Julia Buckingham
Professor Julia Buckingham took up her post as Brunel University’s Vice-Chancellor and Principal on 1 October 2012.
Professor Buckingham joined Brunel from Imperial College London, where she was Pro-Rector for Education and Academic Affairs. Professor Buckingham is the first woman to be appointed as Vice-Chancellor and Principal at Brunel.
Prior to her career at Imperial College London, where she has held the posts of Professor of Pharmacology, Head of the Division of Neuroscience and Mental Health and College Dean for Non-Clinical Medicine, Professor Buckingham was employed at Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, University of London, as Professor of Pharmacology, Head of the Department of Pharmacology and Assistant Dean (Preclinical).
A specialist in Pharmacology, Professor Buckingham is currently a Trustee of the Royal Institution and the Society of Biology, and Chairman (designate) of SCORE.
BRIEF CV
EDUCATION
1960-1968: St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts.
1968-1971: University of Sheffield
1972-1974: University of London (Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine)
2008- 2009: London Business School (Accelerated Development Programme)
DEGREES
1971: BSc (Class 1), Zoology, University of Sheffield
1974: PhD Pharmacology, University of London
1987: DSc University of London
HONOURS/AWARDS
1974: Legg Award for PhD thesis
1994: Society for Endocrinology: Society Medal
1994: British Pharmacological Society: Gaddum Memorial Award
1995: Fellow: Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
2004: Fellow: British Pharmacological Society
2007: Fellow: Higher Education Academy
2009: Fellow: City and Guilds Institute
2009: British Pharmacological Society: AstraZeneca, Women in Pharmacology Prize
2009: Fellow: Society of Biology
2011: Honorary Member, British Society for Neuroendocrinology
POSTS HELD
1971-1972: Research Assistant: Department of Pharmacology, Glaxo Laboratories Ltd
1972-1974: Postgraduate Research Student: Department of Pharmacology, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of London
1974-1980: Research Fellow/Hon. Lecturer: Neuroendocrine Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of London
1980-1987: Senior Lecturer: Academic Department of Pharmacology, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of London
1988-1997: Professor of Pharmacology/Head Department of Pharmacology: Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School, University of London
1992-1997: Assistant Dean (Preclinical): Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, University of London
1997-2003: Professor of Pharmacology, Head, Department of Neuroendocrinology, Deputy Head, Division of Neuroscience and Psychological Medicine: Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
2000-2003: College Dean for Non-Clinical Medicine: Imperial College London
2003-2007: Head, Division of Neuroscience and Mental Health and Professor of Pharmacology: Imperial College London
2007-2010: Pro-Rector (Education) and Head of the College Centre for Integrative Mammalian Physiology and Pharmacology, Imperial College London
2010 to 2012: Pro-Rector (Education and Academic Affairs) and Head of the College Centre for Integrative Mammalian Physiology and Pharmacology, Imperial College London
