Richard Davies (academic)

Richard Davies
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Plymouth
Assumed office
October 2024
Preceded byJudith Petts
Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Global at Newcastle University
In office
2014  October 2024
Succeeded byChris Whitehead
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Reading (BSc), University of Edinburgh (PhD)
ProfessionGeologist
Websitewww.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/richard-davies

Richard Davies is a British geologist, academic and the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Plymouth.

As of 2024, he has published over 100 academic papers, and is an expert on fracking, geology and environmental sciences.