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NTU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Edward Peck, awarded CBE in New Year Honours List

Nottingham Trent University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Edward Peck, has been made a Commander of the British Empire in the New Year Honours List for Services to Higher Education.

    Professor Edward Peck
    Professor Edward Peck, NTU Vice-Chancellor

    Professor Peck, who has been Vice-Chancellor at NTU since 2014, is also a Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, a Trustee of the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) and Deputy Chair of the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). He was a member of the Post-18 Fees and Funding Review and is an elected member of the Board of Universities UK.

    Under his leadership, NTU has been Times Higher Education University of the Year in 2017, The Times and Sunday Times Modern University of the Year in 2018 and Guardian University of the Year in 2019. The Guardian award was based on performance and improvement in the Guardian University Guide, retention of students from low-participation areas and attainment of BME students. 

    NTU was also named University of the Year in the UK Social Mobility Awards in 2019.

    After graduating in 1981, Professor Peck joined the National Health Service (NHS) graduate management training scheme and went on to undertake a number of positions in the NHS. He joined the Centre for Mental Health Services Development in 1992, becoming director in 1994 and then joined King's College London in 1995 to pursue this role full-time. Two years later he was awarded his PhD.

    He moved to the University of Birmingham in 2002 as director of the Health Services Management Centre and subsequently took up the role of Head of the School of Public Policy in 2006. He was appointed Head of the College of Social Sciences in January 2008.

    Professor Peck said: "I have had the privilege of working in two of the institutions that for me characterise all that is best about Great Britain, the National Health Service and our universities. I am profoundly grateful to receive this award and look forward to continuing to play my small part in making our country one where access to health and prosperity are open to all regardless of their background."

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      About Nottingham Trent University

      Nottingham Trent University (NTU) was named University of the Year 2019 in the Guardian University Awards. The award was based on performance and improvement in the Guardian University Guide, retention of students from low-participation areas and attainment of BME students.

      NTU was also the Times Higher Education University of the Year 2017, and The Times and Sunday Times Modern University of the Year 2018. These awards recognise NTU for its high levels of student satisfaction, its quality of teaching, its engagement with employers, and its overall student experience.

      The university has been rated Gold in the Government’s Teaching Excellence Framework – the highest ranking available.

      It is one of the largest UK universities. With nearly 32,000 students and more than 4,000 staff located across four campuses, the University contributes £900m to the UK economy every year. With an international student population of more than 3,000 from around 100 countries, the University prides itself on its global outlook.

      The university is passionate about creating opportunities and its extensive outreach programme is designed to enable NTU to be a vehicle for social mobility. NTU is among the UK’s top five recruiters of students from disadvantaged backgrounds and was awarded University of the Year in the UK Social Mobility Awards 2019.

      A total of 82% of its graduates go on to graduate entry employment or graduate entry education or training within six months of leaving. Student satisfaction is high: NTU achieved an 87% satisfaction score in the 2020 National Student Survey, above the sector average of 83%.

    Published on 31 December 2020
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