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Vice-Chancellor of University of Hertfordshire | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 01 January 2011 | |
Personal details | |
Residence(s) | Hertfordshire, United Kingdom |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow University of London |
Occupation | University administrator, educator, finance expert |
Quintin McKellar CBE is a British veterinary surgeon and academic. Since January 2011 he has been vice-chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire.
Education and Career
Professor McKellar graduated from Glasgow University Veterinary School in 1981, and went on to gain a PhD in Veterinary Parasitology in 1984. In August 1997 he took up the post of Scientific Director of the Moredun Research Institute and Chief Executive of the Moredun Foundation. From 2004 he was principal of the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) of the University of London, a position which he held for six years. His research interests are in the pharmacology of anti-infective and anti-inflammatory drugs in domestic animals, and he is widely published.
McKellar was appointed CBE in 2010 for his services to science, during his tenure as principal of the Royal Veterinary College.
In 2015 he was elected as a Board member of Universities UK and is also chair of the University Vocational Awards Council.
He is chair of the Board of Trustees of The Pirbright Institute and also co-chair of the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) Food Economy Task Force.
He is also a member of the Government Chief Scientist Steering Group on Animal and Plant Health in the UK.
He is a member of the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership and chair of the Hatfield Renewal Project Board.
He earns over £300,000 a year.
References
- "Vice-Chancellor". http://www.herts.ac.uk/. University of Hertfordshire. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
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- "Professor Quintin McKellar". http://www.thersa.org/. RSA. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
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- "Professor Quintin McKellar". http://researchprofiles.herts.ac.uk/. University of Hertfordshire. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
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- "New Year Honours: higher education's standouts". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- "Universities UK - UK Board". Universities UK. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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- "Our governance | The Pirbright Institute". www.pirbright.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- "Food Economy Task Force". NCUB. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/388571/14-1293-animal-plant-health-capability.pdf.
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(help) - "Quintin McKellar". www.hertfordshirelep.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- "New team to develop blueprint for Hatfield's regeneration". www.hertfordshirelep.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- https://www.ucu.org.uk/media/7115/Transparency-at-the-top-Senior-pay-and-perks-in-UK-universities-Mar-15/pdf/ucu_transparencyatthetop_mar15.pdf
- English academics
- Vice-Chancellors of the University of Hertfordshire
- Living people
- British veterinarians
- British pharmacologists
- Alumni of the University of Glasgow
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- People associated with the University of Hertfordshire
- People associated with the Royal Veterinary College
- Fellows of the Royal Society of Biology
- Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh