What I see in Plymouth is a University that changes people’s lives for the better in the city and region, as well as having a growing international impact through teaching and research excellence. It has an even greater role to play globally, as well as in the South West and wider United Kingdom.

Within that, our focus has to be on creating the best possible student experience in every facet of student life, including generating life-changing opportunities, here on campus and through partners worldwide. I can already see the team at Plymouth has a strong understanding of students’ needs and how they are changing.

On the personal front, my sons Fraser and Gregor are 20 and 18, so they’re of an age where my wife April and I have the chance to move, and we’re looking forward to finding a new home in the Plymouth area.

Professor Richard Davies