Madeleine_Atkins Knowpia

Dame
Madeleine Atkins
DBE DL FAcSS
Dame Madeleine Atkins DBE DL FAcSS
	Professor Atkins in 2008
President of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2018
Preceded by	Jackie Ashley
Personal details
Born	2 July 1952 (age 71)

Dame Madeleine Julia Atkins, DBE, DL, FAcSS (born 2 July 1952) is a British academic administrator, scholar of education, and former teacher. Since 2018, she has served as the 9th President of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge. She was formerly vice-chancellor of Coventry University, and the Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (2014–2018).

Early life and education edit

Atkins was born on 2 July 1952.^[1] She studied law and history at Girton College, Cambridge,^[2]^[3]^[4] graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1974.^[5] She then trained as a teacher at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).^[5] She obtained a PhD from University of Nottingham in 1982.^[1]

Career edit

Atkins was a school teacher from 1975 to 1979, before leaving to study for a doctorate.^[5] She was then a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Nottingham from 1982 to 1983, before joining Newcastle University in 1984 as a lecturer.^[5] She was promoted to senior lecturer in 1988, and rose to be pro-vice-chancellor (1998 to 2004).^[5]^[4]

She was vice-chancellor of Coventry University from 2004 to 2013.^[5] She became Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on 1 January 2014.^[4] In 2015, Atkins was paid a salary of between £230,000 and £234,999 by HEFCE, making her one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.^[6] In June 2018, it was revealed by the University and College Union that she received a pay package worth £554,648 in 2017, which represents a 96% increase on the £282,354 paid to her in 2016-17.^[7]

In July 2018, it was announced that Atkins would be the next President of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge in succession to Jackie Ashley.^[2] She took up the post in October 2018, becoming the college's 9th president.^[8]

Honours edit

Atkins was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to Higher Education.^[9] She was promoted to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours. She is a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of the West Midlands.^[10]

In 2016, she was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS).^[11]

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Atkins, Prof. Madeleine Julia". Who's Who 2019. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U58721. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Professor Madeleine Atkins CBE, FAcSS appointed as 9th President of Lucy Cavendish College", lucy-cav.cam.ac.uk, 2 July 2018; retrieved 25 October 2018.
^ Profile, The Guardian, 16 December 2003.
^ ^a ^b ^c Profile, hefce.ac.uk; accessed 30 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Atkins, Prof. Dame Madeleine (Julia), (born 2 July 1952), President, Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, since 2018". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK". gov.uk. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
^ "Hefce chief executive £550,000 golden goodbye". ucu.org.uk. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
^ "Our President". Lucy Cavendish College. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
^ "No. 60009". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 2011. pp. 1–28.
^ The West Midlands Lieutenancy Vice Lord-Lieutenant & Deputy Lieutenants
^ "Eighty-four leading social scientists conferred as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences". Academy of Social Sciences. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2017.