St Mary’s University, Twickenham, has appointed the Rev Fr Dr Øystein Lund as its next vice-chancellor following an international recruitment process. He succeeds Prof Anthony McClaran, who announced earlier this year that he would retire after leading the university since 2020.
Fr Lund is a married Catholic priest, theologian and higher education leader whose career has spanned academia, public service and diplomatic work. A native of Norway, he holds a doctorate in theology and was formerly associate professor of the Old Testament and dean of studies at the Norwegian School of Theology in Oslo. He later served as director of the supervisory division at NOKUT, Norway's agency for quality assurance in higher education, from 2014 until 2022. He and his wife Helene are the parents of two adult children.
