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DameMadeleine AtkinsDBE DL FAcSS
Professor Atkins in 2008
President of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge
Incumbent
Assumed office 2018
Preceded by	Jackie Ashley
Personal details
Born	(1952-07-02) 2 July 1952 (age 72)

Dame Madeleine Julia Atkins, DBE, DL, FAcSS (born 2 July 1952) is a British academic administrator, scholar of education, and former teacher. Since 2018, she has served as the 9th President of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge. She was formerly vice-chancellor of Coventry University, and the Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (2014–2018).

Early life and education

Atkins was born on 2 July 1952. She studied law and history at Girton College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1974. She then trained as a teacher at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). She obtained a PhD from University of Nottingham in 1982.

Career

Atkins was a school teacher from 1975 to 1979, before leaving to study for a doctorate. She was then a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Nottingham from 1982 to 1983, before joining Newcastle University in 1984 as a lecturer. She was promoted to senior lecturer in 1988, and rose to be pro-vice-chancellor (1998 to 2004).

She was vice-chancellor of Coventry University from 2004 to 2013. She became Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on 1 January 2014. In 2015, Atkins was paid a salary of between £230,000 and £234,999 by HEFCE, making her one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time. In June 2018, it was revealed by the University and College Union that she received a pay package worth £554,648 in 2017, which represents a 96% increase on the £282,354 paid to her in 2016-17.

In July 2018, it was announced that Atkins would be the next President of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge in succession to Jackie Ashley. She took up the post in October 2018, becoming the college's 9th president.

Honours

Atkins was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to Higher Education. She was promoted to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours. She is a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of the West Midlands.

In 2016, she was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS).

References

1. ^ "Atkins, Prof. Madeleine Julia". Who's Who 2019. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U58721. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
2. ^ "Professor Madeleine Atkins CBE, FAcSS appointed as 9th President of Lucy Cavendish College", lucy-cav.cam.ac.uk, 2 July 2018; retrieved 25 October 2018.
3. Profile, The Guardian, 16 December 2003.
4. ^ Profile, hefce.ac.uk; accessed 30 December 2018.
5. ^ "Atkins, Prof. Dame Madeleine (Julia), (born 2 July 1952), President, Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, since 2018". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
6. "Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK". gov.uk. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
7. "Hefce chief executive £550,000 golden goodbye". ucu.org.uk. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
8. "Our President". Lucy Cavendish College. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
9. "No. 60009". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 2011. pp. 1–28.
10. The West Midlands Lieutenancy Vice Lord-Lieutenant & Deputy Lieutenants
11. "Eighty-four leading social scientists conferred as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences". Academy of Social Sciences. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2017.

External links

• Official website

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Chancellors	Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb (-2007) John Egan (2007-2017) Margaret Casely-Hayford (2017-)
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