Stuart Corbridge
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Professor Stuart Corbridge FRGS |
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| 24th Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University | |
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Assumed office September 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Chris Higgins |
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Deputy Director and Provost London School of Economics |
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In office September 2013 – September 2015 |
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| Succeeded by | Robin Mansell |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Stuart Edward Corbridge 1957 (age 59–60) |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields |
Geopolitics Development studies |
| Institutions |
Huddersfield Polytechnic Royal Holloway, University of London Syracuse University University of Cambridge University of Miami London School of Economics Durham University |
| Alma mater |
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge St John's College, Cambridge |
| Thesis | State, Tribe and Region: Policy and Politics in Jharkhand, India, 1880 - 1980 (1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ben H. Farmer |
Stuart Edward Corbridge, FRGS (born 1957) is a British geographer and academic specialising in geopolitics, development studies, and India. Since September 2015, he has been Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University. From 2013 to 2015, he was Provost and Deputy Director of the London School of Economics. He was also Professor of Development Studies at LSE.
Corbridge was born in 1957. He was brought up in the West Midlands of England. Having gained entry to the University of Cambridge, he studied geography at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. His lecturers included Derek Gregory, Polly Hill, and Ajit Singh. He graduated in 1978 with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree; as per tradition, his BA was later promoted to Master of Arts (MA Cantab). He remained at Cambridge to undertake postgraduate study at St John's College, Cambridge. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1986. His supervisor was Dr Ben H. Farmer and his thesis was titled "State, Tribe and Region: Policy and Politics in Jharkhand, India, 1880 - 1980".
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