Andy Schofield

Andy Schofield
Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow
Assumed office
1 October 2025
Preceded byAnton Muscatelli
Vice Chancellor of Lancaster University
In office
1 May 2020 – 31 August 2025
Preceded byMark Smith
Succeeded byRebecca Lingwood (interim)
Steve Decent
Personal details
EducationGonville and Caius College, Cambridge (BSc, MSc, PhD)
AwardsMaxwell Medal and Prize
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Glasgow
University of Lancaster
University of Birmingham
University of Cambridge
Rutgers University
Doctoral advisorJoseph Wheatley
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Andrew John Schofield (better known as Andy Schofield) is an academic who is Principal and Vice Chancellor at the University of Glasgow having assumed the role on 1 October 2025. Prior to joining the University of Glasgow, Professor Schofield served as 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. As a theoretical physicist, his research focus is in the theory of correlated quantum systems, in particular non-Fermi liquids, quantum criticality and high-temperature superconductivity.