Koen Lamberts

Koen Lamberts is a British/Belgian psychologist and academic. Since 2018, he has served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield. From 2014 to 2018, he was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of York. Previously, he had taught at the University of Chicago, University of Birmingham, and the University of Warwick.

Professor

Koen Lamberts
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield
Assumed office
November 2018
Preceded byKeith Burnett
6th Vice-Chancellor of the University of York
In office
January 2014 – 2018
Preceded byBrian Cantor
Personal details
BornHasselt, Belgium
NationalityBritish/Belgian
Alma materKatholieke Universiteit Leuven
ProfessionPsychologist

Early life and education

Lamberts was born in Hasselt, Belgium. He studied at the University of Leuven. He holds two undergraduate degrees: a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in philosophy (1985) and a Bachelor of science (BSc) in psychology (1987). He continued his studied in experimental psychology, and completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1992.[1]

Academic career

Following a research appointment at the University of Chicago, he became a lecturer at the University of Birmingham in 1992. He was Professor of Cognitive Science at the University of Warwick from 2000 to 2013. At Warwick, he served as Faculty Chair for Science, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research (Science & Medicine) and Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost.[2]

From 2014 to 2018, Lamberts was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of York.[3] In June 2018, he was announced as the new President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield: he took up the post in November 2018.[2]

References
  1. "Lamberts, Prof. Koen". Who's Who 2019. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  2. "University of Sheffield appoints Professor Koen Lamberts as its next President and Vice-Chancellor". www.sheffield.ac.uk. The University of Sheffield. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  3. Jump, Paul (18 March 2013). "Koen Lamberts to be new York v-c". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
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