| Diana Margaret Green | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1943-04-10) 10 April 1943 (age 81) |
| Education | Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University (1998); Vice Chair of London Film School |
| Occupation(s) | academic, former vice-chancellor,economist |
| Partner | John William Davy (2011) |
Diana Margaret Green CBE (born 10 April 1943) is a British economist and academic, and a former vice-chancellor.
Early life
She was born Diana Harris.
She attended South Park High School for Girls (a former girls' grammar school) in Lincoln, also known as South Park Girls' High School; Lincoln went comprehensive in 1974. She has said of her time at her grammar school Going to a grammar school was critical in terms of my career. I was encouraged to be ambitious.
Her father Charles taught at the City School in Lincoln, a boys' grammar school. She lived on Cross O'Cliff Hill.
She attended the University of Reading, gained a BSc in Economics from Queen Mary College, and a PhD in Economics in 1976.
Career
In the 1970s she taught economics at the City of London Polytechnic (London Guildhall University from 1992 to 2002).
From 1984-87 she was Head of Department at Birmingham Polytechnic. She stayed at the University of Central England until 1998. She is on the Advisory Board of the Campaign for Science and Engineering. From 1998-99 she was the Chairman of the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE).
Vice Chancellor
She became Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University in 1998.
She is also Vice Chair of London Film School.
Personal life
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She first married in 1967, divorcing in 1979. She married again in 2011 to John William Davy. She was appointed a CBE in 2007. She has a pilot's licence.
References
- Lincolnshire Echo Saturday 11 November 1961, page 5
- THE 2003
- Lincolnshire Echo Saturday 18 September 1993, page 6
- Lincolnshire Echo Tuesday 18 November 1980, page 6
- CASE
- Sheffield Star 2006
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| Academic offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Vice Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University 1998- July 2007 |
Succeeded byPhilip Jones |
| Preceded by | Assistant Director of Birmingham Polytechnic 1987 - 1992 |
Succeeded by |
- 1943 births
- Academics of Birmingham City University
- Academics of London Guildhall University
- Academics of Sheffield Hallam University
- Alumni of Queen Mary University of London
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- British women economists
- English economists
- People educated at South Park High School, Lincoln
- People from Lincoln, England
- Living people