Our board
The Ïã¸Û±¦µäÃâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ´óÈ« provides strategic advice, policy development and communications for 24 leading universities. It is led byÌýChief ExecutiveÌýDr Tim Bradshaw
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Dr Tim Bradshaw - Chief Executive
Chief Executive
Tim has a wealth of experience working within higher education, business and government. He leads the Ïã¸Û±¦µäÃâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ´óÈ« in providing representation, strategic direction, policy development and advocacy for the UK’s 24 research-intensive universities.
He worked at the Ïã¸Û±¦µäÃâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ´óÈ« for four-and-a-half years – as Head of Policy for Research and Innovation, and later Director of PolicyÌý– before being appointed as Chief Executive. He joined the organisation in 2012 from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) where he was Head of Group, leading work on the Industrial Strategy, manufacturing, competitiveness, university-business collaboration and science and technology policy.
Previously, Tim was independent secretary to the Science Advisory Council at DEFRA and has worked for the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee as a specialist assistant and for the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. He went to the University of Leicester and the Open University and has a PhD in geology and geochemistry.Ìý
You can contact Tim via his PA, Debbie Halpenny: CEO.office@russellgroup.ac.uk
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Professor Chris Day CBE
Vice-Chancellor and President,ÌýNewcastle University
Chair of the Ïã¸Û±¦µäÃâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ´óÈ« 2023-Ìý
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Professor Chris Day has been Vice-Chancellor and President of Newcastle University since January 2017. Previously a Consultant Hepatologist with an international reputation in medical research, he is a Fellow and former Clinical Vice-President of the Academy of Medical Sciences.ÌýÌý
He has served on the Council of the Medical Research Council and the Executive of the Medical Schools Council and chaired the Clinical Medicine Sub-Panel for the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) Exercise. Ìý
Our board members
Our board is made up of the leaders of the 24 Ïã¸Û±¦µäÃâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ´óÈ« universities.
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Professor Adam Tickell
Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Birmingham
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Professor Evelyn Welch
Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Bristol
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Professor Deborah Prentice
Vice-Chancellor, University of Cambridge
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Professor Wendy Larner
President and Vice-Chancellor,ÌýCardiff University
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Professor Karen O'Brien
Vice-Chancellor and Warden, Durham University
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Professor Sir Peter Mathieson
Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Edinburgh
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Professor Lisa Roberts
Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, University of Exeter
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Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli
Principal and Vice-Chancellor,ÌýUniversity of Glasgow
Chair of the Ïã¸Û±¦µäÃâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ´óÈ« 2017-2020 -
Professor Hugh Brady
President, Imperial College London
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Professor Shitij Kapur
President and Principal, King's College London
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Professor Hai-Sui Yu
Interim Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Leeds
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Professor Tim Jones
Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool
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Professor Larry Kramer
President and Vice-Chancellor, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Professor Duncan Ivison
President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Manchester
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Professor Shearer West
Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Nottingham
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Professor Irene Tracey
Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford
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Professor Colin Bailey
President and Principal, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor Sir Ian Greer
President and Vice-Chancellor, Queen’s University Belfast
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Professor Koen Lamberts
President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Sheffield
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Professor Mark E. Smith
President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Southampton
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Dr Michael Spence
President and Provost, University College London
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Professor Stuart Croft
Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Warwick
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Professor Charlie Jeffery
Vice-Chancellor and President, University of York