a substitute, deputy, or subordinate chancellor.
a chancery judge acting in place of a chancellor.
the chief administrator of certain British universities.
the chief executive or administrator at some British universities Compare chancellor
(in the US) a judge in courts of equity subordinate to the chancellor
(formerly in England) a senior judge of the court of Chancery who acted as assistant to the Lord Chancellor
a person serving as the deputy of a chancellor
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
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Shortly after Tuesday's apology, University of Tasmania's deputy vice-chancellor for health Prof Graeme Zosky acknowledged the gravity of the situation.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
In a message to students at the University of Kent, acting vice-chancellor Georgina Randsley de Moura said there would be no in-person assessments this week, but the campus would remain open.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
Prof Katie Normington, vice-chancellor of the university, said she was "devastated" over Oladipo's death, adding direct support was being offered to students, staff and his family.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
Prof Paul Bartholomew, vice-chancellor of the university has been made a CBE for services to higher education and public service.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
However, the same Wood admits him to have been Commissarius of the university in that year, or, as we may describe it, vice-chancellor.
From Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, July 1865 by
In a separate statement, Mary Osako, UCLA’s vice chancellor for strategic communications, dismissed Agostini’s comments directly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
"This was a very important point, publicly committed to, and we will remind the Chinese side of this," added Klingbeil, who is also German vice chancellor, as he visited Singapore following his China trip.
From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025
The vice chancellor said the foundation was a "very reputable" group of leading Kazakhstani business people.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025
Berkeley is “committed to combating antisemitism and all forms of hate and has taken meaningful action to achieve this,” said Dan Mogulof, assistant vice chancellor for executive communications.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2025
Of course he knew how unreasonable the American embassy could be—the vice chancellor, of all people, had once been refused a visa to attend a conference—but he had never doubted his plan.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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