Nick Brown (academic)

Nicholas 'Nick' D. Brown (born 4 December 1962) is a British botanist and academic. Since 2010, he has been Principal of Linacre College, Oxford.[1][2] He is also a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner.[3]

Early life and education

Brown was born on 4 December 1962 in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England.[4] He completed the International Baccalaureate at UWC Atlantic College in Wales from 1979 to 1981.[5] He then studied at the University of Aberdeen and then the University of Cambridge (Churchill College) between .[5] From 1986 to 1990 he studied for a DPhil in Forest Ecology under the supervision of Timothy Charles Whitmore at the University of Oxford (Linacre College).[5][6] His thesis was entitled "Dipterocarp regeneration in tropical rain forest gaps of different sizes.".[7] He has also completed a diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.[8]

Career and research

From 1992 to 2010 he was a lecturer in forestry at the University of Oxford.[9][10]

In 2010 he took office as the fourth pincipal of Linacre College, Oxford.[1][2]

Since 2014 he has been a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner acting as chair of awards policy committee.[3]

Since 2015 he has been the chair of the University of Oxford buildings and estates sub-committee and serves on the planning and resource allocation committee of council.[11][12] He also chairs the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter and the Science Area Advisory Boards.[13][14]

Personal life

Brown is married to Dr Roose Leimu-Brown, a university lecturer in the department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford.[15][16] Brown's hobbies include sailing.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dr Nick Brown elected as next Principal of Linacre". News. University of Oxford. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 "College history | Linacre College". www.linacre.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  3. 1 2 "Dr Nick Brown - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  4. ↑ "BROWN, Dr Nicholas David". Who's Who 2016. Oxford University Press. November 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "Nick Brown | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  6. ↑ Burley, Jeffery; Mills, Roger A; Plumptre, Robert A; Savill, Peter S; Wood, Peter J; Wright, Howard L. "A History of Forestry at Oxford University". British Scholar. 1 (2): 236–261. doi:10.3366/brs.2009.0007.
  7. ↑ Brown, N. D. (1990-01-01). "Dipterocarp regeneration in tropical rain forest gaps of different sizes". Thesis --University of Oxford.
  8. ↑ "Nick Brown". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  9. ↑ "Dr ND Brown". People. Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford. February 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Oxford Forestry Institute - Annual Report 1994". dps.plants.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  11. ↑ "Buildings and Estates Subcommittee Membership". Buildings and Estates Subcommittee Membership. University of Oxford. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  12. ↑ "Connecting Oxfordshire: Local Transport Plan 2015-2031" (PDF). Oxford Futures. 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  13. ↑ "ROQ Advisory Board (ROQAB)". ROQ Advisory Board (ROQAB). University of Oxford. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  14. ↑ "Science Area Advisory Board (SAAB)". Science Area Advisory Board (SAAB). University of Oxford. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  15. ↑ "Dr Roosa Leimu Brown | Plants for the 21st Century Institute". www.p21c.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  16. ↑ "TEST for Africa". www.testforafrica.com. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  17. ↑ "European Outdoor Conservation Association | About Us | Who We Are". European Outdoor Conservation Association | About Us | Who We Are. Retrieved 2016-07-19.


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