Our Chancellor
Debra Searle MVO MBE is the University's Chancellor. Debra is a sought after motivational speaker and author and first hit headlines when she rowed across the Atlantic.
The Chancellor serves as the ceremonial head of the University and plays an important ambassadorial role. The Chancellor acts as an advocate for the University, helping to raise the University’s profile and advance its interests nationally and internationally. They are a source of counsel to the Vice-Chancellor and the Chair of the Board. The Chancellor's role carries no remuneration or executive powers.
Debra Searle MVO MBE is a professional adventurer and serial entrepreneur. Her expeditions have taken her across the Atlantic, around Antarctica, up to the Arctic Circle and everywhere in between. She has also launched five companies, is a published author, has presented over 40 programme for the BBC and is a trusted corporate speaker. The movie of Debra’s story of rowing solo across the Atlantic after her husband was rescued is currently in development in Hollywood.