Steve Decent
Stephen Paul Decent FIMA is a British applied mathematician and university administrator who has served as the principal and vice-chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University since January 2023. He has previously held a number of senior leadership positions across different universities and holds research interests in free-surface flows and hydrogen fuel cells.[1] In March 2025, he was announced as the eighth vice-chancellor of Lancaster University and will succeed Andy Schofield in January 2026.[2] Early life and educationThe first member of his own family to go to university, Decent holds a BSc in mathematics from Brunel University and a PhD from the University of St Andrews.[3] His doctoral thesis was on the theory of wave motion and was funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.[4] CareerAfter completing his PhD, Decent joined the University of Birmingham as a research fellow and was eventually promoted to the head of the School of Mathematics. He then moved to the University of Dundee to take up the position of vice-principal and head of the College of Art, Science and Engineering. Afterwards, he joined Lancaster University as pro-vice-chancellor of research and enterprise and later pro-vice-chancellor of academic development before moving again to take up the position of provost and deputy vice-chancellor at Manchester Metropolitan University.[5] He was appointed as the vice-chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University in January 2023. He will return to Lancaster in January 2026 to take up his next appointment as the university's vice-chancellor.[1] References
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