Tim Wheeler (psychologist)

Timothy Wheeler (* 1950 ) is an English psychologist, vice chancellor or rector of the University of Chester .

Live and act

His training in psychology took place at Bangor University in Wales, where he completed his training with a doctorate in psychology.

Wheeler was a lecturer in psychology and communication at Sheffield Hallam University in the 1970s . He became Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Sociology at Dublin University and in 1985 Professor and Director of the College of Social Research at Robert Gordon University in Scotland. At the same time he was temporarily visiting professor at St John's College (Oxford) and head of the communications and media department at Bournemouth University . In 1991 he was appointed to the Southampton Institute , of which he became director in 1997. Wheeler was appointed Head of Chester University College in 1998; his appointment as Vice-Chancellor and thus rector took place in 2005. Since his tenure as rector he was responsible for the purchase of the former district administration building (County Hall Chester) as well as the affiliation of the Kingsway High School by the Chester University.

He is married and has three daughters.

Further engagements

• Member of the Chapter of Chester Cathedral
• Director of the Diocesan Board of Education (Cheshire)
• Curator of the Cheshire Military Museum
• Vice President of the North West University Association
• Member of the Regional Skills Board
• Member of the Cheshire & Warrington Economic Alliance
• Director of the University of Chester Church of England Academy, Ellesmere Port
• Director of Health4 Work Limited
• Board member of the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic
• Board member of Warrington 2000+
• Member of the Warrington Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Member of the Chester and North Wales Chamber of Commerce
• Seat on the Council of Church Universities and Colleges
• Member of the South Cheshire College Corporation

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Vice-Chancellor or Rector - Professor Tim Wheeler on the university website
2. ↑ information of the Southampton Institute
3. ^ Message regarding the takeover of County Hall by the University of Chester
4. ↑ Tim Wheeler's list of functions ( Memento of the original from September 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.