Steve Decent
Steve Decent | |
|---|---|
| Principal and vice-chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University | |
| Assumed office January 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Pamela Gillies |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Brunel University (BSc) University of St Andrews (PhD) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Hysteresis and mode competition in Faraday waves (1995) |
Stephen Paul Decent FIMA is a British applied mathematician and university administrator who has served as the principal and vice-chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University since January 2023. He has previously held a number of senior leadership positions across different universities and holds research interests in free-surface flows and hydrogen fuel cells.[1]
In March 2025, he was announced as the eighth vice-chancellor of Lancaster University and will succeed Andy Schofield in January 2026.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]The first member of his own family to go to university, Decent holds a BSc in mathematics from Brunel University and a PhD from the University of St Andrews.[3] His doctoral thesis was on the theory of wave motion and was funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.[4]
Career
[edit]After completing his PhD, Decent joined the University of Birmingham as a research fellow and was eventually promoted to the head of the School of Mathematics. He then moved to the University of Dundee to take up the position of vice-principal and head of the College of Art, Science and Engineering. Afterwards, he joined Lancaster University as pro-vice-chancellor of research and enterprise and later pro-vice-chancellor of academic development before moving again to take up the position of provost and deputy vice-chancellor at Manchester Metropolitan University.[5]
He was appointed as the vice-chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University in January 2023. He will return to Lancaster in January 2026 to take up his next appointment as the university's vice-chancellor.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "New Vice-Chancellor announced at Lancaster University". Lancaster University. 21 March 2025.
- ^ Lambert, Greg (21 March 2025). "Lancaster University announces new vice-chancellor". Beyond Radio.
- ^ Tariq, Fahad (2 January 2023). "New Vice-Chancellor appointed at Glasgow Caledonian university". Glasgow Live.
- ^ "Hysteresis and mode competition in Faraday waves". University of St Andrews.
- ^ "Principal and Vice-Chancellor". Glasgow Caledonian University. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
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[edit]- Living people
- Alumni of Brunel University London
- Alumni of the University of St Andrews
- People associated with Glasgow Caledonian University
- Principals by university in Scotland
- 20th-century British mathematicians
- Fellows of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
- Academics of Lancaster University
- Academics of Manchester Metropolitan University
- Academics of the University of Birmingham
- Academics of the University of Dundee