Martin Hall (academic)
Encyclopedia
Professor Martin Hall is a British-South African academic and educationalist who has written extensively on South African history, culture and higher education policy. He is currently Vice Chancellor of the University of Salford
.
, one of the two state schools in the United Kingdom at the time that prepared students for Oxbridge
admission. He was the first in his family to complete university. He completed his Bachelor's degree in Archaeology
and Anthropology
at Cambridge University in 1974.
in the area of Archaeological excavations and then in London for the Southwark Archaeological Rescue Unit. He moved to South Africa in 1975 where he worked for a five year period as an ethnoarchaeologist in Natal Museum in Pietermaritzburg
. He completed his Doctoral studies at Cambridge in 1980 and moved to Cape Town
in the same year. He then became Chief Professional Officer for the Department of Archaeology at the South African Museum.
's Department of Archaeology in 1983 and was promoted from Associate Professor to Professor of Historical Archaeology., becoming in due course the Head of Department. In 1983 he became Director of the Centre for African Studies
He was Director of the Multimedia Education Group from 1997–2001 at UCT
In 1998, he was appointed as a Fellow of the University of Cape Town, and the following year became the inaugural Dean of the Higher Education Development Unit, charged with coordinating support for students from underprivileged backgrounds.
In 1999 he was appointed as President of the World Archaeological Congress
and also served as General Secretary of the South African Archaeological Society.
In 2002 he was promoted to Deputy Vice Chancellor and held this position for six years with responsibilities for strategic, academic and budget planning. He stepped down from this position at the end of August 2008 to take up a position at the Graduate School of Business.
He is a fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa.
Hall is critical of tuition fees and any potential rises in fees as a result of a review by the UK government
University of Salford
The University of Salford is a campus university based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England with approximately 20,000 registered students. The main campus is about west of Manchester city centre, on the A6, opposite the former home of the physicist, James Prescott Joule and the Working Class...
.
Early life
Hall studied at Chichester High School For BoysChichester High School For Boys
Chichester High School for Boys, often referred to as CHSB, is a community school, with specialist status of Business and Enterprise College, for boys aged 11 to 18 located in the city of Chichester, West Sussex, England...
, one of the two state schools in the United Kingdom at the time that prepared students for Oxbridge
Oxbridge
Oxbridge is a portmanteau of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge in England, and the term is now used to refer to them collectively, often with implications of perceived superior social status...
admission. He was the first in his family to complete university. He completed his Bachelor's degree in Archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
and Anthropology
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
at Cambridge University in 1974.
Early career
He worked firstly in LesothoLesotho
Lesotho , officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. It is just over in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name...
in the area of Archaeological excavations and then in London for the Southwark Archaeological Rescue Unit. He moved to South Africa in 1975 where he worked for a five year period as an ethnoarchaeologist in Natal Museum in Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838, and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its "purist" Zulu name is umGungundlovu, and this is the name used for the district municipality...
. He completed his Doctoral studies at Cambridge in 1980 and moved to Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
in the same year. He then became Chief Professional Officer for the Department of Archaeology at the South African Museum.
University of Cape Town
He joined the University of Cape TownUniversity of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
's Department of Archaeology in 1983 and was promoted from Associate Professor to Professor of Historical Archaeology., becoming in due course the Head of Department. In 1983 he became Director of the Centre for African Studies
He was Director of the Multimedia Education Group from 1997–2001 at UCT
In 1998, he was appointed as a Fellow of the University of Cape Town, and the following year became the inaugural Dean of the Higher Education Development Unit, charged with coordinating support for students from underprivileged backgrounds.
In 1999 he was appointed as President of the World Archaeological Congress
World Archaeological Congress
The World Archaeological Congress is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization which promotes world archaeology. It is the only global archaeological organisation with elected representation....
and also served as General Secretary of the South African Archaeological Society.
In 2002 he was promoted to Deputy Vice Chancellor and held this position for six years with responsibilities for strategic, academic and budget planning. He stepped down from this position at the end of August 2008 to take up a position at the Graduate School of Business.
He is a fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa.
University of Salford
He was appointed in October 2008 as the next Vice-Chancellor at Salford. He arrived at Salford in April 2009 as Vice-Chancellor designate and officially took up the post on 1 August 2009.Hall is critical of tuition fees and any potential rises in fees as a result of a review by the UK government