New senior appointments in China and Malaysia

PA 126/10 - The University of Nottingham is delighted to announce the appointment of three new Vice-Provosts at its campuses in Malaysia and China. The new appointments will give further impetus to the University's pioneering initiatives in international higher education, strengthening academic leadership and helping to drive the next phase of development at the University's international campuses. The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus and The University of Nottingham Ningbo China are expanding, both in terms of student numbers and academic activity - To support this growth at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC), Professor Stephen Doughty - has been appointed Vice-Provost with responsibility for developments in teaching and learning, including enhancements to e-learning provision and the development of new programmes. Professor Doughty established the School of Pharmacy at UNMC and is Dean of the Faculty of Science. He has been chair of the campus Learning and Teaching Committee since 2007, and in 2008 was awarded a Lord Dearing Award for Teaching and Learning. He had a key role in UNMC's successful bid to obtain Self-Accrediting Status from the Malaysian Qualifications Agency, awarded in May 2010. Professor Doughty will work alongside Professor Sayed Azam-Ali, who has been Vice-Provost for Research at UNMC since 2008.