Professor Chris Day CBE

Board member

Professor Chris Day CBE took up the role of Vice-Chancellor and President at Newcastle University with effect from 1 January 2017.  A Consultant Hepatologist with an international reputation in medical research, he is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.  He has served on the Council of the Medical Research Council and the Executive of the Medical Schools Council.  Professor Day was Chair of the Clinical Medicine Sub-Panel for the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) Exercise.

Professor Day is currently a member of the Universities UK Board, Chair of the Office for Strategic Co-ordination of Health Research (OSCHR), Chair of the N8 Group of Research Universities, and, for REF 2021, will Chair the institutional environment pilot panel, which will pilot the assessment of the research environment at institution level. Professor Day is also a Deputy Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear.

You can read Professor Day’s Register of Interests here.