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Professor Ebdon CBE obtained both his BSc and PhD at Imperial College, London. After lectureships at Makerere University, Kampala and Sheffield Hallam University, he became Reader in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Plymouth.
Promoted to a personal chair in 1986, he was appointed Head of Environmental Sciences in 1989.
In the same year, he was appointed Deputy Director and became Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Plymouth in 1992, a position he held until his appointment as Vice Chancellor at the University of Luton in September 2003.
On August 1 2006 he became VC of the University of Bedfordshire.
Professor Ebdon’s research interests are in environmental analytical chemistry and his contributions to sensor development and understanding of the importance of trace elements in the environment have led to more than 250 publications and several awards.
For a fuller profile and more information about Professor Ebdon's research and publications visit the Luton Institute of Research in the Applied Natural Sciences.
