Professor Damien Page has been announced as the next Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer at Buckinghamshire New University (BNU).
Damien will succeed Professor Nick Braisby who, in March 2024, announced his decision to step down as Vice-Chancellor during 2025.
Professor Damien Page was appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor at BNU in March 2023, joining from the University of Wolverhampton where he was the executive lead for research and knowledge exchange and Director of the Wolverhampton Science Park. He was also Dean of the Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing where he led the Schools of Allied Health and Midwifery; Education; Nursing; Psychology; Public Health; Society and Community; and Sport.
Professor Page is an active researcher specialising in organisational behaviour in education settings and, prior to joining the University of Wolverhampton, he held roles at Leeds Beckett University and the University of Greenwich.