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Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of Keele University
In 1949 Keele Hall and 150 acres of Keele Park with five stone lodges were purchased for the new University College of North Staffordshire. In 1962 the College received the Royal Charter to become the University of Keele
Principals
Lord Alexander Dunlop Lindsay of Birker (1949-1952)
Sir John Lennard-Jones (1952-1956)
Sir George Barnes (1956-1960)
Dr Harold McCarter Taylor (1960-1962)
Vice-Chancellors
Dr Harold McCarter Taylor (1962-1967)
Professor W A Campbell Stewart (1967-1979)
Dr David Harrison (1979-1985)
Professor Sir Brian Fender (1985-1995)
Professor Dame Janet Finch (1995-2010)
Professor Nick Foskett (2010- )
Presidents
John Ryder, Earl of Harrowby (1949-1955)
HRH The Princess Margaret (1956-1962)
Chancellors
HRH The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1962-1986)
Claus Moser (Lord Moser 2001) (1986-2002)
Professor Sir David Weatherall (2002-2012)
Jonathan Porritt (2012- )
