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University of Bedfordshire
Park Square
Luton
Bedfordshire
UK, LU1 3JU
Professor Les Ebdon CBE
took up his appointment as Vice-Chancellor of the, now, University of Bedfordshire
in 2003.
Since then he has led the University through a successful development programme with growth in student numbers to over 21,000 and a merger in August 2006 with the Bedford faculty of De Montfort University to form the new University of Bedfordshire.
He is active regionally as the Chair of the
Association of Universities in the East of England, a member of the East of
England Regional Economic Forum, a member of Luton Gateway Board, President of
the United Nations Association-Luton and Patron of Luton Churches Education
Trust.
Nationally, he is the Chair of
the University think-tank – million+, a Board member of the Universities and
Colleges Employers’ Association, a member of the Universities UK Board and a
member of the Universities UK Health and Social Policy Committee.
He serves as a member of the National Council
for Educational Excellence, is a member of the Parliamentary University Group
Council, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Fellow of the Royal
Society for the Arts.
He also serves on
the Editorial Board of the Times Higher Education Supplement and two
international learned society editorial boards.
He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science by the University of Plymouth in December 2009 and was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year’s Honours List, 2009.
His research interests are in environmental analytical chemistry and his various contributions to sensor development and our understanding of the behaviour and importance of trace elements in the environment have led to some 270 learned publications and to several awards.
Les is a member of the Remuneration Committee and Nominations and Honours Committee.
October 2010
