Martin Harris (academic)

Professor Sir Martin Best Harris CBE MA PhD LLD is a British academic and Professor of Linguistics. Sir Martin is the current Chancellor of the University of Salford, the ceremonial head of the University. He replaced Sir Walter Bodmer and took office on 4 April 2005. Sir Martin spent fifteen years at the Univeristy of Salford as a Senior Lecturer, Professor of Linguistics, Dean and, later, Pro-Vice-Chancellor. [cite web |url=http://www.salford.ac.uk/news/details/273|title="News: Sir Martin Harris Appointed University Chancellor"|accessdate=12-08-2008|date=24 January 2005]

Sir Martin Harris began his academic career at the University of Leicester in 1967, where he lectured in French Linguistics.

Past Positions

*Vice-Chancellor of the University of Essex from 1987 to 1992.
*Vice-Chancellor of the Victoria University of Manchester from 1992 until 2004.
*Chairman of review of graduate education in England and Wales (the Harris Report) 1995-96.
*Chairman of the Clinical Standards Advisory Group 1996.
*Chairman of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals (CVCP), now Universities UK, from 1997 until 1999.
*Founding Chair of the North West Universities Association 1999-2001.
*Chairman of a review of university careers services for the Department for Education and Skills 2000.
*Commissioner for Health Improvement 1999-2002.
*Honorary President of the the National Postgraduate Committee 2001-2004
*Deputy Chair of the North West Development Agency 2002.

Present Positions

*Director of Fair Access at the Office for Fair Access (OFFA).
*Honorary Fellow of Queens' College Cambridge.
*Member of University Grants Committee.
*Director of Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited.
*Patron of the Embroiderers' Guild.

Honours

HM The Queen appointed Professor Harris Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1992 and Knight Bachelor in her New Year Honours List 2000 for services to higher education. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/12/99/new_years_honours/584131.stm Honours List, "BBC News", 31 December 1999] Accessed 29 August 2007]

The "Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama" at the University of Manchester is named in his honour.

External links

* [http://www.salford.ac.uk/news/details/289 Sir Martin Harris installed as Chancellor of University of Salford] at Salford.ac.uk

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