The University has appointed Peter Aitchison as Media Relations Manager. Mr Aitchison, who will take up the appointment on June 6, has spent the last four years working as a Senior Director with the Glasgow-based public relations agency McGarvie Morrison Media, specialising in the Higher Education sector, and in devising and delivering media training to clients across the public and private sectors.

Prior to this, Mr Aitchison was an award-winning programme editor with the BBC. In a career spanning two decades he was in charge of most of the main news programmes in Scotland, including Good Morning Scotland, Newsnight Scotland, output producer on Reporting Scotland and Scotland editor for BBC Radio Five Live.

Mr Aitchison said: “This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Corporate Communications team at the University of Glasgow. I am thrilled to be joining the team and look forward to playing my part in promoting the excellence of the University of Glasgow in teaching, research and in providing a superb student experience.”

Susan Stewart, Director of Corporate Communications at the University of Glasgow – and recently appointed Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, said: “We are delighted to welcome Peter to the team where he will make an immense contribution to strengthening the University’s public profile both at home and abroad.

“We are living through a challenging time in the Higher Education sector but we should never lose sight of the tremendous strengths of our universities, the contribution they make to the Scottish economy and the worldwide reputation that institutions such as Glasgow have.”

First published: 18 May 2011

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