Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost is the chief academic officer at the University, responsible for leading academic strategy and delivering on the University's academic aims.
Role and responsibilities
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost:
- drives the highest standards of academic excellence across the University
- oversees the achievement of key objectives in the University's strategic plan
- supports the University's community of scholars
- supports the University's core academic values
- is the senior responsible owner for the Temple Quarter Programme.
They deputise for the Vice-Chancellor and President in academic matters.
Post holder
Professor Judith Squires (she/her) became Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost in January 2019.
Professor Judith Squires's biography
Judith Squires obtained a Master's degree in Politics from the University of Edinburgh and a PhD in Political Theory from Queen Mary University of London. She took up the post of Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost in January 2019. Prior to this she was Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students at Bristol from 2013 to 2018. She was a REF 2014 Politics and International Relations sub-panel member, and was a council member of the ESRC and Chair of the ESRC Capability Committee from 2014 to 2018. She has been Chair of the Bristol Cultural Development Partnership, as well as a founding member of the Bristol Learning City Partnership Board. She is currently the Chair of the Board of Trustees for Spike Island and a member of the Bristol Zoological Society Board and is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and the Royal Society of Arts.
Expenses
Expenses are published every 6 months for all members of the Executive Group. Download Professor Squires's expenses.
2023/24
- Executive group expenses summary: 1 February 2024 - 31 July 2024 (PDF, 1,003kB)
- Executive group expenses summary: 1 August 2023 - 31 January 2024 (PDF, 187kB)
2022/23
- Executive group expenses summary: 1 February 2023 - 31 July 2023 (PDF, 170kB)
- Executive group expenses summary: 1 August 2022 - 31 January 2023 (PDF, 164kB)
2021/22
- Executive group expenses summary: 1 February 2022 - 31 July 2022 (PDF, 109kB)
- Professor Squires did not incur any expenses from 1 August 2021 to 31 January 2022.
2020/21
- Professor Squires did not incur any expenses from 1 February 2021 to 31 July 2021.
- Professor Squires did not incur any expenses from 1 August 2020 to 31 January 2021.
For expenses prior to academic year 2020/21, please contact the office directly.