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Professor David Burn

Professor David Burn is President of University of Galway. He became the 14^th President of Ollscoil na Gaillimhe - University of Galway in September 2025. Previously, Professor Burn served as Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University since 2017 where he led transformative change initiatives to restructure faculty, accelerate research performance, advance equality, diversity and inclusion and drive internationalisation. Until July 2025, David was also Professor of Movement Disorders Neurology and Honorary Consultant Neurologist for Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust.

Professor Burn served as Director of an Academic Health Science Centre, the Newcastle Health Research Partnership, which works to deliver improvements to health and wellbeing for the over 3 million people living in the Northeast of England and North Cumbria. Professor Burn will become President of the International Parkinson & Movement Disorder Society in October 2025.

A native of the Northeast of England, David has strong ties to the West coast of Ireland through his wife Aileen, who hails from Limerick.

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Is é an tOllamh David J. Burn Uachtarán Ollscoil na Gaillimhe. Ceapadh é ina 14^ú hUachtarán ar Ollscoil na Gaillimhe - University of Galway i mí Mheán Fómhair 2025. Roimhe seo, bhí an tOllamh Burn ina Leas-Seansailéir Ionaid ar Dhámh na nEolaíochtaí Leighis, Ollscoil Newcastle ó 2017 i leith, áit a raibh sé i gceannas ar mhórthionscnaimh athruithe a bhain le hathstruchtúrú na foirne teagaisc, luas a chur faoi fheidhmíocht taighde, comhionannas, éagsúlacht agus cuimsiú a chur chun cinn agus borradh a chur faoin idirnáisiúnú. Bhí David ina Ollamh le Néareolaíocht Neamhord Gluaiseachta agus ina Néareolaí Comhairleach Oinigh d’Iontaobhas NHS Ospidéil Newcastle upon Tyne é David chomh maith go dtí mí Iúil 2025.

Bhí an tOllamh Burn ina Stiúrthóir ar Ionad Acadúil Eolaíochta Sláinte, Comhpháirtíocht Taighde Sláinte Newcastle, a fhéachann le feabhas a chur le sláinte agus folláine breis agus 3 mhilliún duine atá ina gcónaí in Oirthuaisceart Shasana agus i dTuaisceart Cumbria. Ceapfar an tOllamh Burn ina Uachtarán ar Chumann Idirnáisiúnta Parkinson & Neamhord Gluaiseachta i mí Dheireadh Fómhair chomh maith.

Is as Oirthuaisceart Shasana do David ach tá naisc láidre aige le cósta thiar na hÉireann trína bhean, Aileen, arb as Luimneach í.

Office of the President, University of Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland

E: president@universityofgalway.ie