Mary Stuart (academic)

Mary Stuart CBE

Born| c.1957

South Africa

Education| University of Cape Town, Open University
Occupation| former Vice Chancellor
Employer| University of Lincoln

Prof. Mary Stuart CBE (born c.1957) is a South African born academic and the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Lincoln.

## Life

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Stuart was born in South Africa and she attended a dance school there. She later moved to what was then Rhodesia before relocating with her husband to the United Kingdom. For a while, they and their children lived in a homeless hostel until the council supplied accommodation.[1]

She attended the University of Cape Town and later obtained a doctorate in Social Policy from the Open University in 1998.[2]

She was appointed to be Vice Chancellor at the University of Lincoln[3] in 2009 following on from David Chiddick. Her research interests are life histories, social mobility, students and community development.[4] Stuart notes that a university in Lincoln was only created as a trial. She entered into an unusual collaboration with Siemens who was a local employer. The company assists in choosing the head of the university's Engineering department. Stuart is aware this is unusual, but she remembers South Africa where large companies were a more positive influence than the government.[1] Stuart is supported by five Deputy Vice-Chancellors.[5]

In 2018, she was awarded a CBE.

## References

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1. ^ a b Wilby, Peter (3 October 2017). "From a homeless hostel to vice-chancellor of Lincoln University". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
2. ^ "Mary Stuart CBE". The European Conference on Language Learning (ECLL). Retrieved 4 June 2019.
3. ^ Ionescu, Daniel (26 June 2009). "University of Lincoln appoints Professor Mary Stuart as new Vice Chancellor". The Linc. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
4. ^ "Vice Chancellor of the University | Governance | University of Lincoln". www.lincoln.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
5. ^ Lincoln, University of. "Senior Management Team". www.lincoln.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2019.