Peter Mathieson (nephrologist)

Peter Mathieson
Mathieson in 2019
Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Edinburgh
Assumed office
1 February 2018
ChancellorHRH Princess Anne
Preceded bySir Timothy O'Shea
Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Hong Kong
In office
1 April 2014 – 31 January 2018
ChancellorLeung Chun-ying
Carrie Lam
Preceded byTsui Lap-chee
Succeeded byXiang Zhang
Personal details
Born
Peter William Mathieson

(1959-04-18) 18 April 1959 (age 65)
Colchester, England
Alma materLondon Hospital Medical College (MBBS)
Christ's College, Cambridge (PhD)
Salary£418,000 (2024)[1]
Signature
Academic background
ThesisRole of T lymphocytes in autoimmune responses. (1992)

Sir Peter William Mathieson FRCP FMedSci FRSE[2][3] (Chinese: 馬斐森; born 18 April 1959) is an English nephrologist and current principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Edinburgh.[4] Previously, he served as the vice-chancellor and president of the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He was the dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of the University of Bristol before he assumed office at the HKU in April 2014, and was previously director of studies at Christ's College, Cambridge.[5]

  1. ^ "Exclusive:Edinburgh University principal handed 'near £20,000 pay rise' while slashing budgets". The Scotsman. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Officers of the University". hku.hk.
  3. ^ "New Fellows for the Royal Society of Edinburgh". ed.ac.uk.
  4. ^ "Appointment of next Principal and Vice-Chancellor". ed.ac.uk. University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)