Sir (Eric) Brian Smith (born 10 October 1933) is an English physical chemist who was Master of

St Catherine's College, Oxford St Catherine's College (colloquially called St Catz or Catz) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford and is the newest college admitting both undergraduate and graduate students. Tracing its roots back to 1868 (although t ...

, and

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.HEFCW Council member biography: Professor Sir Brian Smith
, HEFCW, UK.

Life and career

Smith was Master of St Catherine's College, one of the colleges of the

University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in contin ...

(1988–94). In 1993, he was appointed vice-chancellor of Cardiff University, a post he held until his retirement in 2001. From October 1998, Smith held an administrative role at the

Welsh Development Agency Welsh Development Agency (WDA; cy, Awdurdod Datblygu Cymru) was an executive agency (or QUANGO) and later designated an Assembly Sponsored Public Body (ASPB). Established in 1976, it was tasked with rescuing the ailing Welsh economy by encour ...

, where he assisted in opening up Chinese and

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n commercial markets for Wales. He was awarded a knighthood in 1999 in recognition of his efforts in building university links with industry and commerce. Smith is international ambassador for Cardiff UniversitySir Brian Smith
The Role of Universities in the Innovation Process

NASSCOM
India, 16 February 2006. and serves on the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Brian 1933 births Living people Alumni of the University of Liverpool Knights Bachelor Masters of St Catherine's College, Oxford People associated with Cardiff University People educated at Wirral Grammar School for Boys English physical chemists