John David Emrys Beynon (born 11 March 1939) is a British academic who served as the 17th Principal of

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Biography

He was educated at the

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and at the

University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...

. From 1964-67 he was a lecturer at the

. He was Professor of Electronics at the

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from 1977–79, and then Head of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the

University of Surrey The University of Surrey is a public research university in Guildford, Surrey, England. The university received its royal charter in 1966, along with a number of other institutions following recommendations in the Robbins Report. The institut ...

from 1979-83. He then became Principal of

in 1990, serving until 1992, when he resigned after a breakdown of trust. He is a Fellow of the

Institution of Electrical Engineers The Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) was a British professional organisation of electronics, electrical, manufacturing, and Information Technology professionals, especially electrical engineers. It began in 1871 as the Society of Te ...

, the

Royal Academy of Engineering The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) is the United Kingdom's national academy of engineering. The Academy was founded in June 1976 as the Fellowship of Engineering with support from Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who became the first senior ...

, and of

. He is the secretary of the Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church in London, and after talking with protesters outside a

Palestine Solidarity Campaign The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) is an activist organisation in England and Wales. It was incorporated in the UK in 2004 as Palestine Solidarity Campaign Ltd. They officially support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement ...

fund-raising Christmas event hosted by that church, he stated the PSC's presence there was "unreasonable" *uatvukwe. , ''Protest at the Palestine Solidarity Campaign Christmas Carol Service, London'', London, 3 December 2009. for the church to have hosted the group owing to its associations with

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beynon, John 1939 births Alumni of the University of Southampton Academics of King's College London Principals of King's College London Fellows of King's College London Academics of the University of Southampton Academics of the University of Surrey Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering Living people