Professor Mike Smith
Pro Vice-Chancellor
Research
Professor Smith joined the University in October 2006 and will be focusing on the further development of research and business development.
He is a scientist, with extensive knowledge and expertise in medical science and technology. He has a distinguished record as an internationally recognised researcher with an associated record of peer-reviewed publications and grant income. His previous department was rated 5 in the 2001 RAE and he has maintained his research output for RAE2008.
Mike has a long experience of working in the University, NHS and commercial sectors and has a wide network of international links. Among his previous posts, he was dean of research for the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, Psychology and Health at the University of Leeds; director of R&D for the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust; chair of medical physics and head of the University and NHS Departments of Medical Physics at the University of Leeds and Leeds Acute Hospitals; director of medical physics and clinical engineering at Guys Hospital and the University of London as well as being medical scientist at the University of Edinburgh.
Mike also has a long track record in research, supporting educational developments as well as commercialising research and innovations. This includes publishing patents, licensing research developments, forming start-up and spin-out companies and creating private sector vehicles to commercialise research output.
He holds a number of non-executive directorships in the commercial and NHS sectors. In addition, Mike has over 20 years experience of serving on major professional and governmental national committees, contributing at a national level on policy and funding issues. Examples include the HEFCE Research Assessment Exercise, MRC Medical Advisory Board, NHS Central Research and Development Committee, DTI Foresight Taskforces on Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices and president of the British Institute of Radiology in its Centenary Year. While Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Enterprise at the University of Teesside, he has played a major role, working with the Regional Development Agency in putting together the Digital City Project and securing a £10m building for the University to support this initiative.
