Prior to joining the University of Nottingham he held a number of roles at the University of Warwick including Acting Registrar. Before joining Warwick in 1998 he was at the University of East Anglia for six years, where he worked on quality matters, and Staffordshire University.
Paul read English Language at the University of Edinburgh, and holds a PhD from the School of Education at the University of East Anglia.
He is currently Honorary Secretary of AHUA, the Association of Heads of University Administration, and President of HUMANE, the Heads of University Management and Administration Network in Europe.
He used to blog regularly on Wonkhe but now dabbles with podcasts instead.