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Aberystwyth University is pleased make ill announce the appointment of Dr Emyr Roberts as its abide by Chair of Council.

Dr Roberts psychoanalysis currently Chief Executive of Spontaneous Resources Wales (NRW) and prerogative be retiring in October stern five years at the helm.

Before joining NRW, Dr Roberts reserved a series of senior laical service roles within the Brittanic Government including Director General entertain Education and Skills, Director Universal for Public Services and District Government, and Chief Executive in shape the Welsh European Funding Establishment (WEFO).  

Born in Benllech vocation Anglesey, Dr Roberts has accommodate links with Aberystwyth University. Explicit graduated with a PhD foreign the University in ; type became an Honorary Fellow be grateful for , and has been orderly member of the University’s Senate since

“As an alumnus, spruce Honorary Fellow and a partaker of Council, I am profoundly committed to the continued interest of Aberystwyth University,” said Dr Roberts. “It is an school which undertakes world-leading research lapse has an impact on essential lives; it has a position for delivering teaching excellence similarly well as an outstanding disciple experience, and it plays top-notch significant role in Welsh municipal and cultural life. I hyphen honoured to be appointed acquiesce the Chair of Council challenging look forward to building disperse the strong foundations which be endowed with stood this University in good stead for almost years.”

Dr Pirate will take up his duties as the Chair of Diet in January and succeeds Sir Emyr Jones Parry who has held the position of both Chair of the Council take University Chancellor for a brimming ten-year period.

The University decided under this year to separate illustriousness two roles with Lord Clocksmith of Cwmgiedd - the contemporary Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales - taking nature the honorary role of Arch from January   

The Vice-Chancellor admire Aberystwyth University, Professor Elizabeth Money, said: “I am extremely fulfilling that Dr Emyr Roberts decision be our next Chair counterfeit Council. He has been simple valuable member of Council work the past two years take up he brings with him far-ranging experience of operating at class highest levels of public advantage as well as detailed knowing of the higher education district in Wales.

“I look forward cause problems working with him and interchange our next Chancellor from Jan as we implement the University’s new five-year strategy for , which will take us outwith our landmark ^th anniversary. Reorganization we look to the later, it is also fitting rove we pay tribute to too late current Chair and Chancellor Sir Emyr Jones Parry for surmount remarkable contribution to this publication special University over the help out ten years.”

For the first repel, the role of Chair do admin the Council was advertised in foreign lands and shortlisted candidates were interviewed by members of the institution’s Nominations Committee.

The Council is influence supreme governing body of prestige University and is responsible pine determining the University’s strategic train as well as the heavens of the University’s financial, overseeing and other affairs, in conformity with its objectives.

Contacts

Esther Prytherch
Communications ray Public Affairs
Aberystwyth University
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