Senior Management

Karl studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, taking a BA in English and Modern Languages (including a year at the University of Passau) and a PhD in German (including two years at the University of Hamburg). Karl’s research interests include marriage and divorce in German and European literature from the late eighteenth century to the 1920s, and German drama and social history from 1890 to 1930.

From 2017 until taking up his current role, Karl was the Theme Leader for the QAA Scotland Enhancement Theme Evidence for Enhancement: Improving the Student Experience. In 2022 Karl joined the Board of the QAA.  He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and has served on the RSE’s Tertiary Education Futures Group and the Royal Irish Academy’s Higher Education Futures Taskforce.

In 2006 Nick joined Keele University as a Lecturer in Stem Cell Biology before being awarded his Chair in 2015. In 2016, as Professor of Stem Cell Biology he was appointed as Director of the Research Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine (ISTM). Nick was appointed as Dean of Research in the Faculty of Medicine in 2019. Additional roles included Senate, Council, and University Research Committee membership alongside leading high achieving Units of Assessment in both REF2014 and REF2021.

I am currently Vice-Principal for Regional Engagement.

I have also held numerous offices at the University of Aberdeen, most notably Head of Computing Science (2002-2005), Head of Graduate School for the College of Physical Sciences (2005-2011) and Head of the School of Natural & Computing Sciences (2018-2021). In addition, I was the founding Director of the Northern Research Partnership Graduate School (involving Aberdeen, Dundee and Robert Gordon universities) between 2007 and 2009. I was a member of the University Senate from 2002 to 2014 (and again 2018- ), and a Senate Assessor to the University Court between 2007 and 2014; in addition, I served on the Operating Board of the University Court for six years (2008-2014).

External Memberships

• Member, Medical Schools Council (2018- )
• Non-executive member NHS Grampian Health Board (2019-)
• NHS Research Scotland Clinical Research Champion for Women’s Health and Childbearing Scotland 2015-18)
• Chair, Reproductive Medicine Clinical Studies Group (RCOG), the National Reproductive Health Research Network UK (2008-2014)
• Specialty Lead for Reproductive Health and Childbirth (Scotland) (2009-14)
• Member, Health Services and Population Health Research Committee, Chief Scientist Office Scotland (2006-12)
• Member, Panel for Chief Scientist Office Scotland Clinical Academic Fellowships (2013-18)
• Member, College of Experts, Medical Research Council (2006-09)
• Clinical Adviser to Scottish Medicines Consortium (2014- )
• Member Core Outcome Measures for Infertility Trials (COMMIT) working group when?
• Chair International Network for research in Reproductive Medicine (INREM) (2013-)
• Chair (2015-16) International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (FIGO) Reproductive Medicine Committee
• Co-Chair (2009 – 15) International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (FIGO) Reproductive Medicine Committee
• Member Standards and Practice Committee for the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS) (2007-)
• Member European IVF Monitoring Committee Board (European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology) (ESHRE) (2007 – 2013)
• Quality Control (Auditor) for FIVNAT (Swiss Society for Reproductive Medicine) (2010 – 12)

JOURNAL EDITORSHIPS

• Editor-in-Chief Human Reproduction Open (2017-)
• Editor: Cochrane Collaboration Gynaecology and Fertility (2004 -)
• Scientific Editor:  BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (2003-5)
• Editor: The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (2003-5)
• Associate Editor Human Reproduction Update (2011 – 2015)
  Academic Editor PLOS ONE (2014 – 16)
• Editorial Board Elsevier IFFS Updates in Infertility Treatment Resource Centre (2013 -)
• International Adviser/Reviewer Journal of Fertility Science and Research (Indian Fertility Society) (2014 -)

Prizes and Awards

• MRCOG Prize medal, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 1991
• European Society of Reproduction and Embryology Established Clinician Award 2000
• Wellcome Trust Research Leave Award 2002-7
• The Obstetrical & Gynaecological Society of Malaysia & Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG-OGSM) Travelling Fellowship 2015
• Seelye Travelling Fellowship, University of Auckland Foundation 2018

Jo-Anne was also Assistant Vice Principal, Digital Education, at the University of Glasgow and Deputy Dean of Graduate Studies. Prior to that, she held senior roles at the University of Edinburgh leading learning technology teams, online learning and postgraduate taught programmes.

Jo-Anne is Professor of Educational Innovation and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She has led the development of many novel approaches to learning, teaching and assessment, including virtual worlds, online distance learning, massive open online courses, mobile apps and the use of robots in education. Jo-Anne has also led and participated in a range of research activities in education and the biological sciences and has published over 130 peer reviewed articles.

She is an internationally renowned animal nutritionist, specialising in Equine Nutrition. She is the first and only Animal Nutritionist to be awarded Fellowship of the Association for Nutrition. Jo-Anne set up the first and only online Masters in Animal Nutrition at the University of Glasgow. Her research is aimed at improving gut health in equids, including investigating the effect of diet on the gastrointestinal tract and on equine behaviour. Her combined academic and practical experience has led to her excellent reputation as a world-leading equine nutritionist.

The Directorate of People plays a key role in supporting the University to deliver upon strategic priorities and institutional initiatives in line with the Strategic Plan.

The Directorate provides comprehensive, co-ordinated front facing support services to all staff and students in the University community.  The teams within the Directorate work in partnership with key stakeholders, both internal and external to the University, including Trade Union colleagues and local, national and international organisations.

A number of institutional organisational development activities are undertaken within the Section. The team liaise closely with colleagues across the Academic areas and Professional Services to ensure a co-ordinated approach to matters including student engagement, employee engagement, student employability, mental health, wellbeing strategy, sport, equality & diversity and health & safety.

The University acknowledges that institutional success depends on the talent, expertise and commitment of staff and in recognition of the importance of ongoing personal and professional development, the team has developed a suite of Leadership & Management programmes, many of which have received external accreditation through the Institute of Leadership & Management.

Mark was previously the Director of Finance at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. As a Board Member and Executive Team Member Mark provided direction and financial stewardship to NHSGGC’s strategic organisational transformation programme “Moving Forward Together”; led the design and delivery of NHSGGC’s 3 year cost saving and efficiency programme, including income maximisation and cost reduction savings cumulative £120m, and managed the financial element of planning, design and delivery of a major capital investment programme involving £125m of new build spend and £150m of infrastructure refurbishment and repair over 5 years.

Prior to NHSGGC, Mark was a Director in PwC, providing audit and consultancy services across a range of private, public and charitable organisations.

External Memberships

Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) National Council.