Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell is a lawyer who acted as vice-chancellor of the University of Nottingham between 1988-2008.[1]
Contents
History
- 1944: Born Aberdeen
- 1967: Graduated from the University of Aberdeen with First Class Honours in Law
- 1974-88: Professor of jurisprudence at Queen's University, Belfast
- 1983-88: Pro-vice chancellor, Queen's University
- 1987-94: Chairman, Northern Ireland Economic Council
- 1988: Appointed vice chancellor of the University of Nottingham
- 1990-4: First chairman of the newly created Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
- 1993: Member of the Sheehy inquiry team into Police Responsibilities and Rewards
- 1994: Knighted
- 1994-2001: Chairman of the Food Advisory Committee
- 1996-1999: Chairman of the Human Genetics Advisory Committee
- 1999-2005: non-executive director of Swiss Re
- 2001-6: First Commissioner for Judicial Appointments
- 2002-4: Nottingham becomes the most popular university for students
- 2004: Honorary Citizen of Ningo Municipality, China
- 2005: Chinese campus of the university in Ningo opens
- 2008: Made 36th Freeman of the City of Nottingham
- 2008: Retires from the university, having become the longest serving vice chancellor in higher education[2]
Tobacco Industry Connections
Police Pay Review
In 1992 Campbell was on a government review panel assessing levels of police pay. The review was headed by Patrick Sheehy the chairman of British American Tobacco. Conservative Party MP Kenneth Clarke, who later became deputy chairman of British American Tobacco, commissioned the review,[3] other members of the team included John Bullock, Eric Caines, and Paul Fox.[4]
Tobacco Funding for Nottingham University
In 2000 the University of Nottingham accepted £4 million to set up an 'International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility'. Campbell defended the funding arguing that British American Tobacco was 'changing expectations of society and its stakeholders'.[5]
Views on Education
Privatising University Education
In 1999 Campbell described how it was time to 'privatise Britain's universities to help them be globally competitive in the work they do and the pay they offer academics'.[6]
Tuition Fees
In 2003 Campbell was arguing that Universities should be allowed to charge higher tuition fee levels.[7] This policy was adopted by the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government in 2010.
Academic Freedom and Terrorism Legislation
On the case of the 'Nottingham Two' (see Teaching About Terrorism: University of Nottingham, Campbell argued that researchers accessing materials 'run the risk of being investigated and prosecuted on terrorism charges' adding they they 'are likely to be able to offer a defence to charges, although they may be held in custody for some time while the matter is investigated'.[8]
Pay Controversy
On the year of his retirement, 2008, Campbell topped the university 'rich list' by earning £585,000 an amount made up of salary and benefits.[9]
Affiliations
Notes
- ↑ Pg16, Sir Colin campbell looks back at his career, Nottingham Evening Post, 25-February-2009
- ↑ Pg. 16, Sir Colin Campbell, Nottingham Evening Post, 25-February-2009
- ↑ David Shaw, Outsider to investigate police pay, Evening Standard, 6-July-1992
- ↑ David Shaw, Outsider to investigate police pay, Evening Standard, 6-July-1992
- ↑ John Von Radowitz, ANGER AS UNIVERSITY ACCEPTS TOBACCO CASH, Birmingham Post, 5-December-2000
- ↑ Colin Campbell, Privatise the universities and cast off their shackles, Sunday Times, 22-August-1999
- ↑ Glen Owen, Faltering Nottingham still tops in the "dinner party" ratings, The Times, 8-May-2003
- ↑ Melanie Newman, Fear of anti-terror laws leads to a growing climate of self-censorship, Times Higher Educational Supplement, 6-November-2008
- ↑ Joanna Sugden, Campus fury at vice-chancellors' windfalls; Heads prosper as staff and students suffer, The Times, 19-March-2009
