Thursday 23rd June 2011
V&A's Chris Breward to lead Edinburgh College of Art
BBC News
The head of research at the Victoria and Albert Museum has been confirmed as the new principal of Edinburgh College of Art.
He will be the first principal of Edinburgh College of Art following its merger on 1 August with Edinburgh University.
The merger will be backed by £13.8m of new investment from the Scottish Funding Council.
Dr Breward said: "I'm delighted to be joining Edinburgh College of Art and The University of Edinburgh at such an exciting moment.
"The new partnership between two leading institutions offers enormous potential for forging innovative teaching and research relationships that will have impact across and beyond the fields of art, architecture, history of art, design and music."