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Recruitment process for new Vice-Chancellor begins

The search for a new Vice-Chancellor at the University of Liverpool has begun with the launch of an international recruitment process.

The news follows the announcement last month that current Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dame Janet Beer, will be retiring from her role in December 2022 after joining the University in February 2015 as its first woman Vice-Chancellor.

An engagement exercise has already taken place with staff, students and external stakeholders to inform understanding of the challenges and opportunities that the University community sees as being most important in the years ahead. Feedback was also gathered about the characteristics people think will be most important in a new Vice-Chancellor and this detail will be used to inform the recruitment process and will help to identify the most suitable candidate for the role.

The engagement sessions included open forum sessions, an online feedback form and meetings with internal stakeholder groups. The Guild of Students gathered students’ views as part of the process and its President Bertie Woodcock is part of the Vice-Chancellor Recruitment Committee being led by the President of the University Council, Carmel Booth.

The feedback from the consultation exercise demonstrated a high level of ambition for the future from our staff and students who have made clear that they wish to continue to set the bar high. Key points included:

The University intends to make an appointment by the summer, with a view to achieving a smooth handover at the end of the calendar year.

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