Staff profile

Mike Shipman is responsible for supporting the Vice-Chancellor in delivering the University’s Strategy through leadership of the University's strategic and capital planning processes. 

Mike joined Durham from the University of Warwick where he held senior positions including as Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International), Chair of the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine, and Head of Chemistry. He led Warwick's Race Equality Bronze Charter Mark Award (2022) and a number of major STEM capital programmes. He has also held academic positions at Colorado State, Exeter and Loughborough Universities.

Mike is a chemical scientist who has taught and undertaken research in organic chemistry for over 25 years. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and Chartered Chemist (FRSC, CChem). He is a past recipient of the Royal Society of Chemistry's Meldola Medal, and an EPSRC Advanced Research Fellowship.

 

Journal Article

• Saunders, G. J., Spring, S. A., Jayawant, E., Wilkening, I., Roesner, S., Clarkson, G. J., Dixon, A. M., Notman, R., & Shipman, M. (2024). Synthesis and Functionalization of Azetidine‐Containing Small Macrocyclic Peptides. Chemistry - A European Journal, 30(28), Article e202400308. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202400308