Statement from the Engineering Head of Department

[lnr]

I'm sure there was absolutely no sniggering at all from COs or former COs of the department.

Dear colleagues,

It is with mixed emotions that I write to inform you that I will be stepping down as Head of Department on 1st August 2018 to take a new role as Pro Vice-Chancellor for Strategy and Planning at the Old Schools.

I would add that this wasn't a decision I took lightly, having agonised for a number of weeks over whether it would be in the best interests of myself and the Department. On balance, however, I concluded that I could best serve both the University and Department as PVC, and I'm now looking forward to continuing to support the Department at an institutional level as the University approaches an exciting period in its development. I'll still remain an active member of Division C and the Department, even though I'll be spending most of my time at the Old Schools.

I should say that I've thoroughly enjoyed the past four years as Head of Department, which have flown-by, and I'm extremely grateful for the widespread support I've received over this entire period. I appreciate that there have been a number of changes during my tenure, and that a number of them are still establishing themselves within the Department. I sincerely hope that we'll feel the long-term benefits of these changes in due course, but, of course, time will tell.

I'm sure you'll give the incoming Head of Department the same level of support you've given me, and I'll continue to return your support in any way I can.

With very best wishes,

David

David A Cardwell FREng
Head of Department
Department of Engineering

Comments

[deborah_c]

I assume I'm missing some important context on why people might have thought there might have been sniggering, which, of course, there wasn't...

[lnr]

One of the "number of changes" has been a large scale IT Review, with which the IT staff have been (at best) underwhelmed. I mean only 6 IT staff left as a direct consequence...