Brian Fender
Sir Brian Edward Frederick Fender, CMG (born 15 September 1934)[1][2] is an English academic executive.
Career
[edit | edit source]Fender was Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England from 1995 to 2001.[3] Prior to that he was Vice-Chancellor of Keele University (1985–95),[3] Associate Director and Director of the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France and Chairman of the Science Board of the UK's Science and Engineering Research Council.[4] He is a graduate and Fellow of Imperial College.[5]
Sir Brian is currently a member of the University Grants Committee, Hong Kong, President of the National Foundation for Educational Research, Chairman of the National Council for Drama Training and a Director of Higher Aims Ltd, a private consultancy involved in higher education and research management. Sir Brian is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute. He has honorary degrees or fellowships from eleven universities and colleges.[5]
In 2005 Fender was appointed the first chairman and President of the Institute of Knowledge Transfer.[5]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Fender was born in Barrow-in-Furness, and lived in the Eden Valley until 1949.[6] He attended Carlisle Grammar School and Sale County Grammar School.[7]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Fender has been married twice, and has a son and three daughters.[7]
References
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- Academics of Imperial College London
- Vice-chancellors of Keele University
- Fellows of the Institute of Physics
- Alumni of Imperial College London
- People educated at Carlisle Grammar School
- People educated at Sale Grammar School
- People from Barrow-in-Furness
- Living people
- 1934 births
- Knights Bachelor
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- English academic administrator stubs