Shirley Congdon was born on 1961 and is a British nurse and academic administrator who is the eighth and current vice chancellor of the University of Bradford, appointed in 2019.
12 Facts About Shirley Congdon
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Shirley Congdon has chaired the Yorkshire Universities consortium since 2020.
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Shirley Congdon worked at Hartlepool General Hospital during secondary school, and became a nurse in 1982.
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Shirley Congdon studied at Teesside University in the late 1990s, while still working as a nurse.
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Shirley Congdon was the first person in her family to attend university, and later received a master's degree and teaching certificate from Durham University and the University of Bath.
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Shirley Congdon became the dean of health studies at the University of Bradford in 2009.
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Shirley Congdon was named pro vice chancellor for learning and teaching in 2011, and deputy vice chancellor in 2015.
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In March 2019, the university announced that Shirley Congdon was appointed as vice chancellor, and she began her tenure on 1 August, succeeding Brian Cantor.
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Shirley Congdon is the eighth person, and first woman, to hold the role of vice chancellor at the University of Bradford.
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Shirley Congdon was appointed to the Leeds City Region enterprise partnership board in March 2020.
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Shirley Congdon has chaired Yorkshire Universities, a consortium of twelve universities in the Yorkshire region, since August 2020.
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Shirley Congdon succeeded Chris Husbands, and is the first woman in the position.