Nigel Seaton
Nigel Seaton is a British chemical engineer and has been the Rector of Abertay Dundee University in Scotland since August 2012 .
Life
Seaton is married with three children. He graduated from Edinburgh University with a bachelor's degree in 1982 . After receiving his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania , he began his career as a scientist at the University of Cambridge . At Clare College he was employed as director of chemical engineering and natural sciences. After professorships at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Surrey , he has headed the University of Abertay Dundee since August 2012 . He caused a stir in 2011 when he publicly described in the Guardian the final assessments of the Bachelor's degree in Great Britain as often unfair to the students.
Individual evidence
- ↑ University of Abertay Dundee: Nigel Seaton ( Memento of the original from October 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Degree classification is unfair to many students - The Guardian
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| SURNAME | Seaton, Nigel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chemical engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |