Roger Field

Professor Roger Field
Vice Chancellor, Lincoln University
BSc (Hons}, PhD (Hull), FNZIM

Born in Britian, Roger Field completed a joint honours degree in botany and zoology at the University of Hull, followed by a PhD, also at Hull, studying the physiological mechanisms of herbicide and plant growth regulator translocation in plants.

He was appointed Professor of Plant Science at Lincoln in 1986, and moved into top university management in the mid-1990's serving periods as Pro Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Acting Vice-Chancellor. In April 2004 he was appointed Vice- Chancellor. He is Lincoln University's third Vice-Chancellor and the 10th head of the institution since it was founded in 1878 as a school of agriculture. Professor Field has had significant involvement with university and tertiary education issues and the support of policy development and academic quality assurance, both in New Zealand and internationally. He is currently Chair of the New Zealand ViceChancellors' Committee.

External Involvement Positions:
Chair, New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee, from 2008
Member, Growth and Innovation Advisory Board, (Ministerial appointment) 2008
Member, Association of Commonwealth Universities Council 2008
Member of University Quality Assurance International Board, Dubai, 2007 -
Member of the Register of External Reviewers, Oman Accreditation Council, 2007 -
Deputy Chair, New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee 2007
Chairperson of the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee, Committee on University Academic Programmes, 2003-2007.
New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee (NZVCC) representative on the Joint Consultative Group that provides a key policy interface between the NZVCC and the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, 1998 - 2007.
New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee representative on the Inter-Institutional Quality Assurance Bodies Consultative Group, 1999 - 2007.

Directorships:
Advanced Business Education Ltd
Te Tapuae o Rehua Ltd
Lincoln University Holdings Ltd
Lincoln Ventures Ltd
Lincoln Hospitality Ltd
South Island Dairying Development Centre (SIDDC)