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Warwick installs first woman Chancellor at special ceremony on campus

The Rt Hon. The Baroness Ashton of Upholland GCMG PC was installed as the University of Warwick’s new Chancellor in a special ceremony on the University campus on Wednesday (May 3). She is the University’s first female Chancellor.

Thu 04 May 2017, 09:12 | Tags: University of Warwick, Chancellor, VIPs and Personalities

University of Warwick Senate and Council appoints Baroness Ashton as Warwick’s first ever woman Chancellor

The Senate and Council of the University of Warwick have agreed to appoint The Rt Hon. The Baroness Ashton of Upholland GCMG PC as the University of Warwick’s new Chancellor, succeeding Sir Richard Lambert who concluded his time as Warwick’s Chancellor at the end of the 2015-16 academic year. Lady Ashton will take up the role with effect from the 1st of January 2017, when she will become the first ever female Chancellor of the University of Warwick.