John Fothergill (born in 1953 in

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) is pro-vice-chancellor of

City University London City, University of London was a public university from 1966 to 2024 in London, England. It merged with St George's, University of London to form City St George's, University of London in August 2024. The names "City, University of London" and ...

. He was formerly head of engineering, dean of science and pro-vice-chancellor at the

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. He is a Fellow of the

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, the IEE, and the

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. He has over 120 refereed papers and over 20 postgraduate students

Early life and education

John Charles Fothergill was born in

. He lived in London and in

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South Africa before settling in

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at the age of 10. He attended Slough Grammar School (now

Upton Court Grammar School Upton Court Grammar School is a fully selective academy school in Lascelles Road, Slough, Berkshire. The school has specialisms in languages and science. It is also a Leading Edge School, an ICT-Focus School, a Training School, an Internat ...

) and won prizes in Music and Mathematics. He graduated from the University College of North Wales (now

Bangor University Bangor University () is a Public university, public Research university, research university in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It was established by Royal charter, Royal Charter in 1885 as the University College of North Wales (UCNW; ), and in 1893 ...

) with a BSc (Hons) in Electronic Engineering (1975), an MSc in Electronic Materials and Devices (1976), and a PhD in the Dielectric Properties of Biopolymers (1980) which he studied with Profs Ron Pethig and John Lewis.

Career

He worked at the Standard Telecommunication Laboratories from 1979 to 1984 as a senior research engineer on high-voltage power cables. In 1984, he moved to the University of Leicester as a lecturer. He was promoted to professor in 2000 and was head of the Electrical Power and Power Electronics Research Group, dean of science, pro vice-chancellor (learning and teaching), and head of th
Department of Engineering
He remains an honorary visiting professor at the University of Leicester. In 2012, he became pro vice-chancellor (research and enterprise) at

. He is a visiting professor at the Three Gorges University and

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, China.

External References

* http://www.city.ac.uk/news/2012/apr/professor-john-fothergill-appointed-pro-vice-chancellor-at-city-university-london * http://www2.le.ac.uk/staff/community/people/staffupdates/professor-john-fothergill * https://web.archive.org/web/20070610121926/http://www.le.ac.uk/engineering/research/groups/power/staff/fothergill.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20130624071948/http://johnfothergill.co.uk/

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fothergill, John 1953 births Maltese emigrants to the United Kingdom People from Slough People educated at Upton Court Grammar School Alumni of Bangor University Academics of the University of Leicester Fellows of the Institute of Physics Fellows of the IEEE English engineers Living people People associated with City, University of London Vice-chancellors of the University of Leicester