Prof Nic Beech
Professional Services
Current positions
Vice-Chancellor
Biography
Professor Nic Beech FAcSS, FBAM, FCIPD, FRSA, ANZAMDF, CCMI.
Nic is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Salford and was previously Vice-Principal at the University of St Andrews, Provost of Dundee University and Vice-Chancellor of Middlesex University. He is Chair of the Quality Council for UK Higher Education, Treasurer and on the Board of Universities UK and a board member of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). He is also Chair of the National Union of Students Steering Committee on Tackling Antisemitism. He was previously Treasurer and on the Board of the Academy of Social Sciences and Chair of Access HE. Nic is currently a member of the Secretary of State’s Curriculum and Assessment Review panel for England.
Nic’s academic field is business and management and his research focused on identity, organisational change and educational leadership. He has a particular interests in social mobility and educational quality and has worked for many years on improving equity. His awards from Learned Societies include, at a national level, the Lifetime Achievement in Research Award and at an international level, the Exceptional Service to the Field of Management Worldwide Award. He was the longest-serving president of the British Academy of Management.
Areas of Research
identity, diversity, change leadership and learning
Leadership and management
Qualifications
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PhD