STFC Council member
Professor Andy Schofield is the Senior Independent Member of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Council.
Andy is Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, a role he started in October 2025.
Prior to joining the University of Glasgow, he was Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University from May 2020. His earlier career includes senior leadership roles at the University of Birmingham, where he was Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences.
He is a theoretical physicist whose research focuses on the physics of correlated electrons in condensed matter. He works at the interface between theory and experiment on understanding the properties of a wide range of materials from the cuprate and iron-based superconductors to the novel excitation of electrons confined to one-dimensions in quantum wires.
Andy is Chair of the USS Employers Pensions Forum and a Board Member of the Universities and Colleges Employers’ Association (UCEA). He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Manufacturing Technology Centre and a strong advocate for international collaboration through the UK International Campus Alliance Network (UK-ICAN)
Last updated: 8 December 2025