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Have you met Grant? He just started this year and he’s your VC! What’s a Vice-Chancellor you say? The principal academic and administrative officer of the Uni! Grant is really looking forward to is working with you all and to grow your Uni’s contribution to Aotearoa New Zealand’s enduring prosperity and wellbeing. Below is a bit about you 2022 VC!
Major Goals My main focus areas are to continue advancing our distinctive Aotearoa New Zealand end-to-end student experience to provide our tauira with a strong foundation for lifelong learning, and to ensure Lincoln University is a place where students and staff thrive. Lincoln’s excellent teaching and research, and our strong connection to the land-based sector, is a huge point of difference for us in our vision to be a global top-five land-based university. Our decade-long campus development programme has already contributed assets like Whare Hākinakina, Grounded and Science South to our existing science, teaching and research facilities, and will ensure we deliver a diverse and inspiring campus experience far into the future. Background and Study Originally from a bull beef farm in Wellsford, Northland, I studied at Lincoln University myself, gaining a Bachelor of Agricultural Science with Honours in 1990. I was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1991 and completed a DPhil in behavioural ecology at Oxford University in 1994.
I returned to Lincoln University in 2005, first as a senior lecturer in pasture science, then Professor of Dairy Production in 2009, Dean of Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences in 2016, progressing to the role of Deputy Vice-Chancellor in 2019. For me, the student experience at Lincoln University was a balanced mix of academia, problem-solving, practical skills and social life. It set me up for life; building my confidence and keeping me grounded while I pursued my aspirations.
Personal Life and Interests Throughout my life, as a student and beyond, I have been a keen participant in sport – especially athletics and hockey, and I am proud to be the current coach of the Canterbury Men’s Hockey Team and HSOB-Burnside men in Christchurch. Other than sport, my main interests include fishing, gardening and watching sport! I am married to Joanna, who I met during my time at Oxford University and have three children – two at secondary school in Christchurch and one studying engineering at university.
My Advice: Turn Up One of your greatest rewards as a Lincoln University student will be the calibre and dedication of your lecturers, tutors and mentors, so I encourage you to take full advantage of this wonderful opportunity.
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Make every effort to turn up to all your lectures and labs, because it is through the interactions with your lecturers, tutors and fellow students that you will gain the most from your Lincoln University experience.
