Stuart Corbridge
Stuart Corbridge | |
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Corbridge visiting a picket line during 2019 university strikes | |
| 24th Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University | |
| In office September 2015 – July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Higgins |
| Succeeded by | Karen O'Brien |
| Deputy Director and Provost London School of Economics | |
| In office September 2013 – September 2015 | |
| Succeeded by | Robin Mansell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stuart Edward Corbridge 1957 (age 67–68) |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Website | https://www.dur.ac.uk/vice.chancellor/ |
| Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge St John's College, Cambridge |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geopolitics Development studies |
| Institutions | Huddersfield Polytechnic Royal Holloway, University of London Syracuse University University of Cambridge University of Miami London School of Economics Durham University |
| Thesis | State, Tribe and Region: Policy and Politics in Jharkhand, India, 1880 - 1980 (1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ben H. Farmer |
Stuart Edward Corbridge, FRGS (born 1957) is a British geographer and academic specialising in geopolitics, development studies, and India. From September 2015 to July 2021, he was Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University. From 2013 to 2015, he was Provost and Deputy Director of the London School of Economics. He was also Professor of Development Studies at LSE.