Dianne Marie Willcocks

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DL (born 5 May 1945) was the

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York St John University , mottoeng = They may have life and have it more abundantly , established = , type = Public , administrative_staff = 618 , chancellor = Reeta Chakrabarti , vice_chancellor = Professor Karen Bryan , student ...

until retirement in April 2010 and is a former Deputy Principal of Sheffield Hallam University.

Biography

She received a Dip.M from Ealing College of Higher Education in 1966, and a BSc (Hons) in

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from the University of Surrey in 1976. Willcocks worked as Director of Research at the

University of North London The University of North London (UNL) was a university in London, England, formed from the Polytechnic of North London (PNL) in 1992 when that institution was granted university status. PNL, in turn, had been formed by the amalgamation of the No ...

. She moved from London to Sheffield as Assistant Principal of Sheffield Hallam University. In 1999 she became the first Principal of Rip and York St John College in 160 years. She was appointed

Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

(CBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours. After retirement, Willcocks has continued her work in gerontology as Chair of the Wilf Ward Family Trust, as a Patron of Older Citizens Advocacy, York, and has served as Health Champion for York’s Older Person’s Assembly.

Other appointments

Below are a selection of Dianne Willcocks' other appointments. * Chair of Trustees,

York Theatre Royal York Theatre Royal is a theatre in St Leonard's Place, in York, England, which dates back to 1744. The theatre currently seats 750 people. Whilst the theatre is traditionally a proscenium theatre, it was reconfigured for a season in 2011 to offe ...

* Chair, Action on Access Advisory Forum * Member of Executive Board,

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* Board Member, Aimhigher National Partnership * Board Member,

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* Deputy Lieutenant, North Yorkshire * Trustee,

York Museums Trust York Museums Trust (YMT) is the charity responsible for operating some key museums and galleries in York, England. The trust was founded in 2002 to run York's museums on behalf of the City of York Council. It has seen an increase in annual foo ...

* Trustee,

Higher Education Academy Advance HE (formerly the Higher Education Academy) is a British charity and professional membership scheme promoting excellence in higher education. It advocates evidence-based teaching methods and awards fellowships as professional recogniti ...

*Trustee,

York Mediale York Mediale was an international media arts festival produced by Mediale. It was founded in 2014 and incorporated as a charity in June 2020. It is linked to the city's position as the only UNESCO City of Media Arts. History York Mediale was fo ...

. * Deputy chair of the trustees of the

Joseph Rowntree Foundation The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) is a charity that conducts and funds research aimed at solving poverty in the UK. JRF's stated aim is to "inspire action and change that will create a prosperous UK without poverty." Originally called the ...

Publications

*Peace, S., Kellaher, L., and Willcocks, D. 1982.''A Balanced Life?''. Survey Research Unit, The Polytechnic of North London. *Willcocks, D., Peace, S. and Kellaher, L. 1986. ''Private lives in public places: a research-based critique of residential life in local authority old people's homes''. London, Tavistock. *Kellaher, L., Peace, S., and Willcocks, D. 1990. "Triangulating data". In: Peace, Sheila M. (ed.) ''Researching Social Gerontology: Concepts, Methods and Issues''. London, Sage. 115–128. *Peace, S., Kellaher, L., and Willcocks, D. 1997. ''Re-evaluating residential care''. Buckingham, Open University Press.

Biography

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