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Senior Lecturer: Food Quality and Security & Student Exchange Academic Lead.

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Appointed as an Independent Governor in January 2019.

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Appointed as Independent Governor in March 2021.

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Vice-Chancellor

As Vice-Chancellor, Professor McCaffery’s role is to provide guidance and leadership on all aspects of academic activity within the university.

Peter has over thirty-five years leadership, management, teaching and research experience across a range of institutions from Further Education Colleges to USA Ivy League University, including as Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive at the University of Cumbria and Deputy Vice Chancellor at London Metropolitan University.

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Associate Professor of Equine Science.

Simon is the programme leader for BSc (Hons) Equine Science and Business and oversees all of the equine provision at the RAU. Simon is also the academic lead for teaching, learning and assessment across the university. 

Simon has been involved with horses for the past 30 years starting out as a childhood hobby.

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Honorary Professor of Real Estate Practice Law.

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Head of International Agriculture, Senior Lecturer in Animal Production Management.

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International Teaching Fellow in Agriculture and Environmental Science.

Ishwar Pun is an International Teaching Fellow in Agriculture and Environmental Science at RAU (UK) and QAU (China). He is an agri-environmentalist with experiences in Agriculture, Soil, Water, and Climate.

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Associate Professor, Equine Research Leadership.

Equine Behavioural Neuroscience

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Dame Fiona Reynolds DBE became Chair of the RAUs Governing Council in January 2022. Her previous role was as Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 2012 where she served from 2012-2021. She joined Emmanuel after a long career in the voluntary sector, latterly as Director-General of the National Trust from 2001-2012. During her time as DG she made the Trust warmer and more welcoming, bringing the houses to life and raising the profile of the Trust’s work in the countryside.