Professor Katherine Linehan

Responsibilities

Professor Katherine Linehan moved to the role of Pro Vice Chancellor for Education and Student Experience on 1 January 2025.

Katherine leads the University’s strategy to deliver an outstanding educational experience for every student in our community.

Reporting directly to the Vice-Chancellor, and working across the University’s executive team, she is responsible for strategic leadership and oversight for policies and activities to enhance teaching, curriculum, and the broader student experience.   

Profile

Katherine joined the University in January 2022 as Pro Vice-Chancellor for People and Culture with responsibility for strategically driving inclusion and people-orientated policy and initiatives across the University.

Prior to her appointment, she was Professor of Anatomical Education at the University of Sheffield, leading the Anatomy team in the School of Biosciences and as a Director in the Faculty of Science.

Katherine also led Sheffield’s response to the UKRI and EPSRC Race Equality Initiative and the diversification of the curriculum across her Faculty.

A graduate of the University of Sheffield, Professor Katherine Linehan attained her PhD at the University of Hull and started her career in academia with teaching and research roles at the University of Liverpool. She joined the University of Sheffield in 2003.

Teaching Summary

Katherine also led Sheffield’s response to the UKRI and EPSRC Race Equality Initiative and the diversification of the curriculum across her Faculty.

A graduate of the University of Sheffield, Professor Katherine Linehan attained her PhD at the University of Hull and started her career in academia with teaching and research roles at the University of Liverpool. She joined the University of Sheffield in 2003.