Journal of Osteoporosis and Physical Activity
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Colin Bailey

Biography

Colin Bailey is the University's Deputy President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, providing strategic leadership and operational management across the full-range of University functions. Colin joined the University of Manchester in 2002 as a Professor of Structural Engineering. He previously worked for design consultants Lovell Construction, Cameron Taylor Bedford, and Clarke Nicholls and Marcel, where he designed and supervised the construction of a number of building structures. He has also worked for the Steel Construction Institute and the Building Research Establishment, where his practical and research experience resulted in significant developments in structural engineering. From May 2009 until October 2014 Colin was Vice-President of the University and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences (now the Faculty of Science and Engineering). As Vice-President, he contributed to the strategic leadership and operational management of the University as a whole to deliver its mission of becoming one of the leading universities in the world while maintaining its distinctiveness.

Research Interest

The behaviour (robustness) of structures under extreme loading

 

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