Roger Williams (professor)

Sir Roger Williams is a Welsh academic. He was vice-chancellor of the University of Reading from 1993 until 2002, and chair of Higher Education Funding Council for Wales from 2002 to 2008. He received a knighthood in June 2006 for his services to Higher Education. Roger Williams was born in South Wales and grew up near Merthyr Tydfil, where he was educated at . He continued his studies at Worcester College, Oxford, where he became an Honorary Fellow in 1999. rdf:langString