The chief executive of the Engineering Professors’ Council, Johnny Rich, has been appointed as the inaugural director of ResearchPlus.
Rich will oversee the next stage of development of the new grouping that was founded last year by 10 universities to give voice to research-focused institutions that are not in the Russell Group.
“I could not be prouder to take up this role supporting a strong collaboration of leading universities,” he said, announcing the new job.
With more than 30 years’ experience in higher education, Rich has led the Engineering Professors’ Council for the last decade. He is also the chief executive and founder of outreach organisation Push, which he will continue to run on a part-time basis.
He has written various policy papers on universities, including work for the Higher Education Policy Institute, and has advocated for employers to contribute more to the cost of higher education.
