Dianne Willcocks

Dianne Marie Willcocks CBE (born 5 May 1945)[1] was the Vice-Chancellor of York St John University until retirement in April 2010 and is a former Deputy Principal of Sheffield Hallam University.

She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.[2]

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Education

She received a Dip.M from Ealing College of Higher Education in 1966, and a BSc (Hons) in Human Sciences from the University of Surrey in 1976.

Academic career

Prof. Willcocks states that she is an "advocate and practitioner for socially inclusive HE [Higher Education]." She has undertaken research in the field of social science, particularly with regards to elderly people. This includes living arrangements for the elderly, citizenship issues and the ageism debate. Before York St John and Sheffield Hallam, Prof. Willcocks was Director of Research at the University of North London.[3]

Other appointments

Below are a selection of Prof. Willcocks' other appointments.

References

  1. ^ "Dianne Willcocks". Whos Who. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U59654. Retrieved 2008-07-08. 
  2. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58729. p. 8. 14 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Dianne Willcocks (Vice Chancellor)". York St John University. York St John University, York, UK. 14 June 2008. http://www2.yorksj.ac.uk/default.asp?Page_ID=517&Parent_ID=1091. Retrieved 2008-06-14. 
  4. ^ "HEFCE Board Member Biography and registered interests: Dianne Willcocks". Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), Bristol, UK. 14 June 2008. http://www.hefce.ac.uk/AboutUs/Board/bio/willcocks.asp. Retrieved 2008-06-14.