Appointed 2025

David Palfreyman OBE FRSA is a Fellow of New College, University of Oxford; is Trustee of the University of Bahrain and was previously Hon Treasurer of SRHE for 15 years – he also was a member of the OfS Board for 6 years. His publications include: “The Law of Higher Education” (OUP, third edition 2021), “Universities & Colleges: A Very Short Introduction” (OUP, 2017; second edition due 2027), and “Reshaping the University: The Rise of the Regulated Market in Higher Education” (OUP, 2014).

David was a co-editor for the 27 volumes in the Routledge “International Studies in Higher Education” series and also for the 17 volumes in the Open University Press “Managing Universities & Colleges: Guides to Good Practice” series.