Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University

Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University
Incumbent Nisha Katona, MBE since 1 January 2022
Style	Chancellor
Appointer	Board of Governors
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Henry Egerton Cotton
Formation	1992
Deputy	Pro-Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University

The Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University is the

. The duties of the chancellor include the conferring of degrees at graduation ceremonies and being an ambassador for the university both nationally and internationally. As chancellor they may also attend engagements at the university and outside promoting its work and research.

History

JP

, First Chancellor of the university (1992–1993)

The Office of the

of the university, retaining an informal ambassadorial position.

A statue of Henry Cotton resides on the universities City Campus, outside the Henry Cotton Building in Liverpool. The building currently houses the Faculty of Health and Applied Social Sciences, and the School of the Built Environment.

Dr.

Brian May himself stepped down at the end of his five-year term in 2013.

At the end of March 2013,

Liverpool Anglican Cathedral

on the afternoon of 20 May 2013.

List of chancellors

No.		Chancellor	Took office	Left office
1		DL	1992	1993
2		DL	1994	1999
3		QC	1999	2006
4		Dr. Brian May, CBE	2008	2013
5		PC	2013	2022
6		Nisha Katona, MBE	2022	present

See also

• Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University
• Liverpool John Moores University

External links

• Liverpool John Moores University

References