Sir James Drummond Bone | |
|---|---|
| Master ofBalliol College, Oxford | |
| In office October 2011 – 3 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Graham |
| Succeeded by | Helen Ghosh |
| Principal ofRoyal Holloway, University of London | |
| In office 2000–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Professor Norman Gowar |
| Succeeded by | Professor Stephen Hill |
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool | |
| In office 2002–2008 | |
| Chancellor | The Lord Owen |
| Succeeded by | Sir Howard Newby |
| President ofUniversities UK | |
| In office 2005–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Professor Sir Ivor Crewe (University of Essex) |
| Succeeded by | Professor Sir Rick Trainor (King's College London) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 (age 78–79) |
| Spouse(s) | Vivian, Lady Drummond Bone |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow; Balliol College, Oxford |
| Profession | Byronist |
Sir James Drummond Bone,FRSE,FRSA (born 11 July 1947), is aByron scholar and was Master ofBalliol College at theUniversity of Oxford until April 2018. He previously served as Vice-Chancellor of theUniversity of Liverpool from 2002 to 2008, and Principal ofRoyal Holloway, University of London, from 2000 to 2002.Currently residing in Fife, Scotland.
Bone attendedAyr Academy, anon-denominational secondary school, followed by theUniversity of Glasgow, where he obtained anMA in 1968 and won aSnell Exhibition to study atBalliol College,Oxford from 1968 to 1972.[1]
Bone is a specialist on the works ofRomantic poetLord Byron, and on leaving Oxford in 1972 became lecturer in English and Comparative Literature at theUniversity of Warwick. He returned to the University of Glasgow in 1980 as a lecturer in English Literature, becoming a Senior Lecturer in 1989 and titular Professor in 1995.[1] From 1991 to 1995, he wasDean of theFaculty of Arts, and in 1995 becameVice-Principal.
In 2000, he left Glasgow to become Principal ofRoyal Holloway, University of London, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of theUniversity of London, and in 2002 becameVice Chancellor of theUniversity of Liverpool. Although head of the university, he continued to teach an undergraduate class onByron, and was also chairman of theLiverpool Culture Company, directing the city's preparations to beEuropean Capital of Culture in 2008. He also served as President ofUniversities UK, a committee of university heads, from 2005 to 2007.[2] He retired from Liverpool in 2008, and from October 2011 became Master ofBalliol College, Oxford.[3]
He is an acknowledged expert onLord Byron's work and is Vice-President of the Byron Society. He was editor ofThe Byron Journal from 1978 to 1988 and has been co-editor of journalRomanticism since 1995.[4] He is a member of the Steering Group of the Council for College and University English, a Fellow of the English Association, and an elected Fellow of theRoyal Society of the Arts (1995) and of theRoyal Society of Edinburgh (2008).[4]
Professor Bone wasknighted in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to Higher Education and the regeneration of the North-West. He also received honorary degrees ofDoctor of Letters (DLitt) from the Universities ofLiverpool (2008),Lancaster (2008) andChester (2009), and Doctor of the University (DUniv) from theUniversity of Glasgow (2010).[4] Bone is also aMaserati enthusiast,[5] and was made a Freeman of theWorshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers, aLivery Company promoting the automobile industry.[4]
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Principal Royal Holloway, University of London 2000–2002 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Professor Philip Love | Vice-Chancellor of theUniversity of Liverpool 2002–2008 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Master of Balliol College, Oxford 2011-2018 | Succeeded by |
