Today I attended the inauguration ceremony of Professor Janet Beer as the new Vice-Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University. This position was previously held by Professor Graham Upton, who had played a key role on Oxfordshire County Council's Strategic Partnership. Please follow this link for details of Professor Beer's career to date:
After the official ceremony, we were invited back to the gardens of Headington Hill House where we had the opportunity of meeting many of the key players in Oxfordshire's community.
Oxford Brookes University began life as the Oxford School of Art in 1865, and then expanded to become a technical college. When it moved to Headington, it became a Polytechnic and finally in 1992 it became the University that we have today. It honoured John Brookes' memory by choosing the name Oxford Brookes University. Read the full history here:
Now the university enjoys an excellent reputation within the academic world, so long may its success continue.
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