Prof McGhee will take up his new post in February
HEALTH psychologist Professor Patrick McGhee has been appointed vice chancellor of the University of East London (UEL).
Prof McGhee, currently deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Central London, has been the dean of various psychology departments at universities across the country.
A graduate of Glasgow and Oxford, Prof McGhee this year won a National Teaching Fellowship from the Higher Education Academy.
Prof McGhee said: “UEL’s distinctive strengths in its location, diversity, distance learning and Olympic and Paralympic engagement give it a unique role in the regeneration of the area.”
Prof McGhee will take up his post in February.
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