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Cartoon of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, in the robes of the Chancellor of the University of Oxford. Punning on his military past and the Doctor of Canon Law degree, the caption calls him "a great doctor of cannon law." This is a list of chancellors of the University of Oxford in England by year of appointment. [1] [2] [3]
In most cases, the chancellor is a ceremonial head, while the vice-chancellor is chief academic officer and chief executive. Some universities have a vice-chancellor but no chancellor; e.g. the LSE has a "president and vice-chancellor", only. [1]
Pages in category "Chancellors of the University of Oxford" The following 155 pages are in this category, out of 155 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Staff and alumni voted online for the first time to elect the chancellor – a post which has been in place at Oxford for 800 years. The chancellor is the titular head of the university and they ...
William Hague has beaten Peter Mandelson to become chancellor of the University of Oxford. It was announced on Wednesday that the former Conservative Party leader, 63, has been elected.
More than 23,000 staff and alumni of the university voted online for the new Chancellor, a post that has been in place at Oxford for 800 years. ...as have Lord Peter Mandelson, Baroness Jan Royall ...
Initially, Oxford chancellors were elected for a term of one to three years. Later they were elected for life, starting from John Russell in 1483. [48] A further function given to the new Chancellor's Election Committee in 2024 was to make a recommendation to the University Council to fix a term of office for the Chancellor.
Michael Gove has backed Labour peer Peter Mandelson over former Tory leader William Hague in their bid to become the next chancellor of Oxford University. The contest for the prestigious role has ...