Paul Layzell

Professor Paul John Layzell DL CEng FBCS FHEA
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Principal, Royal Holloway, University of London (since 2010)
Awards	Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey
Academic background
Education	University of Manchester (BA (Econ), MSc, PhD)
Academic work
Discipline	Engineering
Sub-discipline	Software Engineering
Institutions	Royal Holloway, University of London University of Sussex University of Manchester

Paul John Layzell, DL, CEng, FBCS, FHEA (born 23 July 1957) is a British academic, academic administrator, and software engineer. Since August 2010, he has served as Principal of Royal Holloway, University of London. He is also Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of London and Treasurer of Universities UK.

He previously worked at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), rising to become Professor of Computer Science (1995–2004) and its Pro-Vice-Chancellor (2000–2004). He then joined its successor, the University of Manchester, where he was Vice-President (University Development) from 2004 to 2006. Before joining Royal Holloway, he was Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sussex (2006–2010).

Selected works

• Spurr, Kathy; Layzell, Paul, eds. (1990). CASE on Trial. Chichester: Wiley. ISBN 978-0471928935.
• Spurr, Kathy; Layzell, Paul, eds. (1992). CASE: current practice, future prospects. Chichester: J. Wiley. ISBN 978-0471933045.
• Davies, C. G.; Layzell, P. J. (1993). The Jackson Approach to System Development: An Introduction. Bromley: Chartwell Bratt. ISBN 978-0862383213.
• Spurr, Kathy; Layzell, Paul; Jennison, Leslie; Richards, Neil, eds. (1994). Business objects: software solutions. Chichester: Wiley. ISBN 978-0471951872.