Paul John Layzell | |
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Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Principal, Royal Holloway, University of London (2010-2022) |
Awards | Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey |
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Academic work | |
Discipline | Engineering |
Sub-discipline | Software Engineering |
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Paul John Layzell, CBE, DL, CEng, FBCS, FHEA (born 23 July 1957) is a British academic, academic administrator, and software engineer. From August 2010 until July 2022, he served as Principal of Royal Holloway, University of London. [1] He is also Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of London[2] and Treasurer of Universities UK.[3]
He previously worked at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), rising to become Professor of Computer Science (1995–2004) and its Pro-Vice-Chancellor (2000–2004). He then joined its successor, the University of Manchester, where he was Vice-President (University Development) from 2004 to 2006. Before joining Royal Holloway, he was Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sussex (2006–2010).[4][5][6][7]
Layzell was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to higher education and technology.[8]