Prof Damien Page

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Damien is vice-chancellor and chief executive officer of Bucks New University.

He has extensive executive leadership experience across the UK post-compulsory education sector, having previously served as deputy vice-chancellor at BNU and dean of the faculty of education, health and wellbeing at the University of Wolverhampton.

His prior leadership roles include dean of the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University and head of department at the University of Greenwich.

Damien began his career in further education as a lecturer at Lewisham College before working with the Linking London Lifelong Learning Network at Birkbeck, University of London, establishing progression routes between FE and HE.

In 2023, he founded the nationwide Working Class Leaders in Higher Education network to promote social mobility and representation in sector leadership.

Alongside executive leadership, Damien is an active researcher specialising in organisational behaviour in educational settings, regularly providing expert commentary on HE strategy, leadership culture, equity, and operational effectiveness.

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