Dianne Marie Willcocks CBE

Order of the British Empire

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 (born 5 May 1945) was the Vice-Chancellor of York St John University

York St John University

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 until retirement in April 2010 and is a former Deputy Principal of Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield Hallam University

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She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.

Education

She received a Dip.M from Ealing College of Higher Education in 1966, and a BSc (Hons) in Human Sciences from the University of Surrey

University of Surrey

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 in 1976.

Academic career

Prof. Willcocks states that she is an "advocate and practitioner for socially inclusive HE [Higher Education]." She has undertaken research in the field of social science, particularly with regards to elderly people. This includes living arrangements for the elderly, citizenship issues and the ageism debate. Before York St John and Sheffield Hallam, Prof. Willcocks was Director of Research at the University of North London

University of North London

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Other appointments

Below are a selection of Prof. Willcocks' other appointments.

• Chair of Trustees, York Theatre Royal
  York Theatre Royal
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• Chair, Action on Access Advisory Forum
• Member of Executive Board, GuildHE
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• Board Member, Aimhigher National Partnership
• Board Member, Yorkshire Film Archive
• Trustee, York Museums Trust
• Trustee, Higher Education Academy
  Higher Education Academy
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