Kevin Shakesheff
Kevin Shakesheff | |
|---|---|
| Pro-Vice Chancellor of Open University | |
| In office 2021–2025 | |
| Pro-Vice Chancellor of University of Nottingham | |
| In office 2015–2021 | |
| Succeeded by | Zoe Wilson[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1969[2] |
| Website | https://about.open.ac.uk/governance-ou/executive-team/pro-vice-chancellor-res |
| Education | University of Nottingham |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
| Awards | RISE award (EPSRC)[3] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Regenerative Medicine Biological Therapy |
Kevin Shakesheff FMedSci is a British Medical Biologist. He has served as Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the Open University since April 2021.[4]
Career
Shakesheff qualified as a Pharmacist in the early 1990s and received a PhD in Advanced Drug Delivery Systems from the University of Nottingham[5] School of Pharmacy. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at MIT In 1997 Shakesheff returned to the University of Nottingham as an EPSRC Advanced Fellow. He became a Professor in 2002, and in 2015 became the first Pro-Vice Chancellor for Science there.[4][5] In 2019 he was elected to the Chair of OneNottingham.[6]
Shakesheff became the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the Open University in 2021, and in September 2025 he will become Vice Chancellor of Keele University.[5][7]
References
- ^ University appoints new Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Science[1]. Retrieved on 30 April 2025
- ^ Companies House[2]. Retrieved on 30 April 2025.
- ^ Stem cell pioneer honoured [3]. Retrieved on 29 April 2025.
- ^ a b "The Open University". 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ^ a b c "Keele University announces new Vice-Chancellor". Keele University. 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ^ "Science Professor takes Chair at the table of One Nottingham – My Nottingham News". Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ^ "Strike action by Keele University staff in job cuts row". BBC News. 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-04-30.