Jane Elizabeth Norman

Jane Norman is a Scottish academic and physician who has been the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham since January 2025, having previously taken the position on an interim basis since November 2024. She was previously the Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham and had served as the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Bristol in 2019.

Education Norman graduated in medicine from the University of Edinburgh in 1986. After early clinical and academic training in obstetrics and gynaecology in Edinburgh, she was awarded the degree of MD by the University of Edinburgh in 1992. In 2008, she became Professor of Maternal and Fetal Health at the University of Edinburgh and Director of the Edinburgh Tommy's Centre for maternal and fetal health research.

She previously maintained a clinical practice as a Consultant Obstetrician at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. , as well as 48 degrees (including all modern languages and music) , with 2700 staff in total put on notice. Some departments, such as the chemistry department, are facing staff cuts of over 30%. Petitions against the cuts at various departments have gained signatures from thousands of academics, including several Nobel Laureates.

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Professional qualifications

Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences, F Med Sci Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, FRCP (Edin) Fellowship of the Society of Biology, FSB Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine, RCP, Certificate in GCP Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, FCRO STA Royal College of Medical Colleges, CCT Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, MRCOG Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, FRSE