New Chancellor for University of Lincoln

THE Rt. Hon Prof the Lord Ajay Kakkar KBE PC will be installed as the next Chancellor of the University of Lincoln ahead of its graduation ceremonies at Lincoln Cathedral in September.

The surgeon, scientist and crossbench member of the House of Lords, will succeed Lord Victor Adebowale CBE, who steps down from the role after almost 15 years.

Lord Kakkar completed his medical degree at King’s College London and received his PhD from Imperial College London and has been a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons since 1992.

He is Emeritus Professor of Surgery at University College London and an independent crossbench member of the House of Lords, having been created a life peer in 2010.

In 2008 he was appointed Director of the Thrombosis Research Institute in London and his research interests include prevention and treatment of venous and arterial thromboembolic disease, and cancerassociated thrombosis; and development of novel anticoagulant drugs.

On his appointment as Chancellor, Lord Kakkar said “I am deeply honoured and delighted to become the University of Lincoln’s next Chancellor.

“It is a fine academic institution with a considerable reputation for innovative teaching and an admirably student-focussed culture. In just over 30 years, the University has established itself as both a centre of academic excellence and a happy place where students flourish and are helped to achieve their life goals.

‘Your proud University motto – “Through wisdom, liberty” – says it all. Striving for greater wisdom must be both the goal of all individuals and society’s ambition. And liberty is the bedrock of our social and political culture which enables our academic institutions to flourish.”