New Vice-Chancellor Koen Lamberts took office at the start of term and spoke about why he decided to come from Warwick to York.
He said that he has spent time in the past few months talking to staff and students to discover what the ethos of York was, and to understand why it is “miles ahead of many other Universities of a similar age”.
Lamberts enthused that “[York] has a great ethos of inclusivity, ethos and openness” after taking over from Jane Grenville, who was acting Vice-Chancellor after Brian Cantor left
the post earlier to pursue a career at Bradford University.
He has plans to “ensure York becomes an even better University”, including making important decisions about the growth of the University, obtaining more funding for research and building international credibility.
The new Vice-Chancellor ended his speech, which he gave at York Talks on the 8th January, by urging students and staff to “show a hunger for success and a passionate desire to communicate the benefits of our research to the world.”
Bit of a short speech…?
‘did a speech’ – quality writing once again vision
“Lamberts enthused that “[York] has a great ethos of inclusivity, ethos and openness””
He said ethos twice in the space of four words did he? I think not.
Whoops.