Ian Diamond
| Ian Diamond | |
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| Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen |
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Assumed office 1 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Duncan Rice |
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| Born |
14 March 1954 Kingskerswell, Devon |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Diamond (Jane) |
| Residence | Aberdeen |
| Alma mater |
London School of Economics University of St Andrews |
| Profession | Statistician |
Sir Ian David Diamond, DL, FBA, FRSE, FAcSS (born 14 March 1954) is the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen. He is also a Policy Network Chair of Universities UK.
Previous appointments include Chief Executive of the Economic and Social Research Council, Chair of the Research Councils UK Executive Group and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Southampton. He was knighted in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to social science and higher education. Diamond is also a qualified football referee and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Aberdeen in 2013.
He was born Kingskerswell, Devon on 14 March 1954. He is married to Jane.
He obtained a BSc (Hons) degree in Economics in 1975 and an MSc degree in Statistics in 1976, both from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). In 1981, he received a PhD degree in Statistics from the University of St Andrews.
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