Research Profile
Prof Teresa Rees - CBE AcSS BA PhD FRSA
Career Profile
After six years as Pro Vice Chancellor at Cardiff University (2004-10) and a year’s sabbatical leave, I am now combining strategic work for Cardiff University with being the Director for Wales of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.
Research
I continue my interests in inequalities, women and science policy, gender mainstreaming and higher education funding (see Projects). My research has been focused on contributing to evidence-based policy.
Awards and Prizes
- 2011 Shortlisted for Research Fortnight Academic Achiever of the Year Award
- 2006 Honorary Fellow, University of Wales, Lampeter
- 2003 Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to higher education and equal opportunities
- 2002 Western Mail ‘Welsh Woman of the Year Val Feld Award’ for outstanding contribution to women in Wales
- 2002 Honorary Life Membership of the National Union of Students Wales
- 2001 Elected academician of the Academy of Learned Societies for the Social Sciences
Memberships / External Activities
Current Memberships
2007- Fellow, Sunningdale Institute
2007- Member, BBC Audience Council Wales
2007- Member, Board of Governors of Glamorgan University
2004- President, National Postgraduate Committee
1997- President, South Wales Branch of Workers’ Educational Association
Past Memberships
2010-11 Member, HEFCE REF Equality and Diversity Advisory Group
2010-11 Member, HEFCW’s Research, Innovation and Engagement Committee’s Research Sub-Group
2007-10 Member, National Equality Panel
2007-9 Commissioner, NIACE Commission of Inquiry A Strategy for Lifelong Learning
2007-9 Member, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales Widening Access Committee
2004-8 Member, BT Wales Advisory Forum
2004-6 Member of Task Force, then Steering Group for Commission for Equality and Human Rights
2004-6 Member of Athena (Women and Science) Advisory Group
2004-9 Member, British Council, Wales Advisory Committee
2004-5 Chair, Independent Study into the Devolution of the Student Support System and Tuition Fee Regime, for the National Assembly for Wales
2003-6 Member, Higher Education Funding Council for England Strategic Advisory Committee for Research
2002-6 Member, then Vice Chair, Economic & Social Research Council Strategic Research Board
2002-3 Joint Funding Councils Review of the Research Assessment Exercise (Chaired by Sir Gareth Roberts)
2000-1 Chair, National Assembly for Wales Independent Investigation Group on Student Hardship and Funding in Wales
1996-2 Equal Opportunities Commission’s Commissioner for Wales
1996-2009 Independent Assessor for National Assembly for Wales (and previously, Welsh Office)
1995-10 Member, Executive Committee of Institute of Welsh Affairs
1993-7 Member, Economic & Social Research Council Research Grants Board
Recent External Lectures
Queens’ University Belfast (14/09/11) - Belfast
Supporting Research Excellence in Ireland: Meeting of the Local Academic Women’s Network (LAWN)
‘The Gendered Construction of Scientific Excellence’
Orebro University (20/10/11) - Orebro
Genset Conference - Changing the Culture of Research and Scientific Leadership
‘Diverse Leadership Styles’
Upcoming External Lectures
European Gender Summit (08-09/11/11) - Brussels
Genset Conference - Changing the Culture of Research and Scientific Leadership
‘Diverse Leadership Styles’
National Training Federation for Wales (17/11/11) - Cardiff
Annual Conference
‘The value of vocational training’
Association of Commonwealth Universities (06-08/03/12) – Colombo, Sri Lanka
Critical Women: Women as agents of change in higher education
Universityof Potsdam(date to be confirmed)
‘Wicked Problems, Contested Administrations Workshop’
‘Gender as a wicked problem in administrations’
Teaching Profile
I contribute to two modules on the MSc Equality and Diversity, a course designed to equip people working (or wanting to work) in the equalities field with a theoretically informed evidence based approach to cross strand working.
