Shearer West | |
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Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham | |
Assumed office October 2017 | |
Preceded by | Sir David Greenaway |
Personal details | |
Alma mater | University of St Andrews College of William and Mary |
Salary | £361,181 (2022–23)[1] |
Academic background | |
Thesis | The theatrical portrait in eighteenth century London (1986) |
Shearer Carroll West CBE is a British-American art-historian, academic and university administrator. West is currently the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham since October 2017 and formerly deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Sheffield.[2]
West was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to education.
In 2024, West was announced as the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds.[3]