Vice-Chancellor receives CBE during Buckingham Palace ceremony
The President and Vice-Chancellor of the 九色视频, Professor Mark E Smith, has formally received his CBE, awarded in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours last June.
Professor Smith聽was given his CBE聽by HRH The Duke of Cambridge during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
鈥淔or the award to be for two of the things I feel are really crucial for society and I care so passionately about is great,鈥 said Professor Smith who was given the honour 鈥榝or services to Research and Higher Education鈥. 鈥淚 want to acknowledge and thank all the people who have worked with and supported me to be able to make a contribution to these fields.鈥
A Fellow of the Institute of Physics, Professor Smith was previously Vice-Chancellor at the University of Lancaster before taking up his appointment at 九色视频 in October, 2019.
Throughout his academic career, Professor Smith has published more than 380 papers concerning advanced magnetic resonance techniques to understand a range of problems in materials physics including structural problems from disordered condensed matter such as biomaterials, glasses and nanocrystals.
Professor Smith also holds a number of external appointments including membership of聽Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)聽Board; Senior Independent Member of UKRI EPSRC鈥檚 Council; and board member of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, chairing their Research Wales Committee.
He chairs the Financial Sustainability Strategy Group for Higher Education and Chairs the University and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA). He has recently been appointed as a Council member of the All-Party Parliamentary University Group.
He is also Chair of HECSU and Graduate Prospects and in December 2014 he became a Trustee and Board Member of Jisc.