Project Transform Sponsor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Karen Cox left the University of Nottingham earlier this month to take up a role as sixth Vice Chancellor and President of the University of Kent.

Professor Cox has been the Sponsor of the project since it first began in 2013. Her support and guidance has been instrumental to the delivery of the Project’s successes. During her time as Sponsor, we have implemented the new system Campus Solutions in Malaysia and for UCAS Admissions, as well as overseeing the creation of the Student Services department.

With Karen’s departure, the role of Project Sponsor will be picked up by Professor Sarah O’Hara, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Student Experience. As a member of the Project Transform Programme Board, she has already been extensively involved in Project Transform over the past couple of years.

Professor O’Hara said, “Karen steered the Project for several years, overseeing huge changes at the University — including the procurement of a new student records system, Campus Solutions, and the launch of a 350-strong Student Services team. I want to thank Karen for all her hard work. I’m looking forward to picking up where she left off and seeing the project through to completion.”

Professor O’Hara will guide the Project through the coming months as we roll-out the functionality of Campus Solutions and MyNottingham to the rest of the University.