 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (June 2023) |
Rama Thirunamachandran DL | |
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| Born | 26 September 1966 |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Website | www |
Professor Rama Thirunamachandran is the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of Canterbury Christ Church University. He joined the University in October 2013, becoming the first British born Black and Ethnic Minority (BAME) Vice-Chancellor of a mainstream UK university.
Professor Thirunamachandran was Chair of the Higher Education Academy between 2015 and 2018 and was also a UCAS Board member between 2010 and 2013. He has been a member of the Universities UK Board since 2017; and, a Non-Executive Director of the Medway NHS Foundation Trust and Chair of MillionPlus, the Association for Modern Universities in January 2020.
He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Kent in November 2020 and was awarded an OBE for services to Higher Education in The King’s 2023 Birthday Honours List in June 2023.