Wendy Larner

23 April, 2024
President and Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University Professor Wendy Larner is a human geographer who is internationally recognised for her research on globalisation, governance and gender. She has held academic positions in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and visiting fellowships in Canada, the United States and G... Read More

Deian Hopkin

President, Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion Professor Sir Deian Hopkin spent 44 years as an academic and senior manager in six different universities, retiring as Vice-Chancellor of London South Bank University. His main academic interests are in modern history and politics, the press, the Labour Movement in Wales... Read More

Enlli Thomas

19 April, 2023
Professor in Education Research, Bangor University. Professor Thomas, one of the early and influential founders of Welsh medium teaching in Higher Education, is Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor for Welsh at Bangor University. Her main research interests and expertise include psycholinguistic approaches to the study of ... Read More

Steve Smith

HM Government International Education Champion and Prime Minister’s Special Representative to Saudi Arabia for Education, HM Government. Professor Sir Steve Smith is the UK Government International Education Champion and the Prime Minister’s Special Representative to Saudi Arabia for Education. He was previously... Read More

Elaine Canning

Head of Special Projects, Swansea University. Dr. Elaine Canning, Head of Special Projects at Swansea University, is a writer, editor and the driving force behind the Dylan Thomas Prize and Rhys Davies National Short Story Award on behalf of the Rhys Davies Trust. Connected with arts and culture organisations and ev... Read More

Ben Calvert

Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer, University of South Wales. Now Vice-Chancellor of University of South Wales, Dr. Ben Calvert has played a central role in Welsh Higher Education leadership for several years. As Chair of the Welsh Government HE Covid Guidance Group, he steered the sector in its response t... Read More

Rowland Wynne

Retired. Former Head of Department of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, Funding Councils for Wales and former Secretary of the Welsh Advisory Body for Local Authority Higher Education Read More