Professor Chris Pearce is responsible for the University’s research & knowledge exchange strategy and policy development, collaborating with our four academic colleges. He is supported in this role by key professional services including Research & Innovation Services, Library, Planning, Insights & Analytics, and HR.

Chris is also a Professor of Computational Mechanics at the James Watt School of Engineering and previously held the Royal Academy of Engineering / EDF Research Chair in Computational Mechanics. His research has focussed on modelling complex material behaviour and multi-physics problems, and he has applied these techniques to various fields, including Civil, Nuclear, Manufacturing, and Biomedical Engineering. He has addressed critical, life-limiting structural integrity issues, most recently applied to the UK civil nuclear industry.

He is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales. He is co-Director of the Glasgow Computational Engineering Centre, on the Board of the Scotland 5G Centre, the Board of the Glasgow Centre for Population Health and the Board of the Scottish Research Partnership for Engineering.

Chris was appointed as Vice Principal in 2020, having previously held the role of Dean of Research and Deputy Head of the College of Science & Engineering.



First published: 11 June 2025

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