Alfred Cosier Morris (born 12 November 1941)
is a British academic. He was the first vice-chancellor of the
University of the West of England in
Bristol from 1992 to 2005 and before that was director of its predecessor, Bristol Polytechnic, from 1986.
Education
Educated at
Hymers College, Morris went on to study financial control at the
University of Lancaster.
Career
In September 2008, Morris was appointed interim vice-chancellor of the
University of Wales, Lampeter in order to ensure the creation of a new institution incorporating
Trinity University College and University of Wales, Lampeter.
In May 2009, it was announced that Morris had been appointed interim vice-chancellor of
London Metropolitan University, following the resignation of
Brian Roper. He was succeeded in November 2009 by
Malcolm Gillies
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.
Since 2004, Morris has been a member of the
Society of Merchant Venturers
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a charitable organisation in the English city of Bristol.
The society can be traced back to a 13th-century guild which funded the voyage of John Cabot to Canada. In 1552, it gained a monopoly on sea trading ...
, an institution established by Royal Charter in 1552 whose membership is invited "from individuals who have been successful in their chosen area of business".
In response, present day Merchants point to the roles of later members including its Master, Joseph Harford, in chairing the Bristol Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade which was the first provincial committee founded, in 1788, to promote that object.
References
External links
Notice of honorary degree from Bristol
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Academics of the University of Wales, Lampeter
Living people
People educated at Hymers College
People associated with the University of the West of England, Bristol
People associated with London Metropolitan University
1941 births
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Deputy Lieutenants of Gloucestershire
Alumni of Lancaster University
Alumni of Graduate College, Lancaster
Members of the Society of Merchant Venturers