Professor Brian Webster Henderson is a Professor of Nursing and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Health, Environment and Innovation) at the University of Cumbria and a recognised and established national leader in relation to nursing and health care.
He was awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List in 2024 for services to the NHS and to education.
He is Chair of the Council of Deans of Health UK, which represents the university sector across the whole of the UK. This comprises 100 universities that provide nursing, midwifery and/or allied health profession education and research, and works at the highest level of strategic discussions on issues such as workforce, curriculum design, research and policy. He provides strategic leadership for the Institute of Health, and the Institute of Science, Natural Resources and Outdoor Studies, as well as Marketing and Recruitment, Research and Knowledge Exchange and Student Services teams across the University’s campuses.
Brian also leads on our equality, diversity, inclusion and well-being agendas and has a strong interest in cultural change within organisations.
Brian is the Vice Chancellor Executive lead for the Lancaster and Ambleside campuses and is also an adjunct Professor at the John Hopkins University School of Nursing in Baltimore USA.
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