Deian Hopkin

Sir Deian Hopkin
Vice-Chancellor of the London South Bank University
In office 2001–2009
Succeeded by	Professor Martin Earwicker
Personal details
Born	1 March 1944 Llanelli, Wales
Residence	London, England
Alma mater	Aberystwyth University

Sir Deian Rhys Hopkin (born 1 March 1944) is President of the National Library of Wales^[1] and Expert Adviser to the First Minister of Wales for the Centenary of the First World War^[2] and was from 2001 until 2009 Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of London South Bank University, England. He is an historian, originally from Wales and a fluent Welsh speaker. Born and educated in Llanelli, he attended the first ever Welsh-medium school to be established by a local authority, followed by a scholarship to Llandovery College. He graduated in history at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth^[3] where he also completed his PhD. After a brief period at Queen Mary College, London, he returned to the Department of History at Aberystwyth where he taught for twenty four years and became Head of Department; for most of that time he was also a tutor at the Open University and was seconded to the OU to develop new courses. In 1991 he was appointed Dean of Human Sciences at City of London Polytechnic which became, in 1992, London Guildhall University (now London Metropolitan University). He was promoted to Vice-Provost in 1996.

He has been actively involved in educational policy and, in particular, the skills agenda of the UK over a number of years. He is currently a Council member of the University of Essex,^[4] the City and Guilds of London Institute,^[5] and the Campaign for Learning. He is a Patron of Hillcroft College for Women and chairman-Emeritus of the University Centre, Jersey; Highlands College. He was co-chair of the HE Progression Board for the Department for Children, Schools and Families^[6] and HE Champion for the 14–19 Diploma.^[7] In April 2012 he joined the Jisc funded Students FIRST project board as an independent chair.^[8][9]

He is a member of the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics (CARA)^[10] of which he was vice-chairman and is Patron of Cerebra^[11] and was until 2009 Chairman of the UNIAID Foundation, the national charity supporting students in financial difficulty which has now merged with the Brightside Trust.^[12]

He has published on Labour and press history and on the use of computers in history, and was co-founder of the Association for History and Computing and founding editor of Llafur, The Journal of Welsh People's History, of which he is now a Vice-President.^[13] He is a member of the Higher Education Commission, Chair of the Local Economy Policy Unit^[14] and a member of the Editorial Board of its journal Local Economy. He is also a Trustee of the Institute of Historical Research Development Trust, University of London and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Times Higher Education. He has extensive broadcasting experience and was a member of the BBC General Advisory Council.

Hopkin is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and is a Freeman of the City of London, and the Worshipful Company of Educators. He has been elected an Honorary Fellow of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and of the University of Wales Trinity St David's, has an Honorary D.Litt from Glamorgan University,^[15] an Honorary LL.D from McGill University, Montreal, Canada^[16] and an Honorary D.Univ from the Open University.^[17] He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers and has been awarded a Fellowship of the City and Guilds of London Institute.^[5] He was knighted in the 2009 Birthday Honours.^[18]

In 2009 he was appointed interim Vice-Chancellor of the University of East London and in 2010 was appointed interim Chair of the Student Loans Company.^[19]

References

1. "New President of the National Library of Wales appointed". National Library of Wales. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
2. "Expert advisor appointed to help Wales remember the First World War".
3. "Aberystwyth University – Home". Aber.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
4. "University of Essex ::". Essex.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
5. "The Council". City and Guilds of London Institute. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
6. "HE Engagement Progression Board Members at April 2010". Department for Children, Schools and Families. Archived from the original on 10 September 2010.
7. "Diploma champions to drive forward reform of the 14 -19 agenda". Government Office for the South West. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 21 April 2007.
8. "Professor Sir Deian Hopkin Joins The Students FIRST Team As Project Board Chair". AMOSSHE.
9. Hiles, Raegan (23 April 2012). "More than realising benefits part 2". Student Progression, Retention & Non-Completion.
10. "Council of Management: CARA – Council for assisting refugee academics". Academic-refugees.org. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
11. "Cerebra Home". Cerebra.org.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
12. "Professor Deian Hopkin (Chairman)". UNIAID. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007.
13. "About Us". Llafur. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
14. "People". Local Economy Policy Unit. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
15. "Honorary Awards 2008". University of Glamorgan. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
16. "Leading British educator, lifelong learner admires McGill" (PDF). The Bridge: 1. Spring 2010.
17. "Gradd arall i Syr Deian Hopkin". Newyddion (in Welsh) (BBC). 12 May 2012.
18. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59090. p. 1. 13 June 2009.
19. Newman, Melanie (25 September 2009). "Once more unto the breach...". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 21 February 2012.

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