Former University of Chichester Vice-Chancellor awarded CBE
The former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Chichester has been presented with a CBE, for services to higher education, at an investiture at Windsor Castle.
Professor Jane Longmore said the award, which was made in the King’s Birthday Honours list 2025, endorsed the value of higher education.
She was presented with her award by The Princess Royal, on behalf of The King, watched by her family, and said it was a wonderful day.
Professor Longmore said: "This wonderful award is an endorsement of the value of higher education in transforming lives. In a career spanning 40 years, including seven years at the University of Chichester, I have seen the enormous efforts of everyone involved in higher education to foster the personal and intellectual growth of their students. The award is recognition of their dedication."
She left the University of Chichester at the end of October 2024, after seven years as Vice-Chancellor. She witnessed the Engineering and Digital Technology Park being officially opened by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in September 2018, the establishment of a new department in law, the launch of new degree apprenticeships and the opening of a new School of Nursing and Allied Health in September 2021.
Professor Longmore was previously deputy vice-chancellor at Southampton Solent University, where she had responsibility for learning, teaching, research and innovation.
She was also a member of the Expert Group advising on the development of the Teaching Excellence Framework and co-convened the HE Employer Apprenticeship Trailblazer, a national consortium of more than 70 higher education institutions and related organisations.