Nick has been Principal of Linacre College since 2010. He currently also holds posts as Deputy Chair of the University’s Planning and Resource Allocation Committee, Chair of the University Buildings and Estates, and Chair of the University’s Development Panel. He has a DPhil in Plant Biology and a Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education from the University of Oxford, an MA from Cambridge University and an MSc from the University of Aberdeen. He is a trustee of Hill End Outdoor Education Centre and chair of trustees for the Tertiary Education Scholarship Trust for Africa.