Vice-Principal (Digital Education, Research and Environment)

Responsibilities of the Vice-Principal (Digital Education, Research and Environment) include:

• defining the strategic vision and leadership of the digital pillar in the refreshed University Strategy
• generating a digital offering which differentiates and enhances research and impact, learning and teaching, and engagement alongside longsighted investment in digital capacity and capability
• identifying transformational digital education and research projects and overseeing their implementation for St Andrews.

Monique completed her studies in New Zealand and is a statistician who develops methods and software for data collected over space and time. Her work focuses on identifying spatially explicit change in complex natural systems and primarily finds application in the marine renewables sector as part of environmental impact assessments.

Monique is actively involved in several conservation projects in Africa as a statistician, and has recently completed a grant from the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and Microsoft AI for Earth for her work on vulture poisoning in Namibia and surrounding countries. Monique also served for several years on the Children's Panel in Scotland.

At the national and international level, she also provides advice, support and shares her experience on digital transformation, (digital) skills development and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

She contributes to the Turas Refresh Programme Board as part of NHS Education for Scotland's (NES's) accountability and governance, and she has been selected to join the Digital Capability Advisory Group for the Scottish Government to provide strategic direction and advice for the public and third sectors.

Monique also established and leads the Responsible Automation, Forecasting and Artificial Intelligence (RAFAI) Group, to provide guidance, generate outputs and communicate examples for St Andrews and was also selected to join the Task and Finish Group on AI for the European Universities Association (EUA).

Monique previously served as the Director of Teaching in the School of Mathematics and Statistics, as well as Deputy Director and Director of the Graduate School for Interdisciplinary Studies, and Assistant Vice-Principal (Provost) before taking up the role as Vice-Principal (Digital Education, Research and Environment).