Nick Braisby

Born in Swansea, south Wales, to Yorkshire parents, Nick studied at Olchfa Comprehensive School before earning a place at the University of Cambridge to read Natural Sciences including Psychology. He went on to complete his PhD at the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Cognitive Science before taking up a British Academy Postdoctoral research fellowship at the London School of Economics.
Nick has a wealth of experience in higher education, working at institutions including London Guildhall University, The Open University, University of Winchester and the London South Bank University. Most recently, Nick served as Vice-Chancellor at Buckinghamshire New University (BNU), where he oversaw the following achievements:
• Successful organisational restructure.
• Dramatic increase in student numbers.
• Moved from financial fragility to financial strength.
• Significant improvements in national league table positions.
• Top in the UK for student satisfaction, National Student Survey 2024.