Chris Cobb
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Chris Cobb is Chief Operating Officer
and University Secretary at the University of London
. He was previously Pro Vice-Chancellor at Roehampton University
, London
, England
and prior to that was at London School of Economics
where he was Director of Business Systems and Services.
Cobb has sat on a number of national working groups relating to IT in Higher Education, including chairing the UCISA
CISG between 2003 and 2005. He is currently a member of the JISC Organisation Support Committee, the HEFCE Shared Services working group. Previously, he has chaired a UCAS
working group investigating improvements to the recruitment and admittance of part-time students into Higher Education and has served on the board of JISC infoNet
.
Cobb provides consultancy to other universities on the use of IT and in 2008 (on behalf of the EUA) provided advice on the integration on IT infrastructure and systems for the merger of four universities in Strasbourg
(Louis Pasteur University
, Robert Schuman University
, Marc Bloch University
and l'Institut Universitaire de Formation des Maîtres d’Alsace).
Cobb teaches University IT Management on the HUMANE Winter School and has undertaken JISC funded research in the use of IT in Chinese Universities as part of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education
Sino-UK exchange programme.
In 2008 Cobb led a successful funding bid from the JISC to experiment in the use of enterprise architecture
within a university context with the specific aim of developing a services oriented architecture to systems integration and thus enabling greater accessibility to shared services. This project is due to conclude in mid 2010.
Chris is a judge on the Times Higher Education Awards and the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards and is a member of the HEFCE Cloud Advisory Board.
Chief operating officer
A Chief Operating Officer or Director of Operations can be one of the highest-ranking executives in an organization and comprises part of the "C-Suite"...
and University Secretary at the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
. He was previously Pro Vice-Chancellor at Roehampton University
Roehampton University
The University of Roehampton is a campus university in the United Kingdom, situated on three major sites in Roehampton, south-west London.-History:...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and prior to that was at London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
where he was Director of Business Systems and Services.
Cobb has sat on a number of national working groups relating to IT in Higher Education, including chairing the UCISA
Ucisa
UCISA is a United Kingdom association which represents the whole of higher education, and increasingly further education, in the provision and development of academic, management and administrative information systems.UCISA was formed on 1 April 1993, by a merger of three bodies: the...
CISG between 2003 and 2005. He is currently a member of the JISC Organisation Support Committee, the HEFCE Shared Services working group. Previously, he has chaired a UCAS
UCAS
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service is the British admission service for students applying to university and college. UCAS is primarily funded by students who pay a fee when they apply and a capitation fee from universities for each student they accept..-Location:UCAS is based near...
working group investigating improvements to the recruitment and admittance of part-time students into Higher Education and has served on the board of JISC infoNet
JISC infoNet
JISC infoNet is a JISC Advance service supporting the strategic planning and deployment of technology within the UK Higher Education and Further Education sectors...
.
Cobb provides consultancy to other universities on the use of IT and in 2008 (on behalf of the EUA) provided advice on the integration on IT infrastructure and systems for the merger of four universities in Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
(Louis Pasteur University
Louis Pasteur University
Louis Pasteur University , also known as Strasbourg I or ULP was a large university in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. As of January 15, 2007, there were 18,847 students enrolled at the university, including around 3,000 foreign students. Research and teaching at ULP concentrates on the natural...
, Robert Schuman University
Robert Schuman University
The Université Robert Schuman, also known as Strasbourg III or URS, was a university in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. In 2007, there were nearly 10,000 students enrolled at the university, including more than 1,500 foreign students. The university tended to teach and research in fields such as law,...
, Marc Bloch University
Marc Bloch University
The Université Marc Bloch, also known as Strasbourg II or UMB was a university in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. As of 2006, it had around 13,000 students. Its name used to be Université des Sciences Humaines , but it was renamed in 1998 in honour of the French historian Marc Bloch...
and l'Institut Universitaire de Formation des Maîtres d’Alsace).
Cobb teaches University IT Management on the HUMANE Winter School and has undertaken JISC funded research in the use of IT in Chinese Universities as part of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education
Leadership Foundation for Higher Education
The Leadership Foundation for Higher Education is an organisation in the United Kingdom providing support and advice on leadership, governance and management for higher education, based in Holborn, London.-History:...
Sino-UK exchange programme.
In 2008 Cobb led a successful funding bid from the JISC to experiment in the use of enterprise architecture
Enterprise architecture
An enterprise architecture is a rigorous description of the structure of an enterprise, which comprises enterprise components , the externally visible properties of those components, and the relationships between them...
within a university context with the specific aim of developing a services oriented architecture to systems integration and thus enabling greater accessibility to shared services. This project is due to conclude in mid 2010.
Chris is a judge on the Times Higher Education Awards and the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards and is a member of the HEFCE Cloud Advisory Board.