Charlie Jeffery is the Vice Chancellor and President of

University of York , mottoeng = On the threshold of wisdom , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £8.0 million , budget = £403.6 million , chancellor = Heather Melville , vice_chancellor = Charlie Jeffery , students ...

, UK.

Early life

Jeffery was educated at

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, whe ...

with a B.A. and a Ph.D. in European Studies.

Personal life

Jeffery resides in York with his wife and three children.

Career

From 1999-2004, Jeffery was professor of politics at the

University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingha ...

, UK. In 2004, he was appointed professor of politics at school of social and political studies,

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...

, UK. From 2009-2012, he became head of school of social and political studies. In 2012, he was appointed vice principal of public policy and in 2014 as senior vice principal of the University of Edinburgh. In 2019, he joined

as vice chancellor and president.

Committees

Jeffery was an ESRC impact champion. He was a director of ESRC devolution and constitutional change programme. He was chair of the UK political studies association. He was an advisor to the

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Select Committee on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister on the Draft English Regional Assemblies Bill and to the Scottish Parliament's Scotland Bill Committee.

Awards

Jeffery was awarded a CBE in 2016 by the Queen for his contributions in promoting social science on public decision making. He is a fellow of the academy of social sciences.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jeffrey, Charlie Living people British scientists British sociologists Alumni of Loughborough University Academics of the University of Edinburgh Academics of the University of York Vice-Chancellors by university in the United Kingdom Vice-Chancellors of the University of York 1964 births