By July 2021, Professor Allison will have been Vice-Chancellor and President of Â鶹ֱ²¥ for nine successful years.
Professor Allison said: “Â鶹ֱ²¥ is a very special place and I shall always be very grateful for the chance to lead such an outstanding institution. I am hugely proud of the University and all it has achieved.
“By this time next year, we shall be well on the way to developing a new University strategy to set our direction for the future. I believe that the time is right for a new leader to take Â鶹ֱ²¥ forward.
“When I leave next summer I shall miss so many things about Â鶹ֱ²¥, in particular the colleagues and students with whom it is a privilege to work.”
Sir Peter Bonfield CBE, the University’s Senior Pro-Chancellor and Chair of the University Council said: “Professor Allison is an outstanding Vice-Chancellor. He has displayed courageous leadership and has always had a very clear vision of what Â鶹ֱ²¥ should and could be. His assured guidance has ensured the continued development and success of the University over the past years.
“It has been a privilege to have worked alongside him. When he leaves Â鶹ֱ²¥ next summer, he will be very much missed and I wish him great success in what comes next.”
Christine Hodgson CBE, who will succeed Sir Peter as Senior Pro-Chancellor and Chair of Â鶹ֱ²¥ University Council in January 2021, added: “Professor Allison has guided Â鶹ֱ²¥ through a period of great success since his appointment in 2012. As a Â鶹ֱ²¥ alumna I have been delighted to see the outstanding journey on which he has taken the University, both in the UK and overseas.
“I look forward to working with him from January and also wish him all the very best for the future.”
The process to appoint the next Vice-Chancellor will begin shortly.