Professor Michael Farthing is a British academic administrator, physician and medical researcher. He is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Sussex, having succeeded Professor Alasdair Smith in September 2007. Prior to his appointment as Vice Chancellor at Sussex, his academic career was in Medicine, specialising in Gastroenterology. His last post before moving to Sussex was as principal of St George's medical school, University of London. He...
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Professor Michael Farthing is a British academic administrator, physician and medical researcher. He is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Sussex, having succeeded Professor Alasdair Smith in September 2007. Prior to his appointment as Vice Chancellor at Sussex, his academic career was in Medicine, specialising in Gastroenterology. His last post before moving to Sussex was as principal of St George's medical school, University of London. He is the 2009-10 Chair of the Health and Social Care Policy Committee of Universities UK.
Since becoming Vice-Chancellor at Sussex, Michael Farthing has led the creation of a new strategic plan for the University - Making the future, which sets out a growth agenda for Sussex, planning to grow its research income, double international student numbers and increase engagement with the business and local community. The plan also puts significant investment into the campus itself, with new academic buildings and residences on campus to support...
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