David Eastwood

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Sir David Stephen Eastwood,

FRHistS (born 5 January 1959), is a British academic and long serving university leader who was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham between 13 April 2009 and December 2021.[1][2]

Early life

Eastwood was born on 5 January 1959 in

Master of Arts (MA) in 1985. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in 1985, also from the University of Oxford.[4]

Career

Eastwood has held the posts of Chief Executive of the

modern history, and he was fellow and senior tutor of Pembroke College, Oxford.[6]

He was Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), a post he had held since September 2006.[7] His former posts also include Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia and Chief Executive of the Arts and Humanities Research Board.

On 13 April 2009, he succeeded Michael Sterling as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham.[8] In March 2011, Eastwood announced plans to raise the undergraduate tuition fees at the University of Birmingham to the maximum of £9000 (subject to OFFA approval) for courses commencing 2012/13.[9] Eastwood retired from the position in December 2021 and was succeeded by Adam Tickell.[2]

Eastwood is a former chair of the QAA Steering Group for Benchmarking and a former member of the QAA Board. He has contributed numerous times to several newspapers, among them The Guardian, The Sunday Telegraph and The Times. His specialist subject is 19th- and 18th-century British and American politics.[10][citation needed]

He has been a member of the board of the Universities Superannuation Scheme since 2007.[11]

Honours

Eastwood was elected a

Deputy Lieutenant of the West Midlands.[13] He was knighted in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to higher education.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "Profile: Professor David Eastwood". University of Birmingham. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b "University of Birmingham appoints new Vice-Chancellor". University of Birmingham. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Prof David Eastwood". People of Today Online. Debrett's. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  4. ^ "EASTWOOD, Prof. David Stephen". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012.
  5. ^ "What Should Universities Be? David Eastwood". arts.brighton.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  6. ^ Richards, Huw (15 February 2005). "David Eastwood: Road runner". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Professor Eastwood appointed Chief Executive of HEFCE". HEFCE. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  8. ^ Lipsett, Anthea (16 June 2008). "Eastwood named as new head at University of Birmingham". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  9. ^ Keogh, Kat (25 March 2011). "University of Birmingham to charge students £9,000 per year". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  10. ^ "David Eastwood". The Conversation. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  11. ^ "The Board". USS.
  12. ^ "Fellows of the Royal Historical Society". Royal Historical Society. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  13. ^ "No. 60072". The London Gazette. 28 February 2012. p. 3907.
  14. ^ "No. 60895". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2014. p. b2.
  15. ^ "Queen's birthday honours list 2014: Military". The Guardian. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
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Preceded by Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia
2002–2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham
April 2009-December 2021 		Succeeded by
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