us achieve our world-class ambitions for the future.

As part of the £23m investment in academic leadership, five new posts have been identified within the Faculty of Engineering which it is hoped will bolster our existing strengths and develop other strategically important areas.

• Chair in Energy for the Built Environment
• Chair in Medical Engineering Technology
• Chair in Mobile and Pervasive Computing
• Chair in Nuclear Process Engineering
• Chair in Wireless Communications

“The strategic mission of the University has been highlighted by changes to higher education policy, the new fees regime in 2012 and Research Excellence Framework (REF) in 2014,” says Professor Dawn Freshwater, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Staff and Organisational Effectiveness.

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