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The chancellor is the formal head of Durham University. They are nominated by the council and senate in joint session and appointed by convocation. the office is vacant, after Sir Thomas Allen stepped down from the role. He will be succeeded in summer 2023 by Fiona Hill, who was elected by convocation on 28 November 2022.
Until 1909, the university was governed by the dean and chapter of Durham Cathedral, with the
The chancellor is the formal head of Durham University. They are nominated by the council and senate in joint session and appointed by convocation. the office is vacant, after Sir Thomas Allen stepped down from the role. He will be succeeded in summer 2023 by Fiona Hill, who was elected by convocation on 28 November 2022.
Until 1909, the university was governed by the dean and chapter of Durham Cathedral, with the warden
A warden is a custodian, defender, or guardian. Warden is often used in the sense of a watchman or guardian, as in a prison warden. It can also refer to a chief or head official, as in the Warden of the Mint.
''Warden'' is etymologically identic ...
(held ''ex officio'' by the Dean of Durham from 1862) being both the formal and executive head of the university. Following the implementation of statutes made in 1909 under the University of Durham Act 1908, the warden became the chancellor and the sub-warden the vice-chancellor, meaning Durham was, like most other British universities, headed by a chancellor.
* 1909–1912 George William Kitchin
George William Kitchin (7 December 1827 – 13 October 1912) was the first Chancellor of the University of Durham, from the institution of the role in 1908 until his death in 1912. He was also the last Dean of Durham to govern the university.
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, Dean of Durham
* 1913–1918 Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland
Henry George Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland, (29 May 1846 – 14 May 1918), styled Lord Warkworth between 1865 and 1867 and Earl Percy between 1867 and 1899, was a British Conservative politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household und ...
* 1919–1928 John Lambton, 3rd Earl of Durham
John George Lambton, 3rd Earl of Durham (19 June 1855 – 18 September 1928), known as Viscount Lambton until 1879, was a British peer.
Durham was the eldest twin son of George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham, and his wife Lady Beatrix Frances, da ...
* 1929–1930 Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland
Alan Ian Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland, (17 April 1880 – 23 August 1930) was a British peer, army officer, and newspaper proprietor.
Military career
Percy was a second lieutenant of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion the Queen's (Royal West S ...
* 1931–1949 Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry
Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry, (13 May 1878 – 10 February 1949), styled Lord Stewart until 1884 and Viscount Castlereagh between 1884 and 1915, was a British peer and politician. He is best remembere ...
* 1950–1957 G. M. Trevelyan
George Macaulay Trevelyan (16 February 1876 – 21 July 1962) was a British historian and academic. He was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1898 to 1903. He then spent more than twenty years as a full-time author. He returned to the ...
* 1958–1969 Lawrence Lumley, 11th Earl of Scarbrough
Lawrence Roger Lumley, 11th Earl of Scarbrough, (27 July 1896 – 29 June 1969) was a British Conservative politician and British Army general.
Background
Lumley was the son of Brigadier General Osbert Lumley (1857-1923), youngest child and so ...
* 1971–1980 Malcolm MacDonald
Malcolm Ian Macdonald (born 7 January 1950) is an English former professional footballer, manager and media figure. Nicknamed 'Supermac', Macdonald was a quick, powerfully built prolific goalscorer. He played for Fulham, Luton Town, Newcastle ...
* 1981–1990 Dame Margot Fonteyn (first non-royal female chancellor of a British university)
* 1992–2004 Sir Peter Ustinov
Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov ; 16 April 192128 March 2004) was a British actor, filmmaker and writer. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits ...
* 2005–2011 Bill Bryson
William McGuire Bryson (; born 8 December 1951) is an American–British journalist and author. Bryson has written a number of nonfiction books on topics including travel, the English language, and science. Born in the United States, he has b ...
* 2012–July 2022 Sir Thomas Allen
* From 2023 Fiona Hill
Source: Durham University records.
See also
*List of vice-chancellors and wardens of Durham University
The vice-chancellor and warden is the chief executive officer of Durham University. The vice-chancellor also holds the position of "Warden of the Durham Colleges" and is appointed by Council. Reporting to the vice-chancellor and warden (and also ...
* List of Durham University people
This is a list of people associated with Durham University, divided for user convenience into multiple subcategories. This includes alumni, those who have taught there, conducted research there or played a part in its founding.
Durham is a coll ...
* History of Durham University
The history of Durham University spans over 190 years since it was founded by Act of Parliament. King William IV granted royal assent to the Act on 4 July 1832, and granted the university a royal charter on 1 June 1837, incorporating it and confi ...
References
Durham Durham most commonly refers to:
*Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham
*County Durham, an English county
* Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States
*Durham, North Carolina, a city in N ...
1909 establishments in England
Durham Durham most commonly refers to:
*Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham
*County Durham, an English county
* Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States
*Durham, North Carolina, a city in N ...