Sir Roger Williams is a

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academic. He was vice-chancellor of the University of Reading from 1993 until 2002, and chair of Higher Education Funding Council for Wales from 2002 to 2008. He received a knighthood in June 2006 for his services to Higher Education.

Background and early life

Roger Williams was born in

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and grew up near

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, where he was educated at Tredegar Grammar School. He continued his studies at

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, where he became an Honorary Fellow in 1999.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Welsh scholars and academics Vice-Chancellors of the University of Reading Knights Bachelor People from Merthyr Tydfil Alumni of Worcester College, Oxford {{Wales-academic-bio-stub