New Chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council appointed

Sir Drummond Bone has been appointed as the new Chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

Universities and Science Minister David Willetts today (14 February 2014) announced the appointment of Sir Drummond Bone as the new Chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

I am delighted to welcome Sir Drummond Bone as Chair of the AHRC. His high level experience across a range of sectors make him well qualified to provide a strong contribution to the leadership and work of the AHRC. I wish him well in his new role.

I look forward to becoming part of the AHRC and to have the chance to support the work of so many of my colleagues in Arts and Humanities, both in universities and partner institutions.

Sir Drummond’s appointment began on 11 February 2014. He succeeds Sir Alan Wilson who stepped down at the end of December 2013. The appointment is for 4 years.

This appointment has been made in accordance with the requirements of the ‘Code of the Commissioner for Public Appointments’. He will receive an honorarium of £16,340 pa.

Sir Drummond Bone is currently Master of Balliol College, Oxford, Chair of the UK Libraries Research Reserve project and Chair of the iGraduate Group. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool from 2002 until 2008 and President of Universities UK from 2005 to 2007. His past non-executive positions include Chair of Liverpool Capital of Culture Company 2005 to 2007, Chair of the Liverpool-Shanghai Partnership 2006 to 2008 and Chair of the Foundation for Art and Creative Technology (FACT) 2004 to 2008. The former AHRC Chair, Sir Alan Wilson, stepped down at the end of December.