ARU Peterborough
University House
Bishops Road
Peterborough
PE1 5BW
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ARU Peterborough
University House
Bishops Road
Peterborough
PE1 5BW
© Forum for Access and Continuing Education 2025 | A charity registered in England and Wales. No 289413 | All rights reserved | Privacy policy | Website built by Global Bay
Professor Ross Renton is the Principal of ARU Peterborough, a new university for Peterborough. Professor Renton was previously Senior Pro Vice Chancellor at the University of Worcester, where he held strategic responsibility for key aspects of the student experience, widening participation, employability, international and a range of partnerships and resources.
His experience has included being a designated Widening Participation Expert for the Office for Students, Co-Chair of the Forum for Access and Continuing Education (FACE), Chair of Widening Participation for GuildHE and a main panel member of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) Subject Pilots.
He is also a Visiting Professor at the Open University, and was previously Dean of Students at the University of Hertfordshire.
Professor Renton continues advise both public and private organisations through a range of external roles. His research interests include education policy, and he is regularly invited to contribute his expertise in this area.