Christine Hallett

Christine Margaret Hallett, FRSE (born 4 May 1949) is a retired British social scientist, academic administrator, and civil servant.

Christine Hallett FRSE
Born	4 May 1947
Nationality	British
Occupation	academic
Known for	first woman Principal of a red brick university - University of Stirling (2004-2010)
Academic background
Alma mater	Newnham College, Cambridge

Biography

Hallett was born on 4 May 1949 to Richard William Hallett and his wife Gwendoline (née Owen).[1] She studied at Newnham College, Cambridge, graduating with a BA in 1970. In 1994 she completed her PhD in social policy from Loughborough University.[1]

She was Professor of Social Policy (1995–2010), and Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling from 2004 to 2010, the first woman to head a red brick university.[2]

She had previously worked at Department of Health and Social Security, and was then an academic at the University of Oxford, Keele University, University of Western Australia, and the University of Leicester.[1][3][4]

In 2002, Hallett was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE), Scotland's national academy.[5]

Selected works

• Hallett, Christine (1995). Interagency Coordination in Child Protection: A Case Study. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. ISBN 978-0113217892.
• Hallett, Christine, ed. (1996). Women And Social Policy: An Introduction. London: Prentice Hall/Harvester Wheatsheaf in association with SPA Social Policy Association. ISBN 978-0133538892.
• Barry, Monica; Hallett, Christine, eds. (1998). Social Exclusion and Social Work: Issues of Theory, Policy and Practice. Lyme Regis: Russell House Publishing. ISBN 978-1898924326.
• Hallett, Christine; Prout, Alan, eds. (2003). Hearing the voices of children: social policy for a new century. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0415276412.

References

1. "Hallett, Prof. Christine Margaret, (born 4 May 1949), Professor of Social Policy, 1995–2010, and Principal and Vice-Chancellor, 2004–10, University of Stirling", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u45799, retrieved 2019-12-01
2. Menzies, Johnathon (2012-06-07). "Former Principal Christine to be honoured by University". dailyrecord. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
3. "First female head for Scots pre-92 group". Times Higher Education (THE) (in French). 19 March 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
4. Curtis, Polly (16 March 2004). "Hallett makes history as new Stirling vice-chancellor". The Guardian.
5. "Professor Christine Margaret Hallett FRSE". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 15 July 2018.