Professor Emmanuel Adukwu: Dean for Students

About this episode

Professor Emmanuel Adukwu discusses his new role as Dean for Students at UWE Bristol and his commitment to improving access and opportunities in education.

Professor Emmanuel Adukwu is Dean for Students at UWE Bristol and professor of microbiology. Emmanuel started his Dean for Students post just a couple of months ago, transitioning from a deputy head of school into this university senior leadership role. A central focus of his career is removing barriers to ensure access and quality of opportunity for all, illustrated in his national and international work such as Chair of the Minoritised Life Scientists Future Forum, as well as UWE’s Dean for Students. Amongst other things, we talk about his career to date, his approach to leading through influence, what “ownership thinking” means, what’s coming up in his Dean for Students role and how he balances life as a senior leader. This episode is kindly sponsored by Peridot Partners.Peridot Partners transforms leadership and inspires change across organisations with a social purpose. Their specialist higher education team recruits diverse leaders and governors who are driven by your vision of academic excellence. The Association of Higher Education Professionals and the British Universities FInance Directors Group, BUFDG,are both proud to support Job Shadowing HE as a valuable source of…

People in this episode

Host: Susannah Marsden

Guest: Professor Emmanuel Adukwu

Topics covered

• leadership
• education
• accessibility
• microbiology
• career development
• student support

Keywords

• Dean for Students
• UWE Bristol
• leadership
• microbiology
• accessibility
• career
• student support

Sponsors

Peridot Partners

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UWE Bristol, Association of Higher Education Professionals, British Universities Finance Directors Group

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