Register of Interests Declaration 2023-24

Professor Rachel Thomson

Official Role at Loughborough University and Requirement for listing on Register of Interests:
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education & Student Experience)

  1. Paid Employment (Other than the University): I do occasional ‘one-off’ work in connection with my academic job such as being a member of the Strategic Advisory Board for Royce Institute, member of an EPSRC grant awarding panel, member of TEF panel for OfS, examining doctoral theses at other higher education institutes (various), participating in grant reviews, Professorial appointment committees, and I have in the past undertaken some professional reviews for the Helmholtz Association in Germany.  
    These are sometimes paid. 
  2. Self-Employment: None
  3. Company Interests/Directorships Held
    1. Directorships held whilst acting on behalf of the University: Director of the East Midlands Institute of Technology on behalf of the University (linked to a grant from the Department for Education to set this up in partnership with Loughborough College, Derby College Group and University of Derby). 
    2. Directorships/company interests held in a personal capacity: None
  4. Other appointments:  None
  5. Family or Personal Links: My husband (Steven Kenny) is Head of Department and Professor in the Materials Department, School of Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering, at Loughborough University.
  6. Other relevant information not covered by the above: None
  7. University’s Ethical Policy Framework declaration: Agreed
  8. Signed: 09/10/23