Brian Smith (chemist)

Sir Brian Smith (born 10 October 1933) is an English physical chemist who was Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford, and vice-chancellor of Cardiff University, Wales.[1]

Smith was Master of St Catherine's College, one of the colleges of the University of Oxford (1988–94). In 1993, he was appointed vice-chancellor of Cardiff University, a post he held until his retirement in 2001.

From October 1998, Smith held an administrative role at the Welsh Development Agency, where he assisted in opening up Chinese and Indian commercial markets for Wales. He was awarded a knighthood in 1999 in recognition of his efforts in building university links with industry and commerce. Smith is international ambassador for Cardiff University[2] and serves on the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales.[1]

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Academic offices
Preceded by
Sir Patrick Nairne
Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford
1988–1994
Succeeded by
Raymond Plant
Preceded by
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Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University
1993–2001
Succeeded by
David Grant



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