David Eastwood
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Early life
Eastwood was born on 5 January 1959 in Oldham, Lancashire[2] and educated at Sandbach School. In 1980, he graduated from St Peter's College, University of Oxford with a First Class Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Modern History, and was promoted to Master of Arts (MA) in 1985. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in 1985, also from the University of Oxford.[3]
Career
Eastwood has held the posts of Chief Executive of the Arts and Humanities Research Board and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University. His academic specialism is modern history, and he was fellow and senior tutor of Pembroke College, Oxford.[citation needed]
He was Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), a post he had held since September 2006.[4] Former posts also include Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia and Chief Executive of the Arts and Humanities Research Board.
On 13 April 2009, he succeeded Michael Sterling as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham. In March 2011, he announced plans to raise the undergraduate tuition fees at the University of Birmingham to the maximum of £9000 (subject to OFFA approval) for courses commencing 2012/13.[citation needed]
He is also Chair of the QAA Steering Group for Benchmarking and a member of the QAA Board. He has contributed numerous times to several newspapers, among them The Guardian,The Sunday Telegraph and The Times. His specialist subject is 19th and 18th century British and American politics.[citation needed]
Honours
Eastwood was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS)[5] in 1991.[2] On 25 January 2012, he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the West Midlands.[6] He was knighted in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to higher education.[7][8]
Clubs
He is a member of the Athenaeum Club.[citation needed]
References
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| Preceded by | Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham April 2009 |
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