Professor Jane Longmore, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor of Urban History
Jane Longmore joined Southampton Solent University on 1 November 2007 as Pro Vice-Chancellor, Academic and was appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor in January 2010.
Jane has previously worked at the universities of Reading and Sussex, St Mary's University College, London, and, most recently, the University of Greenwich, where she was Head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Jane studied history at the University of Oxford; gained a PGCE from the University of Durham; was awarded her Doctorate in 1983 by the University of Reading; and made a Professor of Urban History by Southampton Solent University at the end of 2007.
She has wide-ranging teaching experience and pursues her interests in pedagogy at a national level through her involvement with the Higher Education Academy. Jane currently chairs the History Advisory panel for the Subject Centre in History.
An experienced QAA Auditor, Jane combines a firm commitment to the provision of a high-quality student experience with a life-long interest in breaking down the barriers which prevent equal access to higher education. She has been involved with the review of the national Access Recognition Scheme, strengthening the quality assurance arrangements for the approval of programmes which give access to higher education.
Jane has responsibility for overseeing the academic development of the University, including the implementation of the teaching and learning strategy, the promotion of research, the development of the academic portfolio and the leadership of the Strategic Development programme.