Nancy Rothwell, the boss of the University of Manchester is to stand down next year, the institution has confirmed.
Prof Dame Rothwell has been the university’s President and Vice-Chancellor since 2010, and will leave her post in summer 2024. She was the first woman to lead the university, which is the largest in the UK.
The search is on to replace Prof Dame Rothwell, who joined the institution in 1987. Her research initially focused on obesity, and gradually worked her way up the university’s hierarchy.
