Professor Considine will return to teaching and research in political science

After three years in the role Mark Considine will leave the provost position at year end. Prior to this role he was dean of arts for a decade.

Professor Considine appears to have intended an earlier exit, with recruiting for a new provost starting at the start of the year but he stayed to work on the university’s pandemic response. DVC R Jim McCluskey will act as provost from January and Mark Hargreaves (PVC Research Collaboration) will act as DVC R until a permanent appointment is made.