Dominic Shellard

Professor Shellard (right) with Doreen Lawrence at her investiture as De Montfort University's Chancellor in January 2016

Dominic Marcus Shellard (born 24 April 1966) is Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University[1] in Leicester and a Professor of English.

Early life

Born in Orpington, Kent,[2] Professor Shellard read English and German at St Peter's College, Oxford. He obtained a DPhil in English Literature on the theatre criticism of Harold Hobson.[2]

Professor Shellard is a former member of the Rotherham Council.

Academic career

Professor Shellard began his academic career as a Lecturer in English at the University of Salford. He moved to the University of Sheffield in 1996 and was awarded a Personal Chair in 2003. In 2004, he became the Head of the Department of English, before being appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor for External Affairs in 2008.[3]

Professor Shellard was appointed Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University in Leicester in 2010.

Professor Shellard is an expert in post-war British Theatre and an active Shakespeare scholar. He authored of nine books, including a biography of the critic Kenneth Tynan, and has also led the Theatre Archive Project, a joint venture with the British Library to reinvestigate British Theatre History from 1945 to 1968. He is a former chairman of Sheffield Theatres Trust, responsible for the Crucible Theatre and the Lyceum Theatre. He is also a member of the National Committee of the Society for Theatre Research.[1]

He has a reputation as a public orator, an institutional auditor and has been an assessor for the Quality Assurance Agency.[1]

Personal life

Professor Shellard is a passionate supporter of the west London football team Queens Park Rangers.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Vice-Chancellor Professor Dominic Shellard website - Vice-Chancellor Professor Dominic Shellard ". www.dmu.ac.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-16. line feed character in |title= at position 98 (help)
  2. 1 2 "The Theatre Archive Project - contact us". www.bl.uk. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  3. ↑ "Vice-Chancellor Professor Dominic Shellard". De Montfort University. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
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Professor Philip Tasker		 Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University
2010–present 		Succeeded by
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