Dame Jessica Corner has been named the next executive chair of Research England.
Dame Jessica, currently pro vice-chancellor for research and knowledge exchange at the University of Nottingham, is expected to join the funder in October. Her appointment is subject to a pre-appointment hearing in front of the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee.
She will succeed David Sweeney, who has led Research England since it was incorporated into UK Research and Innovation in 2018. Mr Sweeney, who will retire later this year, had served as director of research and knowledge exchange at the Higher Education Funding Council for England since 2008.
