Graeme Davies

Sir Graeme Davies
Born(1937-04-07)7 April 1937
Died30 August 2022(2022-08-30) (aged 85)
NationalityNew Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
Known forhis pioneering work merging the polytechnic and university sectors in the United Kingdom and establishing the Higher Education Funding Council for England, and for his leadership of the leading universities of Liverpool, Glasgow and London.
Scientific career
FieldsMaterials engineering, Metallurgy
InstitutionsUniversity of Cambridge,
University of Sheffield,
University of Liverpool,
University of Glasgow,
University of London

Sir Graeme John Davies FRSNZ[1] (7 April 1937 – 30 August 2022) was a New Zealand engineer, academic and administrator. During his career, he was Vice-Chancellor of three universities: the University of Liverpool, the University of Glasgow and the University of London.[2]

  1. ^ "List of Fellows". Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  2. ^ "DAVIES, Sir Graeme (John)", Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012, retrieved 20 June 2013