Professor Liz Bacon

As the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University I have a strong working relationship with Court and work with them closely to deliver the University Strategy.

Biography

Professor Liz Bacon joined Abertay University in 2018 as Deputy Principal and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, becoming Principal and Vice-Chancellor in May 2022.

She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Chartered Engineer, Chartered Scientist, and Chartered IT Professional, as well as a National Teaching Fellow and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Liz is a Board member of V&A Dundee and a past Trustee and Director of Bletchley Park Trust. She is a past President of both BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, and EQANIE (European Quality Assurance Network for Informatics Education), and a past Chair of both the BCS Academy of Computing, and the CPHC (Council of Professors and Heads of Computing). In 2015 she was voted the 35th Most Influential Woman in UK IT.

A Professor of Computer Science at Abertay, with a PhD in AI, Professor Bacon’s main research interests have focused on technology-enhanced, and immersive, learning. She is regularly invited to speak internationally on the transformative potential of AI in education, and on improving diversity and participation in STEM, particularly among women and people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Throughout her career, she has worked to improve quality and standards in higher education, including a focus on degree accreditation standards in computer science both in the UK and internationally.

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Executive Member of EQANIE (European Quality Assurance Network for Informatics Education)
Member of the V&A Dundee Board.
Member of the JISC Audit and Risk Management Committee
Member of UUK Audit and Risk Committee