The University of Law (ULaw) has appointed a new vice-chancellor and CEO, replacing Professor Andrea Nollent as the legal education provider’s leader.
Nollent stepped down at the end of August to take up the new post of chief academic officer of a portfolio of GUS Group universities – ULaw’s parent company. She took on the CEO role in 2016 during a turbulent period at the university, becoming its fifth leader in only two years.
Professor Craig Mahoney will take up the post from 2022 and will be responsible for the academic, operational and commercial leadership of the University. He joins from the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), where he had been principal and vice-chancellor.
Mahoney is a scientist by training, with an undergraduate degree in maths and chemistry, and a PhD in Psychology. He has a long career in higher education senior management, however, with stints at the universities of Wolverhampton and Northumbria and the Higher Education Academy before UWS.
He said: “I am honoured and delighted to have been appointed as The University of Law’s next vice-chancellor and chief executive officer. The university’s track record for learning and teaching excellence and commitment to the highest quality outcomes for its wonderful students is impressive and I look forward to collaborating with its community of gifted and dedicated colleagues to create and harness the exciting opportunities for continued excellence and growth that lie ahead.”
