Jennifer Barnes
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Dr Jennifer Barnes, BA, MA, MMus, PhD, FRSA is President of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, formerly New Hall, a college of the University of Cambridge
.
. She went on to undertake postgraduate study in opera at the Royal College of Music
, and then earned her doctorate in music from the University of London
. She was a professional opera singer from 1986 to 1991 and a founding member of Mecklenburgh Opera.
In 1989 she was appointed to the position of Associate Professor at the Royal Academy of Music
and then moved to the Royal College of Music
. During this time she developed a neuroscience research partnership between the Royal College of Music, Imperial College and Manchester University to address the effects of performance pressure on musicians and dancers. In 1999 she took up the post of Assistant Principal and Dean of Trinity College of Music
.
In 2005, she was appointed to be the first Director of Global Education for BP
. She advised colleagues in over 25 countries on how to establish partnerships between business, governments and the university sector to support university programmes.
She was elected President of Murray Edwards College in 2008 and continues to advise on governance, organisational culture, international policy and strategy issues in higher education.
Dr Barnes is the author of several publications, including The Fall of Opera Commissioned for Television (2005), and her writings have been translated into several languages. She is a contributor to radio and television and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
in 2004.
She is also a Director of St Bart’s Medical Hospital Trust, a Director of Trinity College London
, a member of the Society of Authors
.
Jennifer Barnes is married to the tenor Richard Edgar-Wilson, a Cambridge alumnus, and they have a son and a daughter.
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
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Life
She was born in Massachusetts, USA, and earned a BA in literature from Smith CollegeSmith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
. She went on to undertake postgraduate study in opera at the Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...
, and then earned her doctorate in music from the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
. She was a professional opera singer from 1986 to 1991 and a founding member of Mecklenburgh Opera.
In 1989 she was appointed to the position of Associate Professor at the Royal Academy of Music
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
and then moved to the Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...
. During this time she developed a neuroscience research partnership between the Royal College of Music, Imperial College and Manchester University to address the effects of performance pressure on musicians and dancers. In 1999 she took up the post of Assistant Principal and Dean of Trinity College of Music
Trinity College of Music
Trinity College of Music is one of the London music conservatories, based in Greenwich. It is part of Trinity Laban.The conservatoire is inheritor of elegant riverside buildings of the former Greenwich Hospital, designed in part by Sir Christopher Wren...
.
In 2005, she was appointed to be the first Director of Global Education for BP
BP
BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
. She advised colleagues in over 25 countries on how to establish partnerships between business, governments and the university sector to support university programmes.
She was elected President of Murray Edwards College in 2008 and continues to advise on governance, organisational culture, international policy and strategy issues in higher education.
Dr Barnes is the author of several publications, including The Fall of Opera Commissioned for Television (2005), and her writings have been translated into several languages. She is a contributor to radio and television and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
in 2004.
She is also a Director of St Bart’s Medical Hospital Trust, a Director of Trinity College London
Trinity College London
Trinity College London is an international examinations board based in London, England. TCL offers qualifications across a range of disciplines in the performing arts and arts education and English language learning and teaching...
, a member of the Society of Authors
Society of Authors
The Society of Authors is a trade union for professional writers that was founded in 1884 to protect the rights of writers and fight to retain those rights .It has counted amongst its members and presidents numerous notable writers and poets including Tennyson The Society of Authors (UK) is a...
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Jennifer Barnes is married to the tenor Richard Edgar-Wilson, a Cambridge alumnus, and they have a son and a daughter.