Principal and CEO, University Academy 92 (UA92)
Craig joined University Academy 92 in September 2018 as Principal and CEO, the senior leadership role responsible for development of this start-up Higher Education institution. Previously, since March 2015, Craig was a member of Coventry University’s Group Leadership Team and was founding Provost (Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor) of CU Scarborough, Coventry’s new campus on the Yorkshire coast.
Craig has worked in a number of universities including Durham and Hull. He became Dean at Hull in 2005 and held a number of senior management roles since. He has led various academic start-up and major change projects, one of which gained a prestigious Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Award in 2013.
Craig became Professor of Higher Education Enterprise in 2015. He has a B.Sc and Ph.D in Computer Science and a Higher Education Teaching Diploma. He is a Chartered Engineer and was awarded a Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in 2014.