Keith Burnett
Sir Keith Burnett, CBE, FRS FLSW FINSTP (born 30 September 1953) is a British physicist and President Elect of the Institute of Physics. He is Chair of the Nuffield Foundation — an independent charitable trust with a mission to advance educational opportunity and social well-being, founding Chair of the Academic Council the Schmidt Science Fellows, and a member of the Board of international education providers Study Group.
Sir Keith Burnett | |
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Sir Keith Burnett, August 2018 | |
| Born | 30 September 1953 (age 70) Llwynypia, Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (BA, DPhil) |
| Awards | Young Medal and Prize (1997) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Sheffield University of Oxford University of Colorado Imperial College |
Burnett is past Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield. Burnett announced his retirement in January 2018 and he stepped down in September of that year when he was succeeded by Koen Lamberts. He received an Honorary degree from the University of Sheffield in July 2022. He is an honorary fellow of Jesus College, Oxford and St John's College, Oxford where he was a tutorial fellow for 20 years.
Burnett has a long-standing commitment to vocational and technical education, advocating for the development of high-level vocational education and apprenticeships and serving as the President of the Science Council and on the board of the National Technician Development Centre and of Heated.