Vice-Chancellor's annual address: 'the case for change' Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 10/01/2026 - 14:29 Full speech transcript:Good morning. A very warm welcome to the new academic year and special congratulations to the proctors for this year, newly elected.I spent quite a while deciding on my topic for this year’s address. As I imagined standing here before you in my cassock, gown and bands, looking for all the world like a 19th century parson delivering the weekly sermon, I wanted to choose a topic that was both timely and timeless: something that speaks to our moment but also to the current shape and direction of the University. It was a difficult summer for this University, one in whic...