Professor Deborah Prentice, Vice-Chancellor
Professor Deborah Prentice became the 探花直播 of Cambridge鈥檚 347th Vice-Chancellor on 1 July 2023.
An eminent psychologist, Professor Prentice carried out her academic and administrative career at Princeton 探花直播, which she first joined in 1988. At Princeton, she served for twelve years as Head of the Department of Psychology, three years as Dean of the Faculty, and six years as Provost, with primary responsibility for all academic, budgetary, and long-term planning issues. She was also the Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs and taught in both the psychology department and the policy school. Her academic expertise is in the study of social norms and specifically how norms function as inhibitors and facilitators of behaviour change. She continues to lecture on this topic in Cambridge and elsewhere.
As Vice-Chancellor, Professor Prentice serves on the boards of Cambridge 探花直播 Health Partners, Cambridge Ahead, and the Russell Group, among others. She chairs the 探花直播 Council, and represents the 探花直播 on several international bodies, including the League of European Research Universities and the International Alliance of Research Universities.
Professor Prentice did her first degree in Human Biology and Music at Stanford 探花直播 and her PhD in Psychology at Yale 探花直播.
探花直播 探花直播 Council nominated Professor Prentice for appointment as Vice-Chancellor in September 2022, and her appointment was subsequently approved by the Regent House.
About the Vice-Chancellorship
探花直播Vice-Chancellor is the principal academic and administrative officer of the 探花直播. They chair the Council of the 探花直播, the General Board of the Faculties and the Finance Committee of the Council. 探花直播main tasks of the Vice-Chancellor are to:
- provide leadership, academic and administrative to the whole 探花直播
- represent the 探花直播 externally, both within the UK and overseas
- secure a financial base sufficient to allow the delivery of the 探花直播's mission, aims and objectives
- carry out certain important ceremonial and civic duties
Contact the Vice-Chancellor's Office
| Name | Job title | Telephone | Email address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Prentice | Vice-Chancellor | (3)32290 | vice-chancellor@admin.cam.ac.uk |
| 脕ngel Gurr铆a-Quintana | Head of the Vice-Chancellor's Office | (3)32292 | vco.enquiries@admin.cam.ac.uk |
| Sally Valletta | Senior Executive Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor | 听 | vco.diary@admin.cam.ac.uk |
| Lucy Milazzo |
Correspondence Secretary to the Vice-Chancellor Executive Assistant to the Head of the Vice-Chancellor鈥檚 Office |
(3)32290 | vco.enquiries@admin.cam.ac.uk |
| Jane Crawford | Manager, Vice-Chancellor鈥檚 Lodge | (3)39668 | vco.lodge@admin.cam.ac.uk |
| Timothy Milner | Ceremonial Officer | (3)30260 | vco.ceremonial@admin.cam.ac.uk |
| Lucy Lewis | Deputy Ceremonial Officer | 听 |