Liz Bacon

Principal And Vice-chancellor at Abertay University

Liz Bacon is the Principal and Vice-Chancellor at Abertay University, where Liz previously held various leadership positions. Liz also serves as Member of the Board of Trustees at Bletchley Park and held the title of President at the European Quality Assurance Network for Informatics Education. Prior to their current role, Liz was a Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor and Professor at the University of Greenwich, where Liz also served as Dean and Head of the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences. Additionally, Liz has held multiple leadership positions at BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT and the British Computer Society. Liz holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Greenwich.

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Dundee, United Kingdom

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Abertay University

As a university they are immensely proud of their academic achievements but there is a great deal more to us. They are a modern university with a long history and a clear sense of their distinctive mission, highly regarded for their academic performance in areas with genuine relevance and impact on society and the economy, and with a community oftalented students and academics who make us the success they are.They place teaching and student support at the heart of the University, and provide a network of Support services to help you with all aspects of your life whilst you're at Abertay. In fact there are many good reasons to choose Abertay.The University has some of the most innovative and well-designed buildings in the UK and their Bernard King Library and their Abertay Student Centre have set the standard for universities across the UK. The facilities available across their campus are excellent and they pride ourselves that they are ranked very highly in the UK for the ratio of PCs to students. But it's not all work and no play: Dundee offers students some outstanding entertainment and social and cultural facilities. Also, sport plays an important part in university life, as their sporting achievements demonstrate.Being a student at Abertay is a rewarding experience. Their halls of residence are of the highest quality and a place in university accommodation is given to all first year students who register by the deadline. They have some fantastic new accommodation that has been purpose built and is just five minutes' walk from the University. With a variety of flat sizes and bedroom styles, this residence will has rapidly become a popular option for all students.They welcome students coming from college. Many of their students join us through this route and go on to achieve great success in their studies and careers. You can also expect to see many international students in the city. Over 17% of their students are from countries outside Europe, including India, China, Malaysia, Thailand and Pakistan.Dundee is an outstanding place to live and study and offers a very affordable lifestyle. Not only are they in a beautiful part of the world, but they are also Scotland's sunniest city. They hope that you will join us at a university which, founded on a long history, is committed to providing an education for the future.