Tim Quine

Professor Tim Quine is the Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education & Student Experience) and a Professor of Earth System Science at the University of Exeter. As the Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education and Student Experience, Tim’s brief encompasses the Education Strategy commitment to Success for All our Students and encompasses the undergraduate and taught postgraduate student journey from arrival, through excellent teaching, learning and assessment, to the next stages in graduate life.

Tim maintains a close partnership with the Exeter Students’ Guild and the Falmouth and Exeter Students’ Union to ensure the quality and continual enhancement of the student experience. Finally, Tim works closely with the Education Leadership Team across the University’s academic Faculties to ensure that the University maintains its excellent academic quality and standards and seeks to innovate to improve the educational experience of all Exeter students.

Tim undertakes research in Earth Surface Science that focuses on perturbation of the terrestrial carbon cycle by soil erosion and sediment deposition and the implications for the delivery of wider ecosystem services. Over 60% of his papers have been written with international collaborators, including from universities and institutes in China, India, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Bolivia, Saudi Arabia, Australia, New Zealand and many European countries.