THE University of York has formally welcomed its sixth chancellor into office.
Professor Sir Malcolm Grant, the current chair of NHS England, officially became Chancellor in at an inauguration ceremony held on the campus.
In a distinguished career in higher education he has served as president and provost of UCL and spent 12 years at Cambridge as professor and head of department of land economy.
He was appointed pro-vice chancellor of Cambridge in 2001 and was knighted in 2013 for services to higher education.
Sir Malcolm said: “I am truly humbled to have been invited to take on the Chancellorship of York. I have spent enough of my lifetime in higher education to have become a big admirer of York, its students, staff, alumni and leaders.
“I look forward to serving them in every way possible, hoping that some of my experience as an academic and a University Vice-Chancellor might prove valuable."
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