University of Strathclyde - 21 October 2010
The first symposium series event where speakers addressed questions fundamental to the Enhancement Theme:
What should be the attributes of a graduate from Scottish higher education in the 21st century: in order that they can contribute to future cultural, civic and economic prosperity; and how can the achievement of these attributes best be supported?
Guest speakers
Professor Michael Sterling FREng, Recently Vice Chancellor of the University of Birmingham and current Chairman of the Science and Technology Facilities Council
Professor Sterling is an engineer by background. He recently retired as Vice-Chancellor at Birmingham University and was previously Vice Chancellor at Brunel University (1990-2001). His earlier career was at the University of Durham and the University of Sheffield.
Professor Sterling has been a member of the Council for Science and Technology since 2004 and is Chair of its energy and water subgroups. He is a Board member of Advantage West Midlands Regional Development Agency. He was Chair of the Russell Group of the 20 leading UK Universities from 2003 to 2006. He was a member of the Council of the Royal Academy of Engineering from 2005-08 and was President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers from 2002-03.
Professor Christopher Smith FSAS FRHistS FSA, Director, British School at Rome
After a doctorate at Oxford on Early Rome and Latium from 1000 to 500 BC Christopher moved to the University of St Andrews in 1992. In 2006 he was appointed as Vice-Principal with responsibility for graduate studies and student services. His research interests are focused on the development of Rome as a political and social community and how this was represented in ancient historical writing and subsequent political thought. He is one of the editors of a major new edition of the Fragmentary Roman Historians.
Christopher first came to the BSR in 1990 and was the 2006-7 Hugh Last Fellow before returning as Director in 2009.