Timothy O'Shea

Timothy O'Shea
O'Shea signing an agreement between Peking University and Edinburgh University in 2012
Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Edinburgh
In office
2002–2018
ChancellorPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Anne, Princess Royal
Preceded byThe Lord Sutherland of Houndwood
Succeeded byPeter Mathieson
Master of Birkbeck, University of London
In office
1 January 1998 – 31 December 2002
ChancellorAnne, Princess Royal
Preceded byThe Baroness Blackstone
Succeeded byDavid Latchman (as Vice-Chancellor)
Personal details
Born (1949-03-28) 28 March 1949 (age 75)
Hamburg, Germany
Alma mater

Sir Timothy Michael Martin O'Shea FRSE (born 28 March 1949,[1] Hamburg, Germany)[2] is a British computer scientist and academic. He was the Master of Birkbeck, University of London from 1998 to 2002 and subsequently Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Edinburgh from 2002 to 2018.

  1. ^ "Birthdays", The Guardian, p. 43, 28 March 2014
  2. ^ "Principal and Vice-Chancellor". March 2024.