Stuart Corbridge

Professor Stuart Corbridge FRGS
24th Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University
Incumbent
Assumed office September 2015
Preceded by	Chris Higgins
Deputy Director and Provost London School of Economics
In office September 2013 – September 2015
Succeeded by	Robin Mansell
Personal details
Born	Stuart Edward Corbridge 1957 (age 66–67)
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Scientific career
Fields	Geopolitics Development studies
Institutions	Huddersfield Polytechnic Royal Holloway, University of London Syracuse University University of Cambridge University of Miami London School of Economics Durham University
Alma mater	Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge St John's College, Cambridge
Thesis	State, Tribe and Region: Policy and Politics in Jharkhand, India, 1880 - 1980 (1986)
Doctoral advisor	Ben H. Farmer

Stuart Edward Corbridge, FRGS (born 1957) is a British geographer and academic specialising in geopolitics, development studies, and India. Since September 2015, he has been Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University. From 2013 to 2015, he was Provost and Deputy Director of the London School of Economics. He was also Professor of Development Studies at LSE.

Early life

Corbridge was born in 1957. He was brought up in the West Midlands of England. Having gained entry to the University of Cambridge, he studied geography at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. His lecturers included Derek Gregory, Polly Hill, and Ajit Singh. He graduated in 1978 with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree; as per tradition, his BA was later promoted to Master of Arts (MA Cantab). He remained at Cambridge to undertake postgraduate study at St John's College, Cambridge. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1986. His supervisor was Dr Ben H. Farmer and his thesis was titled "State, Tribe and Region: Policy and Politics in Jharkhand, India, 1880 - 1980".

Academic career

From 1981 to 1985, Corbridge was a part-time lecturer in geography at Huddersfield Polytechnic. He was first published in 1982 while he was a postgraduate student. He moved from Huddersfield Polytechnic to Royal Holloway, University of London, where he was a lecturer in geography for two years. From 1987 to 1988, he held a position in the United States of America: he was an associate professor of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. He then returned to his alma mater, the University of Cambridge. From 1988 to 1999, he was a lecturer in South Asian geography and a fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

In 1999, he once more moved to the United States and took up his first appointment as a full professor. From 1999 to 2003, he was Professor of International Studies at the University of Miami. However, because of internal events at the university he left to return to the United Kingdom. He joined the London School of Economics (LSE) as Professor of International Development. He was Head of the Department of International Development from August 2007 to July 2010. Between 2010 and 2013, he served as Pro-Director for Research. In September 2013, he was appointed Provost and Deputy Director of LSE.

In March 2015, it was announced that he had been selected as the next Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University. He took up the appointment in September 2015 and is Durham's 24th vice-chancellor.

Personal life

Corbridge's partner is Pilar Saborio de Rocafort, a Costa Rican diplomat. From 2007 to 2015, she was Costa Rica's ambassador to the United Kingdom. Since February 2015, she has been Costa Rica's Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

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Academic offices
Preceded by Chris Higgins	Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University 2015 to present	Incumbent