Professor Nick Lieven is a Professor of Aircraft Dynamics at the University of Bristol. Previously, he was the Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor with responsibility for the University’s overall strategic development following on from the roles of Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and International. Nick has recently been Chair of the UK Teaching Excellence Framework Panel in Engineering and Technology, is a visiting professor at the Los Alamos National Laboratories in the US, and was the founding director of the AgustaWestland University Technology Centre in Rotorcraft Vibration.