University Executive

Professor Michael Young joined Edge Hill University as Vice-Chancellor in June 2025. He leads the delivery of the University’s long-term strategy, championing teaching excellence and impactful research. Committed to student success, he is focused on enhancing the University’s role as a connected, forward-looking institution that is both deeply rooted in the North-West and globally engaged.

Prior to his appointment, Professor Young was Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Sunderland. He was formerly Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) at De Montfort University, Pro-Warden (Students and Learning Development) at Goldsmiths, University of London where he was also Head of Music. As a lecturer and practitioner/researcher, his specialisms are in creative practice, improvisation and artificial intelligence in music.

Lynn is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and has extensive business leadership experience in the pharmaceuticals sector, as well as the educational and charity sectors.

Prior to joining EHU, Lynn spent over 6 years as Chief Operating Officer at Merchant Taylors’ Schools based in Liverpool. Before that Lynn was employed at Liverpool John Moores University for over 6 years, in her last 3 years there she held the role of Head of Strategic Business Initiatives and prior to that she was the Deputy Director of Liverpool Business School for 3 years.

The first 14 years of Lynn’s career were spent within the pharmaceutical sector where she worked in a range of finance and commercial roles at AstraZeneca, GSK and latterly for a privately owned pharmaceutical where she was shareholder. Lynn holds an MSc Business Economics from the University of Strathclyde and an MA (Hons) Economics and Politics from the University of Glasgow.