Diana Margaret Green CBE (born 10 April 1943) is a British economist and academic, and a former vice-chancellor.

Diana Margaret Green
Born (1943-04-10) 10 April 1943 (age 81)
EducationVice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University (1998); Vice Chair of London Film School
Occupation(s)academic, former vice-chancellor,economist
PartnerJohn William Davy (2011)

Early life edit

She attended South Park High School for Girls (a former girls' grammar school) in Lincoln, also known as South Park Girls' High School; Lincoln went comprehensive in 1974. She has said of her time at her grammar school Going to a grammar school was critical in terms of my career. I was encouraged to be ambitious.[1]

She attended the University of Reading, gained a BSc in Economics from Queen Mary College, and a PhD in Economics in 1976.

Career edit

From 1984-87 she was Head of Department at Birmingham Polytechnic. She stayed at the University of Central England until 1998. She is on the Advisory Board of the Campaign for Science and Engineering.[2] From 1998-99 she was the Chairman of the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE).

Vice Chancellor edit

She became Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University in 1998.[3]

She is also Vice Chair of London Film School.

Personal life edit

She first married in 1967, divorcing in 1979. She married again in 2011 to John William Davy. She was appointed a CBE in 2007. She has a pilot's licence.

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Academic offices
Preceded by
Vice Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University
1998- July 2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Assistant Director of Birmingham Polytechnic
1987 - 1992
Succeeded by