Yvonne Barnett

Professor Barnett has over 15 years’ experience of senior strategic leadership in the UK university sector and most recently was Senior Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Nottingham Trent University (NTU). In that role she was responsible for: developing and implementing the research with impact strategic plan theme; leading the creation of the NTU Doctoral School; leading the NTU research commercialisation portfolio; and NTU lead for the development of strategic compacts with a broad range of NHS and health and social care delivery organisations and key companies in the life sciences sector in the East Midlands region. Prior to that she was: Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Head of The College of Arts and Science at NTU; Pro Vice-Chancellor for Regional Engagement and Academic Enterprise at NTU; Head of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Ulster and University Graduate Dean.