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Role and remuneration

As Vice-Chancellor, Professor Van de Noort has general responsibility to the University governing body – the Council – for maintaining and promoting the effectiveness, efficiency and good order of the University.

Robert chairs the Senate and the University Executive Board and is an ex-officio member of all major committees in the University, some of which he chairs.

In 2018-19 Robert’s annual salary is £195,000. He is a member of the University (USS) pension scheme. The employer pension contribution is fixed at 18% for all scheme members.

Robert’s salary and conditions of service are independently determined by the University’s Remuneration Committee, where he plays no part in the decision.

Robert Van de Noort

Professor Robert Van de Noort

Contacts

Rachel Helsby
Vice-Chancellor's Executive Officer
vc@reading.ac.uk
+44 (0)118 378 8001

 

Ann Morgan
Diary Manager for the Vice-Chancellor
vc@reading.ac.uk
+44 (0)118 378 7103

Biography

Robert Van de Noort studied History at the University of Utrecht and Archaeology at the University of Amsterdam. Before joining the University of Reading in 2014, he worked at the British School in Rome (1988-89), the Rotterdam Archaeology Unit (1989-1991), the University of Hull (1992-2000) and the University of Exeter (2000-14), where latterly he was Dean of the College of Social Sciences and International Studies.

Robert is best known for his research into the archaeology of marine, intertidal and terrestrial wetlands, especially around the North Sea Basin. He directed multi-organisational fieldwork projects in the Humber Wetlands and at Sutton Common in South Yorkshire (both funded by English Heritage), and he was the PI of the AHRC-funded experimental reconstruction of a Bronze Age sewn-plank boat at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall. During the last two decades, he has won major research grants totalling £2.65 million from external organisations.

His most recent monographs are North Sea Archaeologies: A maritime biography 10,000 BC-AD 1500 (OUP, 2011) and Climate Change Archaeology: Building Resilience from Research in the World's Coastal Wetlands (OUP, 2014). Robert is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Outside the University of Reading, Robert chairs the Thames Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC), which helps to provide governance for the Environment Agency Flood and Coastal Erosion risk management functions and cover all flood risks that are not the responsibility of the water companies. Robert receives an annual salary of £17,503 for a commitment of five days per month. Robert has previous experience of chairing the committee and headed the South West RFCC until June 2017.

Expenses

Vice Chancellor's (Sir David Bell) expenses 2016-17

Vice Chancellor's (Sir David Bell) expenses 2017-18

Vice Chancellor's (Sir David Bell) expenses 2018-19 (Quarter 1)

Vice-Chancellor's (Professor Robert Van de Noort) expenses 2018-19 (Quarter 1)

Vice-Chancellor's (Professor Robert Van de Noort) expenses 2018-19 (Quarter 4)
See a complete overview of the Vice-Chancellor's expenses

News

27 Sept 2019

VC leads University delegation to China

How league tables can affect our ambitions - June 2019

League tables and embracing 'excellence' - May 2019

Towards a 'University for Reading' - March 2019


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