According to Trinity College News : Professor Linda Doyle is set to become Provost of Trinity College Dublin, the first woman to ever hold this role in the University’s 429-year history. She will be the 45th Provost of the University and take over from the current Provost, Dr Patrick Prendergast, on August 1st this year.
Linda Doyle is Professor of Engineering and the Arts at Trinity and became the Provost-elect today after an election involving staff and student representatives. The Provostship has a term of ten years, during which the Provost is responsible for leading the University in achieving its core mission in education, research and innovation, and in strengthening its position as Ireland’s leading university on the world stage. The Provost also plays a central role in promoting the University’s collegial way of life and cultural climate, continuing Trinity’s active engagement with society as well as taking the lead role in implementing the University’s Strategic Plan, fundraising for the University and advancing gender equality.
Professor Doyle has held the role of Dean of Research at Trinity and was the founder Director of CONNECT, the Science Foundation Ireland national research centre for Future Networks and Communications. Her expertise is in the fields of wireless communications, cognitive radio, reconfigurable networks, spectrum management and creative arts practices. Professor Doyle has been Chair of the Douglas Hyde Gallery and is Chair of the Ofcom Spectrum Advisory Board in the UK. Originally from Cork, Professor Doyle initially studied electrical engineering at UCC, before completing a Masters and PhD in Trinity.
