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Nick Brown (academic)

Nick Brown (academic)

British botanist and academic (born 1962)

Nicholas David Leimu-Brown (born 4 December 1962) is a British botanist and academic. Since 2010, he has been Principal of Linacre College, Oxford.[1][2] He is also a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner.[3]

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Early life and education

Leimu-Brown was born on 4 December 1962 in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England.[4] He completed the International Baccalaureate at UWC Atlantic College in Wales from 1979 to 1981.[5] He then studied geography at the University of Cambridge (Churchill College) between .[4][5] From 1986 to 1990 he studied for a DPhil in Forest Ecology under the supervision of Timothy Charles Whitmore at the University of Oxford (Linacre College).[5][6] His thesis was entitled "Dipterocarp regeneration in tropical rain forest gaps of different sizes".[7] He has also completed a diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.[8]

Career and research

Leimu-Brown was a lecturer at Manchester University from 1989 and then from 1992 to 2010 he was a lecturer in forestry at the University of Oxford.[4][9][10][11]

In 2010 he took office as the fourth principal of Linacre College, Oxford.[1][2]


Since 2014 he has been a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner acting as chair of awards policy committee.[3]

Since 2015 he has been the chair of the University of Oxford buildings and estates sub-committee and serves on the planning and resource allocation committee of council.[12][13] He also chairs the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter and the Science Area Advisory Boards.[14][15]

Amidst a global climate crisis and whilst many institutes divest from fossil fuel funds, Nick Brown was unsuccessful in 2022 into moving private fossil fuel funds subject to a high court lawsuit, in a deal alleged to be corrupt,[16] to change the academic nature of the college, including name, away from its values of environmentalism and gender equality. [17] The event generated substantial international criticism and attention.[18][19]

Personal life

Leimu-Brown is married to Dr Roosa Leimu-Brown, a yoga therapist, movement educator and dance artist with a PhD in biology,[20] affiliated with the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford.[21][22] Nick Leimu-Brown's hobbies include sailing.[23]

References

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    "Dr Nick Brown elected as next Principal of Linacre". News. University of Oxford. 18 November 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
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    "College history | Linacre College". University of Oxford. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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    "Dr Nick Brown – GOV.UK". gov.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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    "BROWN, Dr Nicholas David". Who's Who 2016. Oxford University Press. November 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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    "Nick Brown | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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    Burley, Jeffery; Mills, Roger A; Plumptre, Robert A; Savill, Peter S; Wood, Peter J; Wright, Howard L (2009). "A History of Forestry at Oxford University". British Scholar. 1 (2): 236–261. doi:10.3366/brs.2009.0007.
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    Brown, N. D. (1 January 1990). "Dipterocarp regeneration in tropical rain forest gaps of different sizes". Thesis --University of Oxford. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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    "Nick Brown". ResearchGate. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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    "Dr ND Brown". People. Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford. February 2014. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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    "Oxford Forestry Institute – Annual Report 1994". University of Oxford. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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    "Plant Sciences Staff". 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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    "Buildings and Estates Subcommittee Membership". Buildings and Estates Subcommittee Membership. University of Oxford. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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    "Connecting Oxfordshire: Local Transport Plan 2015–2031" (PDF). Oxford Futures. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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    "ROQ Advisory Board (ROQAB)". ROQ Advisory Board (ROQAB). University of Oxford. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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    "Science Area Advisory Board (SAAB)". Science Area Advisory Board (SAAB). University of Oxford. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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    "Bikini airline tycoon in £155m legal battle". Retrieved 28 June 2023 – via PressReader.
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    Turner, Camilla (18 December 2022). "'Bikini airline' tycoon due to have Oxford college named after her embroiled in £155m legal row". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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    Turner, Camilla (14 June 2022). "Oxford college investigated over £155m gift with links to communist regime". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  19. [19]
    Hancock, Charlie (10 July 2022). "Linacre name change donation under government investigation". Cherwell. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  20. [20]
    Leimu-Brown, Roosa (2022). "Roosa Leimu-Brown". Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  21. [21]
    "Dr Roosa Leimu Brown | Plants for the 21st Century Institute". University of Oxford. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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    "TEST for Africa". testforafrica.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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    "European Outdoor Conservation Association | About Us | Who We Are". European Outdoor Conservation Association | About Us | Who We Are. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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