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==History==
 
==History==
  
1944: Born Aberdeen
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*1944: Born Aberdeen
1967: Graduated from the University of Aberdeen with First Class Honours in Law
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*1967: Graduated from the University of Aberdeen with First Class Honours in Law
1974-88: Professor of jurisprudence at Queen's University, Belfast
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*1974-88: Professor of jurisprudence at Queen's University, Belfast
1983-88: Pro-vice chancellor, Queen's University
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*1983-88: Pro-vice chancellor, Queen's University
1987-94: Chairman, Northern Ireland Economic Council
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*1987-94: Chairman, Northern Ireland Economic Council
1988: Appointed vice chancellor of the [[University of Nottingham]]
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*1988: Appointed vice chancellor of the [[University of Nottingham]]
1990-4: First chairman of the newly created [[Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority]]
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*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
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*1993: Member of the Sheehy inquiry team into Police Responsibilities and Rewards
1994: Knighted
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*1994: Knighted
1994-2001: Chairman of the [[Food Advisory Committee]]
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*1994-2001: Chairman of the [[Food Advisory Committee]]
1996-1999: Chairman of the [[Human Genetics Advisory Committee]]
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*1996-1999: Chairman of the [[Human Genetics Advisory Committee]]
1999-2005: non-executive director of Swiss Re
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*1999-2005: non-executive director of Swiss Re
2001-6: First Commissioner for Judicial Appointments
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*2001-6: First Commissioner for Judicial Appointments
2002-4: Nottingham becomes the most popular university for students
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*2002-4: Nottingham becomes the most popular university for students
2004: Honorary Citizen of Ningo Municipality, China
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*2004: Honorary Citizen of Ningo Municipality, China
2005: Chinese campus of the university in Ningo opens
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*2005: Chinese campus of the university in Ningo opens
2008: Made 36th Freeman of the City of Nottingham
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*2008: Made 36th Freeman of the City of Nottingham
2008: Retires from the university, having become the longest serving vice chancellor in higher education<ref>Pg. 16, Sir Colin Campbell, ''Nottingham Evening Post'', 25-February-2009</ref>
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*2008: Retires from the university, having become the longest serving vice chancellor in higher education<ref>Pg. 16, Sir Colin Campbell, ''Nottingham Evening Post'', 25-February-2009</ref>
  
 
==Tobacco Industry Connections==
 
==Tobacco Industry Connections==

Revision as of 23:05, 10 May 2011

Colin Campbell is a lawyer who acted as vice-chancellor of the University of Nottingham between 1988-2008.[1]

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 governent review panel assessing levels of polic 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, commisioned 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 Corporte Social Responsibility'. Campbell defended the funding arguing that British American Tobacco was 'changing expectations of society and its stakeholders'.[5]

Views on Education

Tuition Fees

In 2003 Campbell was arguing that Universities should be allowed to charge higher tuition fee levels.[6] This policy was adopted by the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government in 2010.

Pay Controversy

On the year of his retirement, 2008, Campbell topped the univeristy 'rich list' by earning £585,000 an amount made up of salary and benefits.[7]

Affiliations

University of Nottingham

Notes

  1. Pg16, Sir colin campbell looks back at his career, Nottingham Evening Post, 25-February-2009
  2. Pg. 16, Sir Colin Campbell, Nottingham Evening Post, 25-February-2009
  3. David Shaw, Outsider to investigate police pay, Evening Standard, 6-July-1992
  4. David Shaw, Outsider to investigate police pay, Evening Standard, 6-July-1992
  5. John Von Radowitz, ANGER AS UNIVERSITY ACCEPTS TOBACCO CASH, Birmingham Post, 5-December-2000
  6. Glen Owen, Faltering Nottingham still tops in the "dinner party" ratings, The Times, 8-May-2003
  7. Joanna Sugden, Campus fury at vice-chancellors' windfalls; Heads prosper as staff and students suffer, The Times, 19-March-2009