Nick Brown (academic)

Nicholas David Brown (born 4 December 1962) is a British botanist and academic. Since 2010, he has been Principal of Linacre College, Oxford.[1][2] He is also a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner.[3]

Nick Brown
Nick Brown, Principal of Linacre College, Oxford (English
Born4 December 1962  (age 57)
Brockworth 
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsEcology 
Institutions
ThesisDipterocarp regeneration in tropical rain forest gaps of different sizes
Doctoral advisorTimothy Charles Whitmore

Early life and education

Brown was born on 4 December 1962 in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England.[4] He completed the International Baccalaureate at UWC Atlantic College in Wales from 1979 to 1981.[5] He then studied geography at the University of Cambridge (Churchill College) between .[4][5] From 1986 to 1990 he studied for a DPhil in Forest Ecology under the supervision of Timothy Charles Whitmore at the University of Oxford (Linacre College).[5][6] His thesis was entitled "Dipterocarp regeneration in tropical rain forest gaps of different sizes.".[7] He has also completed a diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.[8]

Career and research

Brown was a lecturer at Manchester University from 1989 and then from 1992 to 2010 he was a lecturer in forestry at the University of Oxford.[4][9][10][11]

In 2010 he took office as the fourth principal of Linacre College, Oxford.[1][2]

Since 2014 he has been a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner acting as chair of awards policy committee.[3]

Since 2015 he has been the chair of the University of Oxford buildings and estates sub-committee and serves on the planning and resource allocation committee of council.[12][13] He also chairs the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter and the Science Area Advisory Boards.[14][15]

Personal life

Brown is married to Dr Roosa Leimu-Brown, a University Lecturer at the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford.[16][17] Brown's hobbies include sailing.[18]

gollark: One server I'm on actually does the rotation thing.
gollark: Alternatively, I secretly change my profile picture every hour to rotate it by 0.05 degrees, and that makes it do different things.
gollark: Oh no. It's nondeterministic too?!
gollark: (subject to conservation laws)
gollark: Weird. Someone else said red. Also, it is not in any way pizza. Those who claim it is pizza MAY be converted into arbitrary quantities of muon neutrinos if deemed necessary.

References
  1. "Dr Nick Brown elected as next Principal of Linacre". News. University of Oxford. 18 November 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  2. "College history | Linacre College". University of Oxford. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  3. "Dr Nick Brown – GOV.UK". gov.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  4. "BROWN, Dr Nicholas David". Who's Who 2016. Oxford University Press. November 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  5. "Nick Brown | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  6. Burley, Jeffery; Mills, Roger A; Plumptre, Robert A; Savill, Peter S; Wood, Peter J; Wright, Howard L. "A History of Forestry at Oxford University". British Scholar. 1 (2): 236–261. doi:10.3366/brs.2009.0007.
  7. Brown, N. D. (1 January 1990). "Dipterocarp regeneration in tropical rain forest gaps of different sizes". Thesis --University of Oxford. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. "Nick Brown". ResearchGate. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  9. "Dr ND Brown". People. Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford. February 2014. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  10. "Oxford Forestry Institute – Annual Report 1994". University of Oxford. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  11. "Plant Sciences Staff". 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  12. "Buildings and Estates Subcommittee Membership". Buildings and Estates Subcommittee Membership. University of Oxford. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  13. "Connecting Oxfordshire: Local Transport Plan 2015–2031" (PDF). Oxford Futures. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  14. "ROQ Advisory Board (ROQAB)". ROQ Advisory Board (ROQAB). University of Oxford. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  15. "Science Area Advisory Board (SAAB)". Science Area Advisory Board (SAAB). University of Oxford. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  16. "Dr Roosa Leimu Brown | Plants for the 21st Century Institute". University of Oxford. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  17. "TEST for Africa". testforafrica.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  18. "European Outdoor Conservation Association | About Us | Who We Are". European Outdoor Conservation Association | About Us | Who We Are. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Paul Slack		 Principal of Linacre College, Oxford
2010–present		 Incumbent
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