Introduction
Dianne Marie Willcocks CBE DL (born 5 May 1945) was the Vice-Chancellor of York St John University until retirement in April 2010 and is a former Deputy Principal of Sheffield Hallam University. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.
Education
She received a Dip.M from Ealing College of Higher Education in 1966, and a BSc (Hons) in Human Sciences from the University of Surrey in 1976.
Academic career
Dianne Willcocks states that she is an "advocate and practitioner for socially inclusive HE [Higher Education]." She has undertaken research in the field of social science, particularly with regards to elderly people. This includes living arrangements for the elderly, citizenship issues and the ageism debate. Before York St John and Sheffield Hallam, Dianne Willcocks was Director of Research at the University of North London.
Other appointments
Below are a selection of Dianne Willcocks' other appointments.
- Chair of Trustees, York Theatre Royal
- Chair, Action on Access Advisory Forum
- Member of Executive Board, GuildHE
- Board Member, Aimhigher National Partnership
- Board Member, Yorkshire Film Archive
- Deputy Lieutenant, North Yorkshire
- Trustee, York Museums Trust
- Trustee, Higher Education Academy
- Deputy chair of the trustees of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation