New director of Human Resources for University of Greenwich
The University of Greenwich has appointed a senior professional from the private sector to be its new Director of Human Resources. Susan Edwards, currently HR Director (Continental Europe) for UTC Fire & Security, will join the university on May 1.
In her new role, Susan Edwards will lead the university’s Personnel Office, working with 2,000 academic, technical, professional and support staff based on three campuses in London and Kent.
Having started her career in law, Susan moved on to a series of senior HR management posts within the United Technologies Corporation (UTC) group, many with a strong international focus. Her expertise includes employee relations, training and development, employee engagement and change management.
As a local resident, Susan has deep roots in the community which the university serves, having lived in the London Borough of Greenwich for more than 30 years.
She says: “I am passionate about education and this is a wonderful opportunity to use my skills and experience to make a difference. The university is well placed to meet the challenges of the changing higher education environment and I am looking forward to contributing to the achievement of its goals, making the University of Greenwich the greatest place to learn, to research, to invest, to do business and absolutely the greatest place to work.”
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Greenwich, Baroness Blackstone, says: “I am delighted to have appointed Susan Edwards, who brings with her a great deal of private sector experience in senior positions in HR.”
Susan Edwards will succeed Russell Brockett, Personnel Director, who is retiring from the university after 18 years of service.
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Photo caption: Susan Edwards is joining the university as Director of Human Resources on May 1
University of Greenwich
The University of Greenwich is a large university with three campuses - in Greenwich, at the Old Royal Naval College, a World Heritage site; in Avery Hill, south-east London, set among 86 acres of parkland; and in Medway, at an elegant Edwardian red-brick campus in Chatham Maritime. The university is home to a thriving community of nearly 29,000 students, one in five of them postgraduate, and combines strong regional, national and international links with a record for excellence in research and a mission for access to higher education.
The university carried out more than £15 million of research and consultancy for companies, research councils and other public and private bodies last year. The quality of the university's research work has been recognised in the award of three Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Higher & Further Education and four recent Times Higher Education awards.
Alongside its major economic, social and cultural contribution, the university prides itself on its high standards of teaching, careers guidance and personal support. The two most recent Sunday Times University Guides have placed Greenwich at the top of the London league table for student satisfaction. In the 2011 Sunday Times Guide, Greenwich was ranked 26th overall for student satisfaction, placing it among the top quarter of all UK universities. Greenwich also topped the publication's national league table for student satisfaction in a variety of subjects including Civil, Chemical and other Engineering courses, Law, and Medical Sciences and Pharmacy. The Sunday Times added that students at the Greenwich campus “have some of the most exquisite university grounds in the country”.
People from more than 100 countries choose to study at Greenwich, as part of an international student community of 5,000. The university also has an extensive international network of partnerships with universities and overseas colleges.