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Last updated: 08 December 2009
Madeleine Atkins studied law and history as an undergraduate at Cambridge University before qualifying as a Secondary teacher. She taught for four years in a large comprehensive school in Huntingdon before returning to higher education to complete her PhD at Nottingham University.
Following various post-doctoral research positions, she became a lecturer in education management at Newcastle University, developing a keen interest in the use of new technologies to support effective learning. Having held the positions of Head of Department, Dean and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Newcastle University, Professor Atkins became Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University in September 2004.
Professor Atkins is currently a member of HEFCE’s new Research and Innovation Committee, having previously served on its Quality Assurance, Learning and Teaching Committee and also on its Strategic Advisory Committee for Business & Community. Nationally, Madeleine is a Board member of the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship and a member of the UUK Employability, Business and Industry Policy Committee (EBIPC). She is also a member of the CBI’s Higher Education Task Force set up in September 2008. Regionally, she is Deputy Chair of Advantage West Midlands’ Council for Innovation and Technology and Deputy Chair of the West Midlands Higher Education Association (WMHEA).