Vice-Chancellor

   
   

Professor David Greenaway took up office as the sixth Vice-Chancellor of The University of Nottingham in  2008. He was appointed to the University as a Professor of Economics in 1987 and was previously a Dean, a Pro-Vice-Chancellor, and founding Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy. He is a Member of the Government's Asia Task Force and a Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. In 2012, Professor Greenaway was made an Honorary Citizen of the City of Ningbo in China. He is currently leading 'Shape of Training', a national review of the training and professional development of Doctors in the UK, being coordinated by the General Medical Council.

Previous roles

Professor Greenaway's previous public service roles include:

  • Chairman and member of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body (1998-2010)
  • Member of the Senior Salaries Review Body (2004-2010)
  • Advisor to the Department for Transport on uninsured driving (2003-2004)
  • Chair of the Economics and Econometrics Panel for the UK Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) in 2001 and 2008 and Vice-Chair for the 1996 RAE
  • Member of the Council of the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (1998-2002)
  • Non-Executive Director of the Nottingham Health Authority and Queens Medical Centre Hospital Trust
  • Consultant to the World Bank, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the European Commission, the United Nations, World Trade Organization, and HM Treasury

He is Editor of The World Economy and his research is published in the Journal of International Economics , Journal of Development Economics, Economic Journal, European Economic Review, Economic Inquiry, Economics Letters, Review of International Economics, Canadian Journal of Economics, and World Development.

From the Vice-Chancellor's Desk

Ron Haylock, 1944-2013
Ron Haylock passed away unexpectedly in May of this year. This week we held a Memorial Service at the University to celebrate his life in general, and his immense contribution to our University in particular. Ron joined the University as an undergraduate student in Chemical Engineering in 1963 and graduated in 1968. He was elected ...

Sir Peter Mansfield
On July 8th, Sir Peter Mansfield had the Freedom of the City of Nottingham conferred on him. What follows is the oration I delivered at his ceremony. Lord Mayor, ladies and gentlemen, it is an honour and a privilege for me to deliver this address for such a special person, on such a special day. ...

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Presentations, lectures and speeches 

Upcoming events

Opening address at the Senior Managers' Conference: 'Developing Strategy, Developing Leadership'

Chair for the Nottingham Globalisation Lecture, given by Nick Bridge, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

See previous events

Life Cycle

In 2011, the Vice-Chancellor cycled 1,030 miles from John O'Groats to Land's End. He and his team raised £232,000 for research on palliative and end of life care.

In 2012, he cycled 1,087 miles from Cape Wrath to Dover to raise funds to help improve access to further and higher education for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.  Life Cycle 2 raised £258,000.

Read more about Life Cycle 2 here.

In August 2013, he led a team of 11 to take on the most challenging ride yet: 1,100+ miles covering the capital cities of the UK and Republic of Ireland to raise funds for Stroke Rehabilitation Research.  The challenge ended on September 1st with a Community Day on University Park.  Life Cycle 3 has raised £265,000 so far.

Read more about Life Cycle 3 here.

Teaching and research interests

The Vice-Chancellor continues to lecture on a Year One ‘Current Economic Issues’ undergraduate module in The School of Economics.

His recent publications include:

'Trade Liberalization, Economic Crises and Growth'. World Development, Vol. 40, 2012, pp. 2177-2193 (with R. Falvey and N. Foster).

'The More the Better? Foreign Ownership and Corporate Performance in China'. European Journal of Finance, Vol. 18, 2012, pp. 1-22 (with A. Guariglia and Z. Yu).

'The UK in a Global World'. CEPR, 2012, pp. 146. (Editor). 

'Palgrave Handbook of International Trade'. Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, pp. 711(Co-Editor with D. Bernhofen, R. Falvey and U. Kreikemeier).

'Rigid Labour Markets with Trade and Capital Mobility'. Canadian Journal of Economics, Vol. 44, 2011, pp. 509-540 (with P. Egger and T. Seidel).

'Trade Liberalisation and Human Capital Adjustment'. Journal of International Economics, Vol. 81, 2010, pp. 230-239 (with R. Falvey and J. Silva).

 

Contact

Professor David Greenaway
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