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President and Vice-Chancellor

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President and Vice-Chancellor
Professor Sir Ian Greer

The President and Vice-Chancellor is the Chief Executive Officer of the University.

Responsible to the Senate, he is the Chair of the University Management Board and is accountable for the University's overall management and strategic direction.

Professor Sir Ian Greer has been President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast since August 2018. He has extensive experience of university innovation driving regional economic growth, including cross-sector developments such as the Northern Health Science Alliance, a collaboration of eight Universities and NHS partners, and is the cofounder of the Health Innovation Research Alliance for NI.

He is a strong advocate for University social responsibility, including widening participation. He leads the innovation pillar of the Belfast Region City Deal, driving innovation in key sectors for the local economy - creative industries, health innovation, data science & analytics, and advanced manufacturing. He is the past president of Universities Ireland, promoting collaboration across the island, and a member of the Research England Council and the British Council’s Education Advisory Group (EAG).

By way of background, he is a medical graduate of the University of Glasgow, with his research and clinical career in obstetrics and gynaecology. He has held senior leadership positions in several UK Universities, and was Vice President of the University of Manchester, immediately before moving to Queen’s.

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Contact

Vice-Chancellor's Office,
Queen's University,
Belfast BT7 1NN
Northern Ireland

Vice-Chancellor's Executive Personal Assistant
Mrs Louise McGrath (0)28 9097 5130
Email: vc.pa@qub.ac.uk

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