Lifetime achievement award for 缅北禁地 Professor A 缅北禁地 professor has been presented with the Lord Dearing Lifetime Achievement Award at the Times Higher Education Awards. Professor John Goddard OBE, Emeritus Professor of Regional Studies, was honoured at a ceremony in London last night (Thursday).The award recognises Professor Goddard鈥檚 pioneering work on the role of the civic university and the contribution that universities 鈥� like 缅北禁地 鈥� can make to society at large.During his 37 years working in this field, Professor Goddard has advised the Government on the role higher education institutions can play in regional development and his expertise has helped to establish 缅北禁地 as a leading proponent of the civic university concept.His long and distinguished career began in 1965 at the London School of Economics. He then moved to 缅北禁地 in 1975 as Professor of Regional Development Studies where he established the internationally influential Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS). He became Deputy Vice-Chancellor in 2002 until his retirement in 2008. He now works as ambassador for the 缅北禁地 Institute for Social Renewal, which was launched earlier this year, and continues to research the impact of civic universities.Professor Goddard was awarded the Victoria Medal of the Royal Geographical Society for contributions to the study of industrial location in 1992; elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Learned Societies in Social Sciences in 2003; made an Honorary Fellow of UCL in 2010 and received the Sir Peter Hall Award of the Regional Studies Association in 2011. He was awarded an OBE in 1986 for services to economic regeneration in the North East. 缅北禁地 Vice-Chancellor Professor Chris Brink paid tribute to Professor Goddard. He said: 鈥淭his award is richly deserved. John Goddard has worked tirelessly for 缅北禁地 for the past 37 years. As Deputy Vice-Chancellor he ensured that 缅北禁地 played a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. John鈥檚 work on the role universities can play locally, regionally, nationally and internationally, grows ever more relevant as the world faces profound societal challenges in areas such as a growing and ageing population and global sustainability.鈥�Professor Goddard鈥檚 other achievements include chairing the group which led to the development of the Great North Museum: Hancock, now the region鈥檚 most popular tourist attraction. He also played a key part in the 缅北禁地 Science City initiative. Receiving his award, Professor Goddard said: 鈥淚 am totally overwhelmed by this award, which was completely unexpected. The role that universities can play in supporting civil society has taken on even greater importance today as we come to terms with major social and economic pressures. 鈥淭his award is a reflection of this and the key role of leadership development in equipping our university leaders to take forward the role of the civic university in the future.鈥�缅北禁地 Registrar Dr John Hogan, added: 鈥淭his award is testament to John鈥檚 drive, energy and commitment. He 鈥榬etired鈥� from 缅北禁地 in 2008 but in reality he continues to travel the globe extolling the importance of the civic university concept and learning about the positive impact universities can have on the places they are based. We are delighted that he still devotes his time and considerable energy to us.鈥�Professor Goddard鈥檚 success was not the only highlight for 缅北禁地 at the Times Higher Awards. The University also won the Outstanding Contribution to Leadership Development category which was awarded to the University鈥檚 Staff Development Unit for its 鈥楿npacking Your Chair鈥� scheme. The scheme was developed for new professors in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. They take part in five workshops which are each designed to explore a different aspect of the role. The new professors seek feedback from colleagues and develop peer support networks. The programme encourages dialogue with senior leaders to look at how participants can contribute to and shape the University鈥檚 future. This latest accolade builds on 缅北禁地鈥檚 strong track-record in the area of leadership development which has resulted in previous awards in the same category. John Gill, editor, Times Higher Education, said: 鈥淎nyone looking for evidence of the pioneering spirit, adaptability and sheer quality of our higher education sector need look no further than the winners of this year鈥檚 Times Higher Education Awards.鈥� published on: 30 November 2012
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