Introduction

The General Assembly is our annual flagship event for our governance committees and active members. It is a valuable opportunity for staff to meet with our most active advocates in person, to disseminate information about potential new projects and ideas as well as collecting feedback on some of our current projects.

The inclusion of the Prizes and Awards ceremony in the General Assembly confirms and strengthens the links between our publishing, science, education and membership activities, bringing together representatives of our member networks with many of our prestigious prize winners.

Deadlines

• Oct 24 2016
  Standard registration deadline

  

Speakers

Professor Les Ebdon CBE DL, Office for fair access, United Kingdom

Professor Ebdon has been Director of Fair Access to Higher Education since 1 September 2012. He was previously Vice Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire.

That followed an illustrious career in analytical chemistry, including more than 250 publications and several awards.

Professor Ebdon obtained his PhD at Imperial College, London, then lectured at Makerere University in Uganda and Sheffield Hallam University, before becoming Reader in Analytical Chemistry at what is now the University of Plymouth. He was promoted to a personal chair in 1986, became Head of Environmental Sciences in 1989 and then, in the same year, Deputy Director. He was promoted to Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) in 1992. He remained in that position until 2003, when he was appointed Vice Chancellor at the University of Luton and became Vice Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire on its creation in 2006.

Professor Ebdon was awarded a CBE in 2009 for services to local and national higher education and was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Bedfordshire in 2011. Since 2013 he has been listed as one of Britain’s 500 Most Influential People by Debrett’s.

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Venue

Europa Hotel

Europa Hotel, Great Victoria Street, Belfast, BT2 7AP, United Kingdom

Useful links

• Venue information More information about the venue

Contact information

Events Team
Royal Society of Chemistry
Thomas Graham House,
Science Park,
Milton Road,
Cambridge,
CB4 0WF
UK
+44 (0) 1223 434048
Contact us by email

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