Meet our trustees

FELICITY IRWIN DL, CHAIR

Felicity has many years experience within the community; in education as a Governor of Dumpton, Poole Grammar School and Bournemouth University, in media and the arts as Regional Executive of TVS (Television South), in commerce as Chairman of The Wessex Institute of Directors, in heritage as a Founding Director and fundraiser for The Vulcan to the Sky Restoration, in commun

PETER DOBSON

"I was born in Bournemouth and have lived in this area all my life. After prep school at Hailey and boarding school in Somerset I was accepted by Hamble, jointly owned by BEA and BOAC, for training as a pilot. Remember those airlines! After thirty-five years service, initially with BOAC and latterly British Airways, I retired as a  747-400 ‘Jumbo Jet’ Captain in 2001.

I have always take

PROFESSOR EMMA HUNT

Professor Emma Hunt was appointed Deputy Vice Chancellor at the Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) in July 2013. AUB is a small university specialising in art, design, architecture, media and performance courses from pre degree through to post graduate.  Prior to AUB, Emma was Executive Dean of Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Huddersfield and has held previous

TIMOTHY DARVILL OBE

Timothy Darvill OBE is Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at Bournemouth University. His research interests focus on the Neolithic and early Bronze Age periods in northwest Europe, and on managing cultural heritage. He has excavated sites in Germany, Russia, Malta, the Isle of Man, Wales, and England, and in 2008 directed excavations insid