Wendy Piatt
Wendy Piatt (born 17 November 1970) is the Director General of The Russell Group of UK universities from January 2007.
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Life [edit]
Piatt was born on the Wirral,[1] and went to convent school in Birkenhead.[2]
She was awarded a first class honours BA in English from King's College London before studying for an MPhil in Shakespeare and Renaissance drama and then a doctorate in 16th and 17th century political philosophy at Lincoln College, Oxford.[1][2]
Employment [edit]
Piatt went on to work for the left-of-centre think-tank, the Institute for Public Policy Research before joining the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit, where she rose to the post of Deputy Director.[2]
In January 2007, she was appointed Director General of The Russell Group. Dr Piatt leads the Group’s policy development and strategic direction to help ensure the UK’s major research-intensive universities maintain and enhance their worldwide reputation for excellence in research, teaching and knowledge transfer.
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External links [edit]
- BBC Russell Group's Wendy Piatt on university funding video of Wendy Piatt
- SciTech2010 Speakers biographies with image of Wendy Piatt
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