Chair of the YU Board
Professor Karen Bryan OBE
Vice-Chancellor of York St John University
Professor Karen Bryan joined York St John University as Vice-Chancellor in April 2020. She was previously Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Greenwich. Prior to that she was Pro Vice-Chancellor for Regional Engagement and Dean of the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing at Sheffield Hallam University.
Professor Bryan qualified as a speech and language therapist from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and also gained her PhD there. Her research interests are in communication difficulties in young offenders and in forensic populations. Also, the impact of communication difficulties on access to healthcare. She is involved in the development of Registered Intermediaries working for the Ministry of Justice and was previously a member of the Health Professions Council.
Professor Bryan is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Neuropsychology at the University of Warsaw and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. She was awarded an OBE for services to higher education in 2018.
YU Board of Directors
Governing documents
As seen on the Companies House website.
Find out more on the Strategy & Vision page.
