University of Bristol (2019–22)
University of Edinburgh (2008–19)
University of Glasgow (2006–08)
Jane Norman is a Scottish academic and physician who has been the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham since January 2025, having previously taken the position on an interim basis since November 2024.[1][2] She was previously the Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham[3] and had served as the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Bristol in 2019.[4][5]
Education
Norman graduated in medicine from the University of Edinburgh in 1986.[6] After early clinical and academic training in obstetrics and gynaecology in Edinburgh, she was awarded the degree of MD by the University of Edinburgh in 1992.[6]
Research and career
Norman was Regius Chair of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Glasgow and Head of the Section of Reproductive and Maternal Medicine from 2006.[7] In 2008, she became Professor of Maternal and Fetal Health at the University of Edinburgh and Director of the Edinburgh Tommy's Centre for maternal and fetal health research.[6] In 2014, she also became Vice-principal of Equality and Diversity (now Vice-principal, People and Culture) at the University of Edinburgh.[6]
Her research focusses on the pregnancy “stressors” of obesity, maternal depression/stress, inflammation and hypoxia.[8]
