Emeritus professor Dennis Hardy (born June 1941) is former vice-chancellor of the University of Seychelles (UniSey).

Early life

Dennis Hardy was born in June 1941. He received his advanced education at the

University of Exeter The University of Exeter is a public university , public research university in Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom. Its predecessor institutions, St Luke's College, Exeter School of Science, Exeter School of Art, and the Camborne School of Min ...

from where he graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees in Geography.UniSey gets new vice-chancellor.
''Seychelles Nation'', 25 February 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015.

Career

Hardy joined the

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and qualified as an urban planner at

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. He subsequently became a fellow of the

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. He has a PhD from the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

.University of Seychelles has ‘enormous potential’ to become a research hub, says Vice-Chancellor.
Hajira Amla, ''Seychelles News Agency'', 17 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015. Hardy was lecturer in social science and urban planning at Middlesex Polytechnic (now Middlesex University) and subsequently head of department, dean, pro vice-chancellor and deputy vice-chancellor. He then became head of the university's campus in Dubai. He was president of the International Communal Studies Association and dean of the Australian Institute of Business.Emeritus Professor Dennis Hardy Dean and Academic Board Member.
Australian Institute of Business. Retrieved 20 November 2015. In February 2014, Hardy became vice-chancellor of the

University of Seychelles University of Seychelles, informally also called UniSey, is the primary institution of higher education in Seychelles. It was established on 17 September 2009. There are three campuses: the main campus at Anse Royale, the Mont Fleuri campus offe ...

, a post he held until 2017.

Selected publications

*''Alternative communities in nineteenth century England''. Longman, London, 1979. *''Goodnight campers! The history of the British holiday camp''. Mansell, London, 1986. (With

Colin Ward Colin Ward (14 August 1924 – 11 February 2010)

) *''From garden cities to new towns: Campaigning for town and country planning 1899-1946''. Routledge, 1991. (Series No 13: Studies in History Planning & the Environment Series) *''Utopian England: Community experiments, 1900-1945''. Spon, London, 2000. *''Poundbury: The town that Charles built''. Town & Country Planning Association, London, 2005. *''Cities that don't cost the earth'', Town and Country Planning Association, London, 2008. *''The Urban Sea: Cities of the Mediterranean''. Blue Gecko Books, May 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hardy, Dennis Living people Academics of Middlesex University 1941 births Alumni of the University of Exeter Alumni of the London School of Economics University of Seychelles