Nancy Rothwell
Dame Nancy Jane Rothwell DBE DL FRS FMedSci FRSB FBPhS MAE (born 2 October 1955) is a British physiologist. She has served as president and vice-chancellor of the University of Manchester since July 2010, having served as Deputy President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor until January 2010.
Dame Nancy Rothwell | |
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Rothwell in academic dress for a graduation ceremony for the School of Mathematics at the University of Manchester in 2015 | |
| President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Gilbert |
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| Born | Nancy Jane Rothwell 2 October 1955 Tarleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
| Education | Penwortham Girls' Grammar School |
| Alma mater | University of London (BSc, PhD, DSc) |
| Salary | £260,000 (2021–22) |
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| Website | manchester |
| Known for | President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester |
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| Thesis | Physiological mechanisms involved in the regulation of energy balance (1979) |
| Doctoral advisor | Mike J. Stock |
Rothwell served as non-executive director of pharmaceuticals company AstraZeneca from 2006 to 2015, co-chair of the Council for Science and Technology and past President of the Royal Society of Biology.
She is a Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester and since September 2020 has been chair of the Russell Group, which represents 24 of the leading universities in the UK. In March 2021, students at the University of Manchester passed a vote of no confidence in Rothwell due to her response to the COVID-19 pandemic.