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27 June 2025 Opinion
27 June 2025 Opinion
Professor Lisa Roberts joined the UUK UK Board as Vice-President (England and Northern Ireland) on 1 August 2025, having previously served as an elected member and Policy Lead (Student Experience, Education and Skills) from 2022. Professor Roberts is also chair of the UUK Governance and Nominations Committee.
Professor Roberts has been Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University of Exeter since September 2020 and previously held the role of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) at the University of Leeds from 2016.
Professor Roberts is a Board member of the Russell Group and a member of the Lifelong Learning Advisory Group and the Jisc Board.
What I love most about my job is enabling and supporting great colleagues and students to achieve amazing things. University research and education really does transform lives and not many jobs can give you that sense of pride and satisfaction every single day.