Joe Docherty has been appointed as CEO of national colleges, training and education group NCG. Read more The Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts has announced the appointment of Dr Jackie Hunter CBE as Chief Executive and Deputy Chair of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). Read more The Young Foundation has announced that it has appointed Simon Willis as its new CEO. He will take up post on 18 June 2013. Read more
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is delighted to announce that Professor Kathy Willis will be joining as Director of Science. Read more Professor Ian Campbell has been appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Hertfordshire.  Read more
Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, has been appointed as the new Head of the Big Lottery Fund.  Austwick, who has been Chief Executive of the foundation since 2005, was previously Deputy Director of the British Museum and before that was project director at Tate Modern. Read more The Glasgow School of Art has appointed Professor Tom Inns as its new Director following an extensive international search. Read more
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has announced the appointment of Richard Barley as Director of Kew Gardens’ Horticulture. Read more 
Ashurst has announced that Brian Dunlop will be joining the firm as Chief Financial Officer. This follows Nigel Morland's decision to step down as Finance Director.  Read more