Professor Dorothy Miell

Professor Dorothy Miell is Chair of the Board of Governors for the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Dorothy is an experienced Higher Education (HE) practitioner and leader with extensive experience of designing teaching and learning at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.  Her personal research record focused on psychological perspectives on collaborative creativity in the performing arts.

Dorothy retired from being Vice Principal and Head of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh, where she is Professor Emerita. She previously held senior roles at the Open University. She has been engaged with national and international organisations, working on professional accreditation and academic standards, as well as education, research and policy development in the creative arts.

Dorothy has governance experience as a Trustee/Board member. She is currently a Trustee of the IMPACT charity, designing the Dunard concert hall in Edinburgh, and of Pitlochry Festival Theatre. She has also previously served as Vice Chair of the Board and Director of at Scottish Opera, as President and Trustee of the British Psychological Society, as an elected member of the Open University’s Governing Council and as a member of the Edinburgh International Festival Board