Deian Hopkin
| Sir Deian Hopkin | |
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| Vice-Chancellor of the London South Bank University |
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In office 2001–2009 |
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| Succeeded by | Professor Martin Earwicker |
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| Born |
1 March 1944 Llanelli, Wales |
| Residence | London, England |
| Alma mater | Aberystwyth University |
Sir Deian Rhys Hopkin (born 1 March 1944) is an academic and former Vice Chancellor. Since 2012, he has served Expert Adviser to the First Minister of Wales for the Centenary of the First World War. Hopkin was from 2001 until 2009 Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of London South Bank University, England. From 2011 to 2015, he was President of the National Library of Wales. He is an historian, originally from Wales and a fluent Welsh speaker.
Born and educated in Llanelli, Deian Hopkin attended the first Welsh-medium school to be established by a local authority, followed by a scholarship to Llandovery College. He graduated in history at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth where he also completed his PhD.
After a brief period at Queen Mary College, London, he returned to the Department of History at Aberystwyth where he taught for twenty four years and became Head of Department. For most of that time, he was also a tutor at the Open University and was seconded to the OU to develop new courses. In 1991, he was appointed Dean of Human Sciences at City of London Polytechnic which became, in 1992, London Guildhall University (now London Metropolitan University). He was promoted to Vice-Provost in 1996.
Hopkin has been actively involved in educational policy and, in particular, the skills agenda of the UK over a number of years. He is a Council member of the City and Guilds of London Institute, and the Campaign for Learning. He is a Patron of Hillcroft College for Women and chairman-Emeritus of the University Centre, Jersey; Highlands College. He was co-chair of the HE Progression Board for the Department for Children, Schools and Families and HE Champion for the 14–19 Diploma. He is a trustee of the Council for At-Risk Academics (formerly CARA) of which he was vice-chairman and was until 2009 Chairman of the UNIAID Foundation, the national charity supporting students in financial difficulty which has now merged with the Brightside Trust.
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