Sir Peter Scott#
| Membership Number: | 1282 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | GOVERNANCE, INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES: EDUCATION, HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| Elected: | 1992 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
Present and Previous Positions
- Emeritus Professor Emeritus Professor of Higher Education Studies, University College London (IOE - UCL Faculty of Education and Society)
- 2011 Professor of Higher Education Studies, UCL Institute of Education, London
- 2017 - present Commissioner for Fair Access, Scottish Government
- 2011 - 2015 Chair of Council, University of Gloucestershire
- 1998 - 2010 Vice-Chancellor, Kingston University
- 1996 - 1997 Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Leeds
- 1992 - 1997 Director of the Centre for Policy Studies in Education, University of Leeds
- 1992 - 1997 Professor of Education, University of Leeds
Fields of Scholarship
- Higher education studies
- Sociology of education
- History of education
Honours and Awards
- 2007 Knight Bachelor, New Year’s Honours
- 2013 Hon. Doctor of Laws, University of Leicester
- 2012 Hon. Doctor of Letters, St George’s University of London
- 2001 Hon. Doctor of Letters, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- 1998 Hon. Doctor of Philosophy, Anglia Polytechnic University
- 1996 Hon. Fellow, Bath College of Higher Education (now Bath Spa University)
- 1992 Hon. Doctor of Laws, University of Bath
- 1992 Hon. Fellow, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (now the University of Manchester)
- 1992 Hon. Doctor of Letters, Council for National Academic Awards
- Member of Academy of Social Sciences
