Professor Madeleine Atkins CBE

HEFCE Board member
Biography and registered interests

Professor Atkins' background includes reading Law and History at the University of Cambridge, completing a PhD at the University of Nottingham, and teaching in a large comprehensive school in Huntingdon. Following various senior positions at the University of Newcastle, she became Vice-Chancellor of the University of Coventry in 2004. Madeleine is a member of HEFCE's Audit Committee. She makes an active contribution to public life both at regional and national level.

Date appointed to the Board: 26 October 2009

Organisation in which interest exists	Nature of interest (directorship, shareholding, membership, etc.)
Coventry University	Vice-Chancellor
CUE Ltd (Coventry University Enterprises Ltd). A wholly owned subsidiary of Coventry University.	Director
ACUA Ltd. A wholly owned subsidiary of Coventry University.	Director
Coventry University London Campus Ltd. A wholly owned subsidiary of Coventry University	Director
Universities West Midlands	Member
John Atkins Consulting Limited	Director (husband's company)
The Coventry Partnership	Board member
The Coventry Mysteries Company	Director
Universities UK - Employability Business and Industry Policy Network	Member
Universities UK - Longer Term Strategy Group	Member
Engineering Council	Associate
The Association of Commonwealth Universities	Council Member and Deputy Chair
NESTA (Nation Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) Operating Company also known as NOC - a registered charity (no 1144091)	Trustee
Chartered Management Institute	Companion
Coventry University College. A wholly owned subsidiary of Coventry University	Director
Serious Games International Limited (SGI) a wholly owned subsidiary of Coventry University	Director
Royal Society of Arts	Fellow
CIHE - Council for Industry and Higher Education	Trustee
Coventry and Warwickshire LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership)	Board member
Coventry Music	Director