Professor Lynn Kilbride

Vice Principal for Academic Development and Student Experience

Professor Lynn Kilbride is a leading figure in healthcare and higher education internationally. Her professional discipline is nursing but she has worked in a number of HEI’s in Scotland over the last 20 years in roles that span research, teaching and learning, commercialisation and international activity. Lynn holds the role of Universities Scotland Lead for Student Mental Health and is also Executive Lead for International at Robert Gordon University.

Lynn is passionate about academic development and the student experience and has extensive experience at home and overseas of developing, delivering and quality assuring curricula. Her clinical research activity was centred around diabetes and neuro oncology, however she has published in other areas and her most recent research explored healthcare leadership during COVID-19 pandemic. Lynn holds a number of honorary, consultancy and trustee positions at home and overseas and consistently aspires to improving individuals lives through education and is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Responsibilities

Academic Development
Student Experience
Governance and Academic Quality
Internationalisation

Portfolio

Academic Quality and Learning Enhancement
Student Life
RGU Student Union
Executive Lead : School of Health, Aberdeen Business School, Gray’s School of Art, Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment