Janet is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool and took up her post in 2015. Before that, she spent seven years as Vice-Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University. She is a former president of Universities UK.
Professor Beer was a member of the recent taskforce on dealing with violence against women, harassment and hate crime affecting university students. She is also a board member of UCAS, a board member of the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) and a trustee of the British Council.
Professor Beer has an established record of research and scholarship in late nineteenth and early twentieth century American literature and culture and most recently completed a study of the late writing of Edith Wharton.
Times Higher Education - Janet Beer To close the student attainment gap universities must lead by example (12 May 2019) Times Higher Education - Janet Beer - Policies and strategies not enough to tackle campus sexual harassment (10 November 2017)
The Guardian: Higher Education Network 2VCs on ... how do we stop part-time numbers dropping further? (1 November 2017)
The Guardian: Higher Education Network - Janet Beer - Brexit ‘McCarthyism’ is unacceptable to universities. Free speech must flourish (24 October 2017)
The Guardian: Higher Education Network - Janet Beer - A solution to the row over tuition fees - bring back maintenance grants (7 September 2017)
