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As Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, Professor Andrew Edwards is the standing deputy for the Vice-Chancellor and President, providing strategic academic leadership across the University’s three colleges. 

He is responsible for the University’s academic planning process including resource allocation and capital planning.  

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor also has overall responsibility for the University’s academic performance via the line management of three Pro Vice-Chancellors, three Heads of College and Vice-Provosts. He deputises for the Vice-Chancellor when required.  

As Chair of the University’s Planning and Transformation Group, Professor Edwards works closely with the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Finance Officer, Chief Planning Officer and Chief People Officer to provide leadership on the University’s strategic and operational performance.  

In 2025, Professor Edwards was Executive Board lead and Senior Responsible Officer for the University’s Academic Review and Restructuring Project. He is the Executive lead for campus Trade Union engagement.  

Professor Edwards is also Executive lead for the University’s Global strategy and Executive Board lead for Sustainability.. 

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost is a member of the University’s Executive Board, Senate and Council. 

Prior to his appointment as Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Edwards was Pro Vice-Chancellor for Welsh Language, Civic Engagement, Strategic Partnerships and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (2020-24), having previously been Dean and Head of the College of Arts, Humanities and Business (2012-20). In these roles, he demonstrated an exceptional ability to manage diverse and complex portfolios, serving as a positive ambassador for the University both domestically and internationally.  

A historian, Professor Edwards’s research focusses on political change in Wales and the UK after 1945, the history of Welsh devolution and social change in postwar Britain. He began his academic career as a research assistant on a major ERSC funded research project on Devolution and Constitutional Change (2002-04), before being appointed to a Lectureship in Modern History. He was awarded a Personal Chair in 2015. He is Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Higher Education Academy.  

Professor Edwards was born and grew up in Caernarfon, Gwynedd and is a fluent Welsh speaker. He is also a ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ alumnus, having completed his BA (1997), MA (1998) and PhD (2002) at the University. 

Executive Assistant: Karen Williams karen.williams@bangor.ac.uk