Vice-Chancellor at the University of Liverpool

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REPORT TO THE COUNCIL

31st July 2014

APPOINTMENT OF THE NEXT VICE-CHANCELLOR

SUMMARY

At its meeting of 11th February 2014, Professor Sir Howard Newby informed Council of his intention to retire from the role of Vice-Chancellor in 2015.

As required by the University’s statutory framework, a Joint Committee of Council and Senate was established to oversee the process of identifying a successor. The membership of the Joint Committee and its methodology were approved over the course of the meeting of Council on 11th February 2014, and a joint meeting of Council and Senate, held 21st February 2014.

The Joint Committee met formally five times:-

 5th March 2014: to receive a sector briefing from its external advisor, Professor Sir David Eastwood, and to select search consultants.  2nd April 2014: to receive a report on the consultation exercise run by the search consultants to identify the views of members of the University and external stakeholders in relation to the opportunities the University faced over the next 5-10 years, and the role of Vice-Chancellor.  16th May 2014: to receive a briefing on expressions of interest for the post, and agree a longlist of candidates for interview by the search consultants.  20th June 2014: to be briefed on the outcomes of those interviews, and agree a shortlist for formal interview.  8th July 2014: to interview the candidates.

The Joint Committee felt that the field was strong, with a number of appointable candidates. However, Professor Janet Beer, current Vice-Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, was the outstanding candidate.

DECISION(S) REQUIRED

Council is asked to approve the recommendation of the Joint Committee of Council and Senate that Professor Janet Beer should be appointed the next Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool.

BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS

The published recruitment pack for the role and Professor Beer’s CV are attached as appendices.

CONTACT OFFICER: Alastair Flett/Carol Costello DESIGNATION: Clerk to Council/Director of HR TELEPHONE: 0151 794 2395/0151 794 2191 EMAIL: [email protected]/[email protected] DATE: 28th July 2014

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DETAIL OF THE REPORT

1. Introduction

The University’s Statutes and Ordinances state that the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor is one of the powers and duties reserved to Council. Council fulfils this role following consideration of a report from a Joint Committee of Council and Senate established to oversee the recruitment and selection process.

Council agreed the process to be used in identifying and appointing the next Vice-Chancellor at its meeting of 11th February 2014. This was endorsed, along with the membership of the Joint Committee, by a joint meeting of Council and Senate, held 21st February 2014.

Following the Joint Committee’s first meeting, a firm of search consultants, Perrett Laver, was engaged to provide external support for the process.

2. Membership of the Joint Committee

The parameters for the constitution of the Joint Committee are laid out in Ordinance 5.1 of the University’s statutory framework. This states:-

“the President of the Council shall be a member ex officio and Chair and […] the other members shall be nominated in equal number by the Council and Senate.”

Council agreed that membership of the Joint Committee, excluding the President in the Chair, should be set at ten. This was felt to be large enough to allow representation from across the University, but of a reasonable size to be effective, with its members able to commit the time necessary to the process.

Council representation on the Joint Committee was discussed and agreed at its meeting of 11th February 2014. Senate representation was subsequently selected by the President of Council following nominations from the Executive Pro-Vice-Chancellors and the elected members of Senate. In selecting from the nominations, the President of Council took particular care to ensure that the Joint Committee had a broad- based membership so that it was able to bring a range of backgrounds, diversity, experience and perspectives to the task. Senate membership of the Joint Committee included at least one member from each Faculty, and representation from each of the three main levels of the academic management structure, the elected membership of Senate, and the student membership of Senate.

The full membership was endorsed by the joint meeting of Council and Senate, held 21st February 2014, as follows:-

Chair

 The President of Council, Mr David McDonnell.

Representatives of Council

 The Pro-Chancellor, Professor Jim Keaton;  The Vice-President of Council, the Earl of Derby;  The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Mr Patrick Hackett;  Mr Jon Haymer (lay officer);  Mrs Pat Young (lay member).

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Representatives of Senate

 Professor Fiona Beveridge - Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Executive Pro-Vice- Chancellor representative;  Professor George Wolff - Faculty of Science and Engineering and Head of School representative;  Professor Margaret Whitehead – Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and Head of Level 1 representative;  Dr Corina Constantinescu - Faculty of Science and Engineering and Elected Membership representative;  Mr Sam Butler - Student membership representative and Guild President.

The Joint Committee was supported by Mr Alastair Flett, Clerk to Council, and Mrs Carol Costello, Director of Human Resources.

Given the extensive nature of his experience in Higher Education, and in making senior executive appointments in this field, Professor Sir Colin Lucas, a lay member of Council and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, was asked to attend meetings of the Joint Committee to provide it with further advice where it sought this. Sir Colin had no voting rights on the Joint Committee.

3. Outline of the Process Followed

3.1 Appointment of Search Consultants

In accordance with well-established best-practice in the field, it was agreed that search consultants would be employed to support the recruitment process. Two companies were considered the best fit for the University, on the basis that they had the most recent experience of supporting recruitment to the Vice- Chancellor role at Russell Group universities. These were Perrett Laver and Odgers Berndtson. Following endorsement by Council, representatives of both organisations were invited to make presentations to the first meeting of the Joint Committee, held 5th March 2014. After that meeting, the panel selected Perrett Laver to assist with the process.

3.2 External Briefing for the Joint Committee

The Joint Committee received a briefing on its task from the external advisor selected by Council for this task, Professor Sir David Eastwood (former Chief Executive of HEFCE and current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham). The briefing was intended to provide essential background and insight for members of the Joint Committee, and to aid them in their thinking about the type of candidates they would wish to consider. The briefing included a session on the overall national context for Higher Education, the University’s position within this, and the main strategic challenges that the sector as a whole would face over the next five to ten years.

The advisor played no part in the recruitment and selection process itself.

3.3 Consultation Process

Between mid-March and mid-April 2014 Perrett Laver ran a consultation exercise on the role of the Vice- Chancellor and key opportunities which might arise for the University over the coming years. This consultation included engagement with senior academics and officers, and a range of stakeholders outside of the University. Through roadshows and other on-line mechanisms, all staff and student representatives were also given the chance to offer their views on these matters, and suggest issues the Joint Committee should consider in recruiting to the post of Vice-Chancellor.

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3.4 Advertisement and Search

In early April 2014 the Joint Committee met with the search consultants to consider the results of the stakeholder consultation. Informed by this discussion, a recruitment pack, (attached as appendix 1), was prepared and subsequently approved by the Joint Committee, with an advertisement placed in the Sunday Times. The Joint Committee agreed that the recruitment pack should make clear that the University was truly ambitious in its aspirations and was looking for a dynamic new leader who:-  Could develop a clear and compelling strategy to move the University forward over the next five to ten years, and drive its implementation.  Through this, could take the University to the next level of performance in terms of global impact and achievement for both research and teaching.  Had outstanding leadership skills and the ability to communicate their vision internally and externally.

It was also made clear that Council strongly believed in the University’s potential for future success, and would be extremely supportive of the incoming Vice-Chancellor in his or her delivery of agreed plans.

The advertisement and search process ran in parallel with each other, with a deadline for applications of 8th May 2014.

3.5 Longlisting, Shortlisting and Interviews

Thirty one candidates expressed an interest in the post, resulting in twenty eight actual applications. From these, Perrett Laver prepared a suggested list of fifteen who they considered worthy of consideration by the Joint Committee at its meeting of 16th May 2014. Following discussion with the panel, this was reduced to nine candidates for longlisting interview.

Perrett Laver carried out detailed interviews with those on the final longlist of nine, and then prepared a comprehensive brief on each candidate. These were reviewed in a meeting of the Joint Committee on 20th June 2014. From the list of five candidates recommended by Perrett Laver, a shortlist of four candidates was agreed.

The shortlisted candidates were offered the chance to meet informally with:-

 The Joint Committee;  An Academic Panel made up of the Provosts, the EPVCs, and the PVC for Student Experience;  A Resources Group made up of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, the Director of Finance and the Director of Human Resources.

This was to allow them to ask questions about the University and to aid them with the final interview process. All bar one of the candidates took this opportunity. Walking tours of campus were arranged for all four candidates.

The make-up of the applicants at each stage was:-

SEARCH DATA NUMBER MALE FEMALE M : F RATIO OF APPLICANTS 28 23 5 4.6 : 1

LONGLIST MALE FEMALE M : F RATIO 9 5 4 1.25 : 1

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JOB TYPE OF LONGLISTED CANDDATES INSTITUTION TYPE Vice-Chancellor x 3 1 x Post 92; 2 x Other Provost/Deputy Vice-Chancellor x 2 2 x Russell Group Pro-Vice-Chancellor x 2 2 x Russell Group Professor/Head of Division x 1 Russell Group Chief Executive x 1 Research Council

SHORTLIST MALE FEMALE M : F RATIO 4 1 3 0.33 : 1

JOB TYPE OF SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES INSTITUTION TYPE Vice-Chancellor x 2 1 x Post 92; 1 x Other Provost/DVC x 1 Russell Group PVC x 1 Russell Group

3.6 Decision of the Panel

The Joint Committee met on 8th July and formally interviewed each of the shortlisted candidates. The field was strong and contained a number of appointable candidates. However, there was extremely strong consensus that one individual had emerged as the outstanding candidate, with the final recommendation to appoint Professor Janet Beer, currently Vice-Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, being supported fully by all members of the Joint Committee. Alongside her meeting the requirements laid down in the recruitment pack, the reasons for selecting Professor Beer as the preferred candidate were cited as her:-

 Standing as an experienced and established Vice-Chancellor;  Track record in leading significant institutional change and improvement ;  Track record in academic leadership;  Academic credibility;  Strong external relationships and profile;  Overall leadership and management focus.

4. Appointment

An offer of appointment, made subject to full Council approval, was sent to Professor Beer on 10th July 2014. She has confirmed her acceptance of the offer. A proposed start date of 1st February 2015 has been suggested. Arrangements for Professor Beer’s induction and the establishment of personal and institutional performance objectives will be discussed with the President of Council shortly after the appointment commences (or prior to this date if feasible to do so).

5. Recommendation

Council is asked to approve the recommendation of the Joint Committee of Council and Senate to appoint Professor Janet Beer as the next Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool. A copy of Professor Beer’s CV is attached as appendix 2 for information.

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VICE-CHANCELLOR APPOINTMENT DETAILS THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THE ROLE OF VICE-CHANCELLOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL

The University of Liverpool is one of With a proven track record of success in leading the UK’s leading research institutions and managing effective change, the new and is ranked in the top 1% of higher Vice-Chancellor will champion development of education institutions worldwide. collaborative global partnerships, and he or she will help emphasise our reputation as a With an annual turnover of £400 million, prominent, international university committed to including £80 million for research, Liverpool is ground-breaking interdisciplinary research and the original ‘red brick’ university and a member inspirational teaching. of the prestigious Russell Group, which comprises the leading research universities The successful applicant will join an innovative in the UK. University that is passionate about inspiring people to learn and achieve, that celebrates We are seeking to appoint a Vice-Chancellor to individuality and ingenuity, energy and ensure our University maintains and enhances enterprise, and is committed to enhancing its dynamic reputation and performance in a both the student experience and our rapidly evolving higher education environment. research excellence. Building on Liverpool’s significant achievements We look forward to hearing from you. as a research powerhouse, you will be an exceptional academic with the vision to lead Best wishes, 5,500 talented staff, including 1,300 researchers, David McDonnell and 36,000 campus-based and online students. President of Council Our new leader will have the skills required to shape and implement our aspirational future. The University community wishes to build on the progress made over the last 10 years and is keen to seize the opportunity and challenge of taking this great institution into the world’s top 100.

2 Our University is a great place to work! We are ambitious and have the talented staff and financial resources to OUR support a new Vice-Chancellor who is excited about the opportunity to lead development of a new strategy and VISION help us to make the necessary step change to achieve our ambitions. As a distinguished 21st century As a university at the heart of the Liverpool city region, our university, we have a global reach culture of support and collaboration influences and and influence that reflects our benefits the communities in which we operate, both at academic heritage as one of the home and overseas, and the institution is a major UK’s largest civic institutions. contributor to the regional economy.

A strong infrastructure supports academic We aim to give our staff and students the best intellectual, endeavour and teaching prowess, while social and physical environment to research, teach, and research excellence, focusing on the learn in, at the cutting edge of their disciplines, and with advancement of human knowledge, award-winning, world-class facilities. underpins all our activities. Liverpool graduates are global citizens, benefiting from an Looking ahead to the outcomes of the REF international curriculum and experience, empowered to and the opening up of the student address global challenges and with opportunities to study recruitment market, we believe this is a at our partner institution in China. We work hard to ensure perfect opportunity for a visionary Vice- our students form a relationship with the University that Chancellor to set a compelling and they will want to continue throughout their lives. ambitious strategy to help shape our As a research-intensive Russell Group university with a University for the next decade. tradition and reputation for excellence, we are focusing on existing and emerging strengths while planning to achieve growth in quality and scale across five key priorities:

• Improving our research performance • Positioning ourselves as a global university • Driving knowledge exchange and innovation • Enhancing the student experience • Extending widening participation.

We believe this is an exceptional place with an exceptional story to tell. And with an international network of partners, our impact is being felt all over the world. 3 We are committed to ensuring that we offer a truly world-class student OUR experience, investing £600 million in our teaching, research and residential UNIVERSITY estate over a 10-year period, including £250 million in high-quality accommodation, both on-campus and off-campus at our residential site in South Liverpool, where we are currently developing a self-contained Student Village which will include catering and sports facilities. Following investment of £25 million in state-of-the-art centralised Established in 1881, Liverpool teaching laboratories, the teaching is the original ‘redbrick’ university - environment for Science-based the term inspired by our iconic subjects is amongst the best in the Victoria Building. UK. Our new facilities have enhanced the overall student experience Our mission is: ‘for the advancement of learning through the creation of a modern, and ennoblement of life’ and we are proud to high-quality and vibrant laboratory offer an intellectual environment where teaching environment. Supporting and learning takes place at the cutting edge of interdisciplinary Science, the disciplines and is driven by research excellence. laboratories are a new innovation in One of the great civic universities, founded by the HE sector and are transforming Liverpool’s leading 19th century philanthropists teaching in the physical sciences and steeped in history and culture, our modern, including Physics, Chemistry, 100-acre campus is situated in the heart of Environmental Sciences and Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter - a hub for Archaeology. university and business collaboration – and is a short walk from the city centre. We also have a campus at Leahurst on the Wirral, 12 miles from the main campus, where our School of Veterinary Science is located. The Leahurst site has two working farms, a world-leading Equine hospital, and a Small Animal Teaching Hospital, providing fantastic teaching opportunities for our students and the best animal care for our clients. 4 ENGAGING IN GROUND-BREAKING RESEARCH

A member of the Russell Group of 24 UK We focus our academic efforts around seven research-led universities, we have a long tradition research themes representing the 'great of pursuing novel interdisciplinary research that grand challenges' faced by mankind: has a tangible impact on people, places, policies and the planet. • Changing Cultures Associated with no fewer than nine Nobel • Global Health Laureates, the University is recognised for • Living with Environmental Change its high-quality research, with more than half of our staff ranked world-leading or • Materials for the Future internationally excellent. • Personalised Health Our research collaborations extend worldwide, • Security and Conflict bringing together academics, many of whom are • Sustainable Energy. internationally-renowned, from across our three Faculties of Health and Life Sciences, Science We have invested significantly in staff, resources and Engineering, and Humanities and Social and cognate groupings in order to improve our Sciences to conduct research that addresses research performance and this has helped to some of the most pressing global challenges. achieve a marked improvement in the number of Liverpool is one of only three UK institutions to Research Council awards we are receiving. But offer the full range of clinical subjects. We we need more. We have also improved our prioritise joined-up thinking across the spectrum collaboration with colleagues in the N8 group of of scientific discovery, clinical research and high performing Northern universities, the NHS, healthcare provision in pursuit of safe, effective and industry, as well as cultural partners, in order therapies and practice to make life better for to strengthen our position within the sector. patients and professionals.

5 COMPETING ON A GLOBAL SCALE

Ranked in the top 150 universities in and study, ensuring that our programmes the world by the Academic Ranking are underpinned by international research of World Universities, there are 6,900 and providing opportunities for students to international and EU students from learn a language and study abroad as part 132 countries currently studying of their programme. at Liverpool. The University’s International Graduate We are the largest provider of 100% online School also gives postgraduate students postgraduate degree courses in Europe, the opportunity to undertake research in with some 10,000 students currently some of the world’s most prestigious studying for University of Liverpool degrees universities and research institutions, all over the world. enabling collaborators to tackle massive societal challenges and offering a This global focus has led the institution to truly international experience for establish a university in the World Heritage city young researchers. of Suzhou near Shanghai, in partnership with Xi’an Jiaotong University – a top 10 university in China. Representing a new model for a British “LIVERPOOL STAFF, operation in Higher Education in China, Xi’an STUDENTS AND Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) is based GRADUATES ARE in Suzhou Industrial Park – one of Asia’s most AMBASSADORS successful business parks and a hub for foreign FOR AMBITIOUS AND investors, attracting 3,300 international ORIGINAL THINKING. organisations including 84 Fortune 500 companies. This unique partnership has TODAY THEIR IDEAS, AND recently been voted ‘Most influential Sino- THE GROUND-BREAKING Foreign Higher Education Institution in China’. RESEARCH THEY As well as establishing a campus in London, UNDERTAKE, ARE HAVING we are building partnerships with leading A GLOBAL IMPACT AND institutions across the globe that can provide HELPING TO SHAPE the best opportunities for collaborative research OUR WORLD.”

6 “WE GIVE OUR STUDENTS OFFERING THE SKILLS THEY NEED A BRILLIANT TO LEAVE AS GLOBALLY AWARE, HIGHLY EMPLOYABLE, STUDENT AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, EXPERIENCE SATISFIED GRADUATES.”

The University offers much more than problem-based learning, placement a high-quality degree and we are opportunities, comprehensive academic proud that our students benefit from a and personal support, and an active vibrant research environment with extra-curricular programme. excellent teaching facilities as well as The University community is excited that we are first rate careers guidance and a opening a campus in London in September wealth of extra-curricular activities. 2014. Based in Finsbury Square, the campus Liverpool is an academically strong institution will increase the number of students able to offering more than 445 university programmes study for a research-led Russell Group degree across professionally-focused disciplines and in London and will enable us to bring the academic subjects. We work closely with the characteristic spirit of individuality, ingenuity Liverpool Guild of Students to provide a culture and enterprise from our home city to the capital where students feel valued, supported and – for a uniquely Liverpool experience in London. inspired to achieve, with access to Close to the financial heart of London, the state-of-the-art facilities, award-winning campus will offer postgraduate degrees in accommodation and comprehensive pastoral Architecture, Accountancy, Law, Psychology care and careers support. and Public Health, benefiting from accreditation Liverpool is one of the top 25 universities in the with key professional bodies in the City. We will UK targeted by leading graduate employers, be offering graduates, professionals and and 92.2% of 2013 graduates are currently in employers the opportunity to enhance their employment or further study. Taught by experts, capabilities in one of the world’s most dynamic our programmes challenge students to equip and inspiring cities and expect to have them for their career with an emphasis on registered 1,000 students within five years.

7 The University is investing £600 As well as refurbishing existing accommodation, award-winning facility has enhanced the INVESTING IN million in its teaching, research the University is developing an additional 1,259 overall student experience through the and residential estate over a 10-year new study bedrooms at its city centre campus. creation of a modern, high quality and vibrant OUR CAMPUS period, including £250 million in When Crown Place opens in September 2014 it laboratory environment. will provide state-of-the art accommodation and high-quality accommodation. The University is also investing £32 million will further increase the number of student Part of this investment – a £44 million project in teaching facilities in the Faculty of rooms available on-campus. The University is to construct high-quality accommodation at Humanities and Social Sciences, £7.5 million also investing in its off-campus accommodation, the city centre campus – recently opened to in an extension to the Management School developing new residences in South Liverpool students. The 729-bedroom Vine Court and £14.5 million in a refurbishment of its to provide a self-contained student village development features shops and a 250- Guild of Students. including catering and sports facilities. seat restaurant and is at the cutting edge of sustainable design. A further £350 million is The teaching environment for science-based being invested in the academic estate at its subjects has been transformed with an city centre campus and at its Leahurst investment of £25 million in state-of-the-art campus on the Wirral. Centralised Teaching Laboratories. The new 8 • Established in 1881 • The original red brick university • Ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide • An internationally-renowned Russell Group university • Annual turnover of £400 million • 36,000 students • 6,900 international and EU students from 132 countries • 5,500 talented staff • More than 445 university programmes • 10,000 online students from more than 160 countries • Associated with nine Nobel prize winners • One of the first to establish a Joint Venture University in China • 1,300 world-leading researchers • Annual research income of £80 million • 92% of our graduates in employment or further study • In the top 25 UK universities targeted by leading graduate employers • A global alumni network of 180,000 • A UK leader in widening participation • Committing £9.8 million to support students from low-income backgrounds • Student satisfaction rates at 88% - 3% higher than the national average • 76.6% of our students receive a First or 2:1 • Award-winning careers service • The largest providers of wholly online degree programmes in Europe • London campus opening in September 2014 • In the top 1% of all three world ranking league tables • Award-winning labs crowned UK’s best scientific teaching facility 9 GRADUATING TO GREAT THINGS

Liverpool students are following in the footsteps of prominent alumni including Carol Ann Duffy CBE, Poet Laureate; Dr Lawrence McGinty, ITN Science and Medical Editor; Dr Paul Roy, founder and Chairman of asset management company NewSmith Capital Partners and Chairman of the Retraining of Racehorses charity; Dame Stella Rimington, former Director General of the UK’s national Security Service, MI5; Sir Maurice Flanagan KBE, Executive Vice-Chairman of Emirates Airline and Group; Sir Robin Saxby, Chairman Emeritus of ARM Holdings; Dr Lewis Booth CBE, Former Executive Vice- President and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Motor Company; Keith Williams, Chief Executive of British Airways and Philip Clarke, Chief Executive of Tesco.

Liverpool graduates have become pioneers in every field, External organisations benefit from the University’s with Nobel prize winners including: Sir Ronald Ross (1902; DRIVING world-class expertise through a range of mechanisms discovery of mode of spread of malaria), Professor Charles including: contract and collaborative research, consultancy, Glover Barkla (1917; discovery of the electromagnetic KNOWLEDGE training and Continuous Professional Development, properties of x-rays), Professor Sir Charles Sherrington (1932; knowledge transfer partnerships, student projects and functional analysis of motor unit in a muscle), Professor Sir EXCHANGE placements, volunteering and access to world-class James Chadwick (1936; discovery of the neutron), Professor equipment and facilities. Sir Robert Robinson (1947; investigation into alkaloids and The University is committed to making Last year the University of Liverpool engaged with more other plant products), Professor Har Gobind Khorana (1968; its ground-breaking research and frontier than 1,300 businesses and other external organisations in genetic code of protein synthesis), Professor Rodney Robert technologies available to its business the context of collaborative and contract research alone. Porter (1972; structure of antibodies) and Professor Sir partners for the benefit of regional and Our researchers have won £28.8 million of collaborative Joseph Rotblat (1995; work to diminish the role of nuclear national economies. research grants funded jointly by business and the public arms in international politics). sector, £18.2 million of collaborative research funded by the EU alone, and 655 contract research commissions which generated a combined income of £16.2 million. 10 PROVIDING ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL

A UK leader in widening participation, the University “THE OPPORTUNITY exceeds its benchmarks for both the recruitment of students from low participation neighbourhoods and TO LEARN IS MADE the State Schools and Colleges sector and we have AVAILABLE TO ALL , achieved the Buttle UK Quality Mark at ‘exemplary level’ in recognition of our commitment to young WHEREVER THEY COME people in care. FROM AND WHATEVER STAGE OF THEIR LIFE.” We offer a range of aspiration raising activities to more than 8,000 young people each year, with the focus of our activity on pupils who are ‘most able but least likely to attend HE’. This activity includes welcoming 100 people to our Scholars programme – for students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds – and 57 people on our Go Higher programme, which is designed to support entry to the University for applicants who do not have formal qualifications. The University has developed a partnership of Merseyside secondary schools and colleges whose performance at GCSE is below the national and local average and we work intensively with them and with their feeder primary schools to raise aspirations and support attainment. We co-sponsor three Academy Schools – the North Liverpool Academy, the Enterprise South Liverpool Academy, and University Academy, Birkenhead. We also commit £15 million a year for scholarships and bursaries to support those who would otherwise not be able to consider entering higher education. 11 FUNDRAISING: A MAJOR OPPORTUNITY

Developing relationships with Equine Hospital, Wolfson Centre for million pound institutional fundraising supporters and alumni, as well as Personalised Medicines, Small Animal Teaching campaign, aiming to raise £100 million by 2022. policy makers, business leaders, Hospital and the Centre for Better Births are We have established foundations in the US and media and leaders of research and examples of what philanthropy has helped us to Hong Kong, and have recruited a number of education institutions – has been achieve, in addition to supporting numerous prominent and successful alumni as Board essential to our success. students through bursary and scholarship members. This campaign will transform the programmes. impact that philanthropy has on our research, Over the last 10 years we have completed recruitment and student experience, and the Building on this success, we are now moving several capital fundraising projects and raised in Vice-Chancellor will play a key role in realising towards the launch of our first public, multi- excess of £25 million. The Philip Leverhulme these goals. 12 Recently voted third in the AT THE HEART OF top 10 world cities 2014 according to the Rough ONE OF THE UK’S Guides, Liverpool is a fantastic place to live, MOST DYNAMIC AND work, study and invest. A major cultural destination, the city is home CREATIVE CITIES to more national museums, theatres and art galleries than anywhere in the UK outside London, and the port of Liverpool is the largest Freeport zone in the UK. With the fastest growing economy in the UK outside of London too, Liverpool benefited from an £800 million boost to the region’s economy when it was named European Capital of Culture in 2008 and has continued to thrive ever since. This is a city where individuality, innovation and enterprise are celebrated; home to explorers and revolutionaries for more than 800 years, their pioneering spirit inspires everything we do. The University helps to drive the city’s vibrant knowledge economy through close collaboration with other universities, industry and the NHS, helping the City Region to compete in the global business arena. There are around 50,000 students living in the city and the region also has one of the highest student retention rates in the UK, with six out of 10 students still in employment in Liverpool following graduation.

13 OUR GUILD OF STUDENTS EXISTS TO ENSURE STUDENTS LOVE THEIR TIME AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL

The Guild has existed for more than 100 years to provide students • Being a fun and vibrant place where with a voice. That voice has been students can try new things and have a used to lobby, link communities laugh – from our Give it a Go trips to live and liberate members. music gigs, the Guild offers a range of good And it continues to be heard. The Guild is a quality, affordable services. student-led, dynamic and constantly evolving organisation; a not-for-profit charity of which • Being a caring organisation and there when every student at the University of Liverpool needed – from the moment students arrive in is a member. Liverpool the Guild team is there to help The Guild at Liverpool is a Guild of pioneers. Its them settle in and offers an independent, members elected the first black Students’ Union free, confidential advice service. President in the UK, built the biggest Students’ Union building in Europe and grabbed national • Being a democratic organisation that listens headlines with a 300-strong sit-in protest. Today to its members and fights for the issues that the Guild continues to be the beating heart of matter – providing effective representation the student body and the place where and being a critical friend to the University. everything happens. Our Guild strives to achieve the best for students by: Summer 2014 will see the completion of a £14.5 million redevelopment programme of the Guild’s • Offering valuable opportunities to develop main building, demonstrating the excellent new skills – whether through one of 170 working relationship it has with the University student-run societies, student-staff roles, or and in recognition of the value the Guild adds to volunteer programmes. the student experience. 14 CHANCELLOR HOW WE • Vacant ARE RUN PRO-CHANCELLOR • Professor James Keaton MBE, BSc, LLD, FSDC, FRSA

Our governing body, with ultimate responsibility for PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL the conduct of all the affairs of the institution, is the • David McDonnell CBE, DL, FCA, FRSA University Council. VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL The Council is also the Trustee Board and its members are the • The Earl of Derby DL trustees of the University. The Council has a number of committees, including Planning and Resources, Corporate LAY OFFICER Services and Facilities, Audit, Student Experience, and Research • Jon Haymer MA, FCA and Knowledge Exchange.

There are 21 members of Council with a lay majority. LAY OFFICER Membership comprises: the President, the Vice-President, the • Dr Andrew Scott MA, DPhil Pro-Chancellor and two other lay officers (all drawn from the lay membership); eight other lay members; the Vice-Chancellor; two VICE-CHANCELLOR from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and other Pro-Vice-Chancellors; • Professor Sir Howard Newby CBE, BA, PhD, AcSS the President of the Guild of Students; four members of the academic staff drawn from the Senate. Elected and appointed DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR members serve for renewable three-year terms. Council meets six • Patrick Hackett BArch times per year (four business meetings and two away days). The University Senate, which is subject to the powers of the PROVOSTS Council, is our governing body for all academic matters. It has overall responsibility for academic quality and standards, learning • Professor Stephen Holloway BSc, PhD, FInstP, FAPS (Innovation) and teaching, examinations, research and knowledge transfer. • Professor Ian Greer MBChB, MD, FRCP, FRCPE, FRCPI, FRCOG, FMedSci, It has 76 members, including Executive Pro-Vice-Chancellors, FAE, MFFP (Research) Heads of Institute/School/Department, elected Faculty representatives and student representatives. Senate is chaired by EXECUTIVE PRO-VICE-CHANCELLORS the Vice-Chancellor and normally meets four times per year. • Professor Kenneth Badcock BSc, DPhil, FRAeSoc (Science and Engineering) The governance structure is laid down in the University’s • Professor Fiona Beveridge LL.B., M.Phil (Humanities & Social Sciences) Charter and Statutes from which both Council and Senate • Professor Ian Greer MBChB, MD, FRCP (Glas), FRCPE, FRCP, FRCPI, derive their powers. FFSRH, FCCP, FMedSci To view the university organisation structure visit: www.liv.ac.uk/files/vc/org-structure.pdf PRO-VICE-CHANCELLORS • Professor Kelvin Everest BA, PhD, FEA (Student Experience) 15 FINANCIAL POSITION

The University had a turnover of £400 million for the year 2012/13 (which included £80 million for research) and an operating surplus of £12.1 million. Expenditure was £387.8 million. Our primary financial objective is to generate surpluses to sustain ongoing activities and to maintain the necessary investment in our estate and associated infrastructure, which in the last year included a total capital investment of £61 million. Further details of the University’s financial position can be found in the financial statements to 31 July 2013 by visiting: www.liverpool.ac.uk/finance

16 THE ROLE

The Vice-Chancellor is the Executive Head of the • Play a leading part in shaping the academic institution, reporting to the University Council. development of the University She or he has formal and wide-ranging • Be a highly visible, compelling and persuasive responsibilities for the leadership and advocate for Liverpool, its achievements, its management of the University and is ultimately contribution and its priorities; promoting the accountable for the delivery of an excellent University regionally, nationally and student experience and academic research of internationally global importance, together with the efficient and effective operation of the organisation. • Foster a culture of engagement, collaboration and creativity and inspire staff to share Liverpool’s ambitions and contribute to its The Vice-Chancellor will: success • Engage actively with alumni and other private • Define a vision and strategic agenda that is individuals and corporate organisations to clear, compelling, ambitious and which is facilitate fundraising and the development of underpinned by a commitment to world leading other streams of income to enable the University excellence in research and education to deliver its future aims and objectives • Ensure the development and approval of • Encourage a culture of openness, teamwork, appropriate financial, staff and physical plans to transparency, and empowerment throughout support the University’s strategic vision the University • Build on Liverpool’s success and strengths to • Uphold excellent standards of corporate lead the University to the next level of governance through effective committee achievement and growth structures and scrutiny mechanisms • Ensure the development of plans to tackle areas • Promote diversity internally and externally and of weakness ensure active engagement in University • Lead the institution in identifying and initiatives to tackle inequality. maximising opportunities • Communicate and embed a shared ethos and values for the University

17 The University’s next Vice-Chancellor will build on Liverpool’s THE PERSON existing strengths and fulfil the strongly held A strategic leader and thinker desire within the • A clear vision of how Liverpool can achieve its ambitious goals University to position • Outstanding leadership skills and the ability to communicate a vision internally and externally itself in the top half of • Demonstrable experience of leading desirable change and delivering desired outcomes the Russell Group. • The mental dexterity to lead in a period of change and uncertainty in the external environment • The ability to translate strategic thought into management action. The role requires an An ambassador for the University exceptionally skilled individual • Excellent ambassadorial and networking skills capable of providing both • Political astuteness and effectiveness in advocacy academic and executive • The ability to develop collaborative relationships with the higher education, public, leadership in a research private and not for profit sectors to the benefit of the University intensive university; a clear • An ability to develop and lead innovative fundraising and development programmes thinker with a strong record of • The ability to operate in both a local and global context and build appropriate links. delivery, political sensitivity and ambassadorial skills. An individual with intellectual stature and integrity She/he will have the ability to • Academically credible; with an established research background and a inspire and motivate the strong track record of achievement whole University community. • The ability to command respect and to inspire staff and students This is an exceptional • A shared passion for the University’s commitment to its research and teaching mission opportunity for a dynamic • Personal integrity and high ethical standards individual to help drive and • A strong commitment to equality and to promoting diversity develop a new vision and • Sound judgment and clarity of thought. strategy for the next 10 years; to take the University to the An experienced, inclusive leader and manager next level of performance in • Experience of managing significant financial and human resources terms of global impact and • The ability to develop, encourage and motivate high-performing senior teams achievement for both • Outstanding interpersonal, influencing, management and communication skills research and teaching. • An inclusive but decisive approach to management, achieving buy-in from colleagues throughout the organisation. 18 An executive search exercise is being conducted by Perrett Laver The final appointment will be made subject to references, formal APPOINTMENT in parallel with the public advertisement of the post. Perrett Laver Council approval, and the UK “right to work” document check. will support the Joint Committee in the discharge of its duties, For more information about the University, visit: PROCESS both to assist in the assessment of candidates against the requirements for the role and to identify the widest possible field www.liverpool.ac.uk AND HOW TO APPLY of qualified and suitable candidates. For further details on how to apply, please visit: twitter.com/@livuninews The Vice-Chancellor will be selected by the Joint www.perrettlaver.com/candidates quoting reference 1573. The Committee of the Council and Senate, who are charged deadline for applications is midday on Thursday 8 May 2014. with making a recommendation on appointment to the Longlisted candidates will be invited for interview with Perrett Laver University Council. The Panel is chaired by David in June following which the Joint Committee will agree a shortlist. McDonnell, President of the Council. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend informal sessions and formal interviews in July 2014.

19 Appendix 2

PROFESSOR JANET BEER

CURRENT ROLE - EXECUTIVE

2007 - Vice Chancellor & Chief Executive, Oxford Brookes University Full executive and fiscal responsibility for a University with a £170+ million annual turnover, 3,000 staff, 18,000 students.

Leading on:  the major consultation (Green Paper to White Paper) preceding the formation and implementation of Strategy 2020, prioritising the further enhancement of the student experience, the consolidation and growth of areas of high quality research and knowledge transfer and the re-definition of civic and community engagement;  the drive towards the further development of world leading research that prioritises international research collaborations; inter-disciplinarity; partnerships with industry; development of doctoral training centres; generation of external revenue from business, research councils and boards;  a programme of fund-raising and advancement in alumni and donor relations; development of campaign to celebrate the institution’s 150th anniversary in 2015;  the consolidation of Brookes’ position in the upper quartile of HEIs for financial performance as measured by surplus as percentage of income;  a programme of relationship building with local, national and international partners, including overseas research and/or teaching partnerships in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Poland, France, Kenya and India;  reorganisation: from 8 Academic Schools to 4 Faculties, including the restructure of academic and professional roles and responsibilities; addition of the senior academic managers (PVC/Deans) to the Senior Management Team;  development of a compelling vision for the University’s campuses, securing finance and planning consent for a £140 million redevelopment; first phase now complete. See https://www.brookes.ac.uk/about-brookes/news/riba-south-win-for-john-henry- brookes-building/  productive partnership working with the Governing Body and the University Court, including the implementation of the recommendations of an effectiveness review of governance;  the award of Investors in People Gold;  the development of the public profile of the University;  conceiving and hosting the successful September, 2011 Senior Women Leadership Conference at Oxford Brookes http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/women and subsequent legacy events; speaking at international women’s conferences including ‘Critical Women: Women as Agents of Change through Higher Education’, Colombo, Sri Lanka, March, 2012; ‘Dangerous demographics: women and leadership in higher education’, April 2014, British Council ‘Going Global’.  scholarly activity in the field of 19th and 20th century American and Canadian Women’s Writing (See Appendix)

1 CURRENT ROLES - NON-EXECUTIVE

A. National Bodies

2009 - Chair, Higher Education Public Information Steering Group Overseeing the National Student Survey, leading on the provision of public information for prospective students including the Key Information Set; currently reviewing the information landscape of higher education

2009 - Elected Member, Board, Universities UK 2013 - Vice President, England and Northern Ireland

2012 - Board Member, UCAS 2013 - Chair, Audit Committee

2012 - Chair, SPA

2008 - Member, Board, Equality Challenge Unit 2008 - 11 Chair, Audit Committee, 2011 - Chair, Board

2007 - Advisory Board Member, Higher Education Policy Institute Advising on current and proposed reports on higher education, conference presentations on research and student experience, participation in policy briefings

2012 - 14 Chair, Leadership Foundation Top Management Alumni Destination Project

2013 - 14 Co-Chair (with Rachel Wenstone, NUS) Framework for Partnership Group established by David Willetts to develop further work on Student Charters

2013 - Member, Board, National Centre for Universities and Business

2014 Member, ‘Scarred for Life?’ Young Women’s Trust Public Inquiry

Higher Education Funding Council for England:

2007 - Member, Financial Sustainability Strategy Group 2008 - Member, Advisory Group, matched funding scheme for voluntary giving

Professional Associations

1997 - Member, British Association for American Studies

2010 - Member, International Women’s Forum UK

2011 - Visiting Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford

2 PREVIOUS ROLES - EXECUTIVE

2002-2007 Pro Vice Chancellor & Dean of Humanities, Law and Social Science, Manchester Metropolitan University

 University wide responsibility for Learning and Teaching, the Student Experience, Staff Development, Equalities Impact Assessment and the successful organisation and management of the 2004 QAA Institution Audit of MMU  Chair of the: University Learning and Teaching Committee, Programme Approvals sub-committee, Subject Liaison sub-committee, Institution Audit Working Group, TQI Implementation Group, Equalities Impact Working Group, Continuing Professional Development Steering Group, Board – Manchester Institute for Popular Culture  Membership of MMU Directorate, Academic Standards Committee, Academic Board, Academic Staff Planning Group, Reward Issues Working Group, Common Interest Group, Constitutional Provision/Governance Reform Group, MMU Museum Management Board, Research Committee, Academic Enterprise Committee, Diversity Forum, Vice Chair: Staff Development Forum; Japan Centre Board (MMU, University of Manchester, Salford), NWUA Learning and Teaching Committee  Management of eight academic departments (Economics, English, History, Information and Communications, Law, Modern Languages, Politics and Philosophy, Sociology) including oversight of 300+ academic and support staff  Responsibility for budget (£25 million annual turnover), site, health and safety, staff development and training, and academic programmes for 5000+ students in the largest MMU Faculty  Implementation of a faculty strategy which prioritised the areas of widening participation, lifelong learning, research, academic standards and postgraduate education; the fostering of inter-disciplinary initiatives and collaborative partnership building, especially with the Greater Manchester Police, Greater Manchester Metropolitan Borough Councils, Arts Council England and English Heritage  Strategic management of: the Manchester European Research Institute, the English Research Institute, the Institute of Culture, Gender and the City, and the Information Research Institute

1998-2002 Professor/Head of English, Manchester Metropolitan University 1989-1997 Acting Head of English/Principal/Senior Lecturer, University of Surrey Roehampton 1983-1989 Education Officer, Inner London Education Authority, London 1981-1983 Associate Lecturer, University of Warwick, Coventry 1980-1981 Fellow, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 1979-1980 Associate Lecturer, University of Warwick, Coventry

3 PREVIOUS ROLES – NON EXECUTIVE

National Bodies

2012-2013 Commissioner, Commission on the Future of Higher Education IPPR http://www.ippr.org/research-project/44/8632/commission-on-the-future- of-higher-education?thid= One of nine commissioners examining the key challenges for higher education and its role in our national life

2009-2012 Chair, University Alliance Leading on the formal establishment of the University Alliance, building public understanding and support for higher education; appointing the Director and team; commissioning research of benefit to the whole sector; joint working with Ministers, Senior Civil Servants in various departments; HEFCE; UUK; research councils, Technology Strategy Board, Confederation of British Industry.

2009-2012 Co-Chair, BIS Student Charter Development Group Co-Chair (with Aaron Porter, and subsequently Liam Burns) with the President of the National Union of Students of the group charged with the development of a national framework for institutional Student Charters

2000-2007 Specialist Adviser, House of Commons Education and Skills Select Committee, Provided policy advice during every HE related enquiry and input to reports

2004-2009 Board Member, Higher Education Academy Chair, Audit Committee (2004-2008) Chair, Academic Council (2008-2009)

2004-2007 Founder/Co-Chair, UK Pro Vice Chancellors/Vice Principals Network

2005-2007 Member, Board, English Subject Centre

2004-2008 Member, Leadership Foundation Top Management Programme Advisory Group

1999-2007 Member, Quality Assurance Agency Subject Benchmarking Team (English) (1999-2000) Subject Benchmarking Team (Area Studies) (2000-2002) Subject Reviewer (2000-2002) Steering Group Benchmarking Academic Standards (2003-2007)

Professional and Research Bodies

A. Research 2000-2005 Member, Arts and Humanities Research Board/Council Member, Peer Review Panel, Research Awards in English (2000-2005) Member, Research Centres Evaluation Panel (2004) 2005-2013 Member, Peer Review College and Strategic Reviewer Group, AHRC

4 B. Professional 1997-2004 British Association for American Studies Treasurer (1997-2000) Executive Committee Member and Vice-Chair (200-2004)

2000-2003 Executive Committee, Council for College & University English

2003-2004 Chair, Council of University Deans of Arts and Humanities

2003-2007 Executive Committee, Council of University Deans of Arts & Humanities

2003 Member, Institute of U. S. Studies Review Panel, University of London

2001-2008 Member, Fulbright Distinguished Scholar & AstraZeneca Selection Committee

Editing and Publishing

1997-2011 Editorial Board, Journal of American Studies, (Cambridge UP) 1999-2007 Associate Editor, The Year’s Work in English Studies, (Oxford UP) 1999-2006 Director, Carcanet Press

Governing Body Membership

1999-2005 Governor, Marple Hall School, Marple, Stockport 2003-2005 Parent Governor, Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College 2005-2007 Chair of the Board, of Remuneration Committee and Search and Governance Committee, Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College 2005-2007 Governor, Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester

External Examining

Postgraduate PhD. Examiner: University of London (Kings College), 1997 & 2000 University of Surrey Roehampton, 1998 & 2004 University of Warwick, 2001 University of Leeds, 2002 University of the West of England, 2002 University of Exeter, 2002 Manchester Metropolitan University, 2002 University of Glasgow, 2002 and 2003 x 2 University of Bristol, 2004 University of Glasgow, 2005 University of Edinburgh, 2005 University of Durham, 2005 University of Oxford, 2011

Undergraduate External Examiner in English, University of Hertfordshire, 1995-1997 External Examiner in English, Kingston University, 1998-2002 External Examiner in American Studies, University of Sussex, 2001-2005

EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT

1967-1974 City of Bath Girls School 1975-1978 University of Reading - BA Honours English Language and Literature 1978-80 University of Warwick - MA in American Literature and PhD (Fiction and & 1981-83 non-fiction of Edith Wharton) 1980-1981 Yale University fellowship 2003-2004 Top Management Programme (HESDA - TMP5) 2005 Women Leading Business (Harvard Business School) 2007 CASE Study Tour of Canada for University Principals 2010 Windsor Leadership Strategic Leaders Programme

PERSONAL

Address: 4,Osler Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9BJ, England Telephone: Home: 01865 421744 Mobile: 07887 553927 Email: [email protected]

REFEREES

Shami Chakrabarti CBE (Chancellor, Oxford Brookes University) Director Liberty 26-30, Strutton Ground London SW1P 2HR

Geoffrey Donnelly Chair of Governors Oxford Brookes University Gipsy Lane Oxford OX3 0BP

Dame Alexandra Burslem 17, Bexton Lane Knutsford Cheshire WA16 9BW

6 APPENDIX

Publications

Authored Books

Edith Wharton: Traveller in the Land of Letters Basingstoke: Macmillan, pp.171, 1990. Second Edition, revised with a new Preface, 1995. Kate Chopin, Edith Wharton and Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Studies in Short Fiction Basingstoke: Macmillan, pp.225, 1997. Second Edition, revised with a new Preface, 2005. Edith Wharton Tavistock: Northcote House Publishers, pp.99, 2002. Edith Wharton: Sex, Satire and the Older Woman. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2011. Co- authored with Avril Horner.

Edited Books

Special Relationships: Anglo-American Antagonisms and Affinities, 1854-1936, with Bridget Bennett, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2002, pp. 266. American Feminism: Key Source Documents 1848-1920, 4 volumes, series editor and volume editor Suffrage; London: Routledge, 2002. The Awakening: A Sourcebook, with Elizabeth Nolan, London: Routledge, 2004, pp.163. The House of Mirth, with Elizabeth Nolan, Ontario: Broadview Press, 2005, pp.483. Lives of Victorian Literary Figures IV: Edith Wharton, with Elizabeth Nolan, London: Pickering and Chatto, 2006, pp.315. Routledge Guides to Literature: Edith Wharton’s The House of Mirth. Co-edited with Pamela Knights and Elizabeth Nolan. London: Routledge, 2007, pp.168. The Cambridge Companion to Kate Chopin, Cambridge: CUP, 2008, pp.184.

Chapters in Books

'Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Women's Health: The Long Limitation' in A Very Different Story: Studies on the Fiction of Charlotte Perkins Gilman pp. 54-67, ed. Val Gough and Jill Rudd, Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 1998. 'Absent Fathers Across the Spectrum of Local Colour in the Short Stories of Kate Chopin' in Paternity and Fatherhood: Myths and Realities, pp.97-108, ed. Lieve Spaas, Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1998. 'Sexuality, Spirituality and Ecstatic Communion in the Short Fiction of Kate Chopin' in Religion and Sexuality, pp. 145-158, ed. Michael Hayes and David Tombs, Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1998. 'Sister Carrie and The Awakening - the Clothed, the Unclothed and the Woman Undone' in Soft Canons: American Women Writers and the Masculine Tradition, pp.167- 183, ed. Karen Kilcup, University of Iowa Press, 1999. ‘If I Were a Man’: Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Sarah Grand and the sexual education of girls’, co-authored with Ann Heilmann, pp.178-201, ed. Janet Beer and Bridget Bennett, Special Relationships: Anglo-American Antagonisms and Affinities, 1854-1936, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2002. ‘Edith Wharton and Modernism: The Mother’s Recompense, co-authored with Avril Horner, pp. 69-92, ed. Catherine Morley and Alex Goody, American Modernism: Cultural Transactions, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009.

7 ‘Kate Chopin’s The Awakening: Authenticity and the Artist’, co-authored with Helena Goodwyn, pp. 261-274, ed. Robert C. Evans, Critical Insights: The Awakening, Ipswich, Massachusetts: Salem Press, 2014.

Introductions to Books

The Buccaneers by Edith Wharton. Introduction pp. VII-XXIV, London, Penguin/BBC Books, 1995. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. Introduction and Notes pp. 5-7 & 286-319. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press 1995. Madame de Treymes by Edith Wharton. Introduction pp. vii-xiii. London, Virago Press, 1995. A Shameful Affair and Other Stories by Kate Chopin. Selection and Introduction. London, Everyman, 1998. The Reckoning and Other Stories by Edith Wharton. Selection and Introduction. London, Everyman, 1999. The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton. Introduction pp.v-xx. Notes. Ware, Hertfordshire: Wordsworth, 2002.

Articles

'Edith Wharton in Paris'. The British-American, Vol. 3, No. 2, January 1992. '"dah you is, settin' down, lookin' jis' like w'ite folks!" Ethnicity enacted in Kate Chopin's Short Fiction'. The Yearbook of English Studies, 'Ethnicity and Representation' Special Issue, Vol. 24, January 1994, pp. 1-11. ‘Diseases of the Body Politic: White Slavery in Jane Addams’ A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil and Selected Short Stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, co- authored with Katherine Joslin. Journal of American Studies, April 1999, Vol. 33, Part 1, 1999, pp.1-18. ‘Doing it with Mirrors: History and Cultural Identity in The Robber Bride’. British Journal of Canadian Studies, July 2000, Vol. 13, No.2, 1998, pp.306-16. ‘Short Fiction with Attitude: The Lives of Boys and Men in The Lives of Girls and Women’. The Yearbook of English Studies, North American Short Stories and Short Fictions Special Issue, Vol.31, January 2001, pp. 125-132. ‘”This isn’t exactly a ghost story”: Edith Wharton and Parodic Gothic’, co-authored with Avril Horner. Journal of American Studies, August 2003, Vol. 37, Part 2, 2003, pp. 269-85. ‘Wharton the ‘renovator’: Twilight Sleep as Gothic Satire’, co-authored with Avril Horner. The Yearbook of English Studies, Vol. 37, January 2007, pp. 177-192.

In Press

‘”The great panorama”: Edith Wharton as historical novelist’, co-authored with Avril Horner, Modern Language Review, forthcoming 2014.

The Year's Work in English Studies

Nineteenth Century American Literature, Volume 71, October 1993, pp.545-57. Nineteenth Century American Literature, Volume 72, December 1993, pp.432-51. Nineteenth Century American Literature, Volume 73, December 1994, pp.570-79. Nineteenth Century American Literature, Volume 74, January 1996, pp.544-58.

8 Nineteenth Century American Literature, Volume 75, January 1997, pp.572-83. Nineteenth Century American Literature, Volume 76, January 1998, pp.611-25. Nineteenth Century American Literature, Volume 77, January 1999, pp.700-09, 738-39. Nineteenth Century American Literature, Volume 78, May 2000, pp.735-48, 781-2. Editor, Nineteenth Century American Literature, Volume 79, 2001.

The Year's Work in English Studies

Twentieth Century American Literature, Volume 79, 2001, pp.743-4. Editor, Nineteenth Century American Literature, Volume 80, 2002. Twentieth Century American Literature, Volume 80, 2002, pp.758-62. Editor, Nineteenth Century American Literature, Volume 81, 2003. Twentieth Century American Literature, Volume 81, 2003, pp.926-28. Editor, Nineteenth Century American Literature, Volume 82, 2004. Twentieth Century American Literature, Volume 82, 2004, pp. 771-773. Editor, Nineteenth Century American Literature, Volume 83, 2005. Editor, Nineteenth Century American Literature, Volume 84, 2006.

Academic Conference Papers and Guest Lectures

'Edith Wharton and France', Guest Lecture, University of Rhode Island, U.S.A. 2 April 1991. 'Edith Wharton's Literary Debts', Conference Paper, Edith Wharton in Paris: An International Conference, Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, 30 June 1991. 'Edith Wharton - The View from New York', Conference Paper, Conference of the Modern Language Association of America, San Diego, December 1992. 'A Twilight Sleep or Picturing Wharton's Alternative American Self' - Women on Women Lecture Series, Edith Wharton Restoration, Lenox, Massachusetts, 15 August 1994. 'From The Reef to The Custom of the Country - or from the Jamesian Model to the Chronicle Novel' - Guest Lecture, 12 November 1994, Birkbeck College, University of London. 'The Question of Twilight Sleep', Conference Paper, Conference of the Modern Language Association of America, San Diego, December 1994. '"Life and I" and "Literature" - A Comparative Account of Edith Wharton's Childhood Awakenings to Literature and Language', Conference Paper, Edith Wharton at Yale: An International Conference, New Haven, CT, 29 April 1995. 'Absent Fathers Across the Spectrum of Local Color in the Short Stories of Kate Chopin', Conference Paper, Père/Paternité, Paternity/Fatherhood: An International Colloquium, Institute Français du Royaume Uni, London, 27 May 1995. 'Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Women's Health: From 'The Yellow Wallpaper' to Herland, Conference Paper, Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Optimist Reformer, University of Liverpool, 17-19 July 1995. 'Kate Chopin's Louisiana and the Condition of the Post-Colonial', Conference Paper, British Association for American Studies Annual Conference, University of Leeds, 12-15 April 1996. 'Dislocation in the Regional Writing of Cather and Yezierska', Conference Paper jointly presented with Professor Katherine Joslin, International Society for the Study of European Ideas, Memory, History and Critique: European Identity at the Millennium, University for Humanist Studies, Utrecht, 19-24 August 1996. 'Kate Chopin and the Writing of the Erotic', Guest Speaker, University of North Carolina

9 at Wilmington, 30 October 1996. Sister Carrie and The Awakening - the Clothed, the Unclothed and the Woman Undone', Presentation, British Association for American Studies Annual Conference, University of Birmingham, 6 April 1997. 'Diseases of the Body Politic: Addams's A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil and Gilman's Short Fiction', Conference Paper presented jointly with Professor Katherine Joslin, Second International Conference on Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Skidmore College, NY, 26-28 June 1997. 'Sexuality, Spirituality and Ecstatic Communion in the Short Fiction of Kate Chopin', Conference Paper, Religion and Sexuality: A Conference, University of Surrey Roehampton, 18 October 1997. History and Cultural Identity from The Diviners to The Robber Bride’, Conference Paper, British Association for Canadian Studies Culture and Context, Staffordshire University, 6-9 April 1998. ‘Life in the City with Kate Chopin and Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Orectic New Orleans versus Ascetic Chicago’, Conference Paper, New Orleans in Europe, University of Warwick, 4-5 July, 1998. Guest Speaker on Addams and Gilman, University of Glasgow, 10 November 1998. ‘Doing it with Mirrors: History and Cultural Identity in The Robber Bride’, Presentation, Joint University Seminar, Portico Library, Manchester, 8 February 1999. Guest Speaker on Addams and Gilman, University of Leeds, 4 March 1999. ‘Jane Addams and Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Civic Housekeeping: Establishing the Safe House’, Conference Paper presented jointly with Professor Katherine Joslin, British Association for American Studies Annual Conference, University of Glasgow, 26-29 March 1999. 'Diseases of the Body Politic: Addams's A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil and Gilman's Short Fiction' Conference Paper, White? Women Conference, University of York, 17 April 1999. ‘Edith Wharton on Main Street: The Search for ‘The Great American Novel’ Conference Paper, Mainstream America, Congres de l’Association Francaises d’Etudes Americaines, University of Versailles, Paris, 28-30 May 1999. ‘Kate Chopin: At Home and Abroad’, Keynote Lecture, Kate Chopin Colloquium, University of Glasgow, 26-28 November 1999. ‘Kate Chopin and Charlotte Perkins Gilman: New Women in the City’, Guest Speaker, Bolton Institute, 1 March 2000. 'Edith Wharton in her Library: Moments in a Life in Letters', Conference Paper, Edith Wharton at Newport, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, 21-25 June 2000. ‘”If I Were a Man”: Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Sarah Grand and the Sexual Education of Girls’, Conference Paper presented jointly with Dr Ann Heilmann, University of Swansea, at the 'Transatlantic Studies: New Perspectives' Conference, The Maastricht Centre for Transatlantic Studies, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 12-15 October 2000. ‘Edith Wharton’s Library’ Guest Lecture, British Association for American Studies Annual Conference, University of Keele, 6-9 April 2001. Joint organiser, with Professor Avril Horner, Salford University, of Americans in Paris: Paris in Americans; International conference, Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, 23-25 July 2001.

10 ‘”This isn’t exactly a Ghost Story” – Edith Wharton and Parodic Gothic Landscapes’, Conference paper jointly written with Professor Avril Horner, and presented in our absence at the MLA Annual Convention, New Orleans, 27-30 December 2001. ‘”This isn’t exactly a Ghost Story” – Edith Wharton and Parodic Gothic Landscapes’, Guest speaker, the University of Aberystwyth, 21 February 2002. ‘Edith Wharton and the Comic Gothic’, Guest Speaker, the University of Glasgow, 14 March, 2002. ‘Edith Wharton’s Critical Reception’, Conference Paper, Symposium: The American Cultural Industry of Image Making, University of East Anglia, 27 March 2003. ‘”The satirists’ satirist”: Edith Wharton’s Twilight Sleep as Satiric Gothic’, Plenary Lecture, with Avril Horner, Edith Wharton in London Conference, 14-16 July 2003. ‘Twilight Sleep as Satiric Gothic’, Gothic Voyages, Conference Paper, Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, 6-8 July 2004. ‘The House of Mirth in Context: Genred Locations’, Centenary Conference – The House of Mirth, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY, 23-25 July 2005. ‘Edith Wharton and Modernism’, Conference Paper, Conference: American Modernism: Cultural Transactions, Oxford Brookes University, 23 September 2006. ‘Americans in Europe: Selected Tales of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Expatriation’, Annual Fullbrook Lecture, University of the West of England, 15 February, 2007. ‘Anne Tyler: Families, Food and Ritual’, Conference Paper, British Association for American Studies Annual Conference, University of Leicester, 21 April 2007. ‘Edith Wharton: A Life in Books’, Public Lecture, Oxford Brookes University, 22 October 2008. ‘The Special Relationship – What does America teach us about ourselves?’, with Jon Snow, Eccles Lecture, Conference of the British Association for American Studies, Nottingham, 17 April 2009. ‘The Future of the Humanities’, guest lecture (part of series), University of Western Michigan, October 2010. ‘Edith Wharton: Sex, Satire and the Older Woman’, lectures, with Avril Horner, at Oxford Brookes, February 2012; the Oxford Literary Festival, March 2012; Conference of the British Association for American Studies, Manchester, April 2012; the Daphne du Maurier Festival, June 2012; Edith Wharton: An Anniversary Conference, Rewley House, Oxford, June 2012; Edith Wharton in Florence, June 2012. ‘Scarlett’s Women: Gone with the Wind and its Female Fans’, In Conversation with Helen Taylor, Oxford Literary Festival, 23 April 2014.

Academic Broadcasting

Author, Roman Fever. Radio Play adapted from the short story by Edith Wharton. Thirty Minute Theatre, 4 & 7 February 1984. Interviewee, BBC Education video on The Buccaneers by Edith Wharton, August 1994. Programme Consultant/Interviewee, On the Set of The Buccaneers, BBC 1, 5 Mar 1995. Interviewee, Meridian, Documentary on The Buccaneers. BBC World Service, 28/2/95, repeated 1/3/95. Programme Consultant and Interviewee, Writers in a Nutshell. Programme on Edith Wharton. BBC World Service 14/05/95, repeated 16/5/95. Interviewee, BBC Education video on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, July 1995. Interviewee, Bell Radio, Radio 4 Programme on Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 30 Oct1997. Interviewee, Great Lives, with Kimberly Quinn & Humphrey Carpenter, BBC Radio 4, 14

11 and 17 May 2004. Interviewee, Woman’s Hour, on Henry James, BBC Radio 4, 30 August 2005. Interviewee, Great Lives, with Naomi Wolf, Avril Horner & Matthew Parris, BBC Radio 4, 25 and 28 September, 2012.