Professor Rama Thirunamachandran

About

Professor Rama Thirunamachandran is the academic lead and chief executive of Canterbury Christ Church University. He joined the University in October 2013 and has led the institution forward in a number of areas including the development and implementation of the University’s Strategic Framework 2015 – 2020, the acquisition of the former Prison site in Canterbury and the development of the Estates Master Plan, and the establishment of a School of Engineering, Technology and Design and School of Medicine. In addition, Rama was Chair of the Higher Education Academy between 2015 and 2018 and was also a UCAS Board member between 2010 and 2013. He has been a member of the Universities UK Board since 2017.