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UAL appoints Jane McFadyen as Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of Camberwell, Chelsea & Wimbledon Colleges of Arts

A potrait of Jane taken outside against a light coloured wall

Written byDan Austin
Published date 01 June 2022

Jane McFadyen has been appointed Interim UAL Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of Camberwell, Chelsea & Wimbledon Colleges of Arts. She takes up post on 6 June 2022, initially for a period of two years.

Jane is currently Dean of Academic Strategy at Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges of Arts, where her achievements include a joint project on community engagement and graduate incubation with Southwark Council. At university level, she chaired the academic response to the COVID pandemic, advising Executive Board on academic quality assurance and risk management.

Jane has the great ability to build consensus for strategic innovation, reimagining our models to meet the needs of new types of students. She epitomises the collaborative, collegiate approach that underpins Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges.

— Professor Roni Brown, UAL Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education, said

Our fantastic community of people make Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon special places to work and to learn. I look forward to working with them as Interim Head of College to bring the new UAL strategy to life for the benefit of all our students and staff.

— Jane McFadyen

Jane was previously Principal Lecturer, Engaged Curriculum, at Manchester School of Art where she was Academic Lead for Unit X, an innovative cross-disciplinary unit focusing on collaboration, external engagement and employability. This won the Sir Misha Black Award for Innovation in Design Education. Her publications include ‘Curiosity over conformity: The Maker’s Palette – a case for hands-on learning’ and ‘Design Collaborations: The Good, the Bad, and the Unthinkable’.