Sir David Greenaway DL (born 20 March 1952, Glasgow) is a British economist. He is professor of economics and was previously the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, having succeeded Sir Colin Campbell on 1 October 2008.[1] In September 2016, he announced his decision to retire, and stepped down at the end of September 2017 with Shearer West succeeding Greenaway.[2]
David Greenaway | |
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| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham | |
| In office October 2008 – October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Colin Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Shearer West |
Education and career
editAfter undergraduate and graduate studies at what is now Liverpool John Moores University and the University of Liverpool respectively, he was a lecturer at what is now De Montfort University and later a professor at the University of Buckingham, before joining the University of Nottingham in 1987.[3] From 2004 to 2008 he was a University Pro-Vice-Chancellor, having previously held this position between 1994 and 2001.[4] He was also Dean of the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences between 1991 and 1994.
Positions
edit- Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire
- Chairman of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body from 2004 until 2010, and a Member since 1998, which advises the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Defence annually on the pay and conditions of the UK Armed Forces
- Member of the Senior Salaries Review Body from 2004 until 2010, which advises the Prime Minister on the remuneration of the senior civil service, judiciary and senior military
- Member of the UK Government’s Asia Task Force
- Chair of the Shape of Training review for the General Medical Council, published in 2013.[5]
Honours
editGreenaway was knighted in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to higher education.[6][7]
Other
editHe also provides advice to a range of Government Departments, which has included a report on Uninsured Driving in the UK for the previous Labour government Secretary of State for Transport.[8] Greenaway is also the director of the Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy, which he helped establish in 1998.[9]
References
edit- ^ University of Nottingham Press Release: Professor David Greenaway to succeed Sir Colin Campbell as Vice-Chancellor
- ^ "University of Nottingham chief prepares to step down". 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Interview with Professor Sir David Greenaway". Archived from the original on 14 May 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Vice Chancellor Biography". University of Nottingham. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Chair of the review: Professor David Greenaway". Shape of Training Review. 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ "No. 60895". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2014. p. b2.
- ^ "2014 Birthday Honours List"" (PDF). Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Vice Chancellor Profile". Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Professor Sir David Greenaway". governance.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
External links
edit- School of Economics Archived 31 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- About the Vice-Chancellor, The University of Nottingham