Professor Catherine O'Connor

Professor Catherine O'Connor serves as the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Experience and Dean of the School of Communication, Business and Law at Leeds Trinity University since 2010. In this role, Catherine leads the School, overseeing academic programmes in Business, Computing, Law, Journalism, Media, Film, Television, English, and Creative Writing, while also focusing on learning, teaching, and employability initiatives. Prior to this, Catherine held editorial positions at Telegraph & Argus as Deputy Editor and Yorkshire Evening Post as Deputy News Editor, along with a reporting role at Halifax Courier. Catherine holds a degree in History and Politics from The University of Huddersfield.