Nancy Rothwell

Dame Nancy Rothwell
DBE DL FRS FMedSci FRSB FBPhS MAE
Nancy Rothwell in academic dress for a graduation ceremony for the Department of Mathematics at the University of Manchester in 2015
President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester
In office
21 June 2010 – 31 July 2024
Preceded byAlan Gilbert
Personal details
Born
Nancy Jane Rothwell

(1955-10-02) 2 October 1955 (age 69)[1]
Tarleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
EducationPenwortham Girls' Grammar School
Alma materUniversity of London (BSc, PhD, DSc)[1]
Salary£260,000 (2021–22)[2]
Awards
Websitemanchester.ac.uk/research/nancy.rothwell Edit this at Wikidata
Known forPresident and Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester
Nancy Rothwell Building
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
ThesisPhysiological mechanisms involved in the regulation of energy balance (1979)
Doctoral advisorMike J. Stock[4][3]
Nancy Rothwell's voice
from the BBC programme The Life Scientific, 2013-07-07[3]

Dame Nancy Jane Rothwell DBE DL FRS FMedSci FRSB FBPhS MAE[1][7] (born 2 October 1955[8]) is a British physiologist.[9] She served as president and vice-chancellor of the University of Manchester from 2010 to 2024,[10][11][12] having deputised in both roles until January 2010.

Rothwell served as non-executive director of pharmaceuticals company AstraZeneca from 2006 to 2015,[13] co-chair of the Council for Science and Technology and past President of the Royal Society of Biology.[14][15][16]

She served as Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester[17][18] and served as chair of the Russell Group from 2020 to 2023, which represents 24 of the research intensive universities in the UK.[19] In March 2021, students at the University of Manchester passed a vote of no confidence in Rothwell due to her response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

  1. ^ a b c Anon (2024). "Rothwell, Dame Nancy (Jane)". Who's Who (176th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 2736. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U43057. ISBN 9781399409452. OCLC 1402257203. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ "Financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2022". University of Manchester. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference thelifescientific was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference stock was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Selvarajah, J.; Scott, M.; Stivaros, S.; Hulme, S.; Georgiou, R.; Rothwell, N.; Tyrrell, P.; Jackson, A. (2008). "Potential surrogate markers of cerebral microvascular angiopathy in asymptomatic subjects at risk of stroke". European Radiology. 19 (4): 1011–1018. doi:10.1007/s00330-008-1202-8. PMID 18987865. S2CID 417275.
  6. ^ Selvarajah, J. R.; Smith, C. J.; Hulme, S.; Georgiou, R.; Sherrington, C.; Staniland, J.; Illingworth, K. J.; Jury, F.; Payton, A.; Ollier, W. E.; Vail, A.; Rothwell, N. J.; Hopkins, S. J.; Tyrrell, P. J. (2011). "Does inflammation predispose to recurrent vascular events after recent transient ischaemic attack and minor stroke? The North West of England transient ischaemic attack and minor stroke (NORTHSTAR) study". International Journal of Stroke. 6 (3): 187–194. doi:10.1111/j.1747-4949.2010.00561.x. PMID 21557802. S2CID 25940748.
  7. ^ "Academy of Europe: Rothwell Nancy". Ae-info.org. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  8. ^ Who's Who in Greater Manchester; golden jubilee edition. Manchester: Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society, 2002; p. 313
  9. ^ Susan Wray; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2015). "Women Physiologists: Centenary celebrations and beyond" (PDF). physoc.org. London: The Physiological Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2020. Bury failure and celebrate success
  10. ^ Brooke, Rose (2024). "Manchester. Always The University of Manchester". manchester.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024.
  11. ^ "New President and Vice-Chancellor for The University of Manchester". New President and Vice-Chancellor for The University of Manchester.
  12. ^ Rothwell, Nancy (2024). "My last message". comms.manchester.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024.
  13. ^ "ASTRAZENECA PLC – Officers (Free information from Companies House)".
  14. ^ "As it happened: Q&A with Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell > The Mancunion". Archived from the original on 23 March 2013.
  15. ^ Brown, Matthew (September 2004) "A Society Fellow", in: AUTlook. Association of University Teachers; no. 231, pp. 24-25.
  16. ^ "Society of Biology welcomes new President". Archived from the original on 31 May 2014.
  17. ^ "Greater Manchester Lieutenancy – Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell DL PhD DSc". manchesterlieutenancy.org. 30 January 2022.
  18. ^ Nancy Rothwell Official website Edit this at Wikidata
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference russell-chair was invoked but never defined (see the help page).