April M. S. McMahon

April M. S. McMahon is a distinguished academic currently serving as Vice-President for Teaching, Learning, and Students and Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Manchester. She has held leadership roles including Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Education at the University of Kent (2016–2019), Vice-Chancellor at Aberystwyth University (2011–2016), and Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Edinburgh (2008–2009). Her academic career spans prestigious institutions such as the University of Edinburgh, University of Sheffield, and the University of Cambridge.

• Education: PhD in English Language (1990) from the University of Edinburgh.

Research interests include:

• Historical linguistics and language change.
• Comparative analysis of English accents, particularly Scots.
• Phonology and evolutionary linguistics.

Honors and Awards:

• Member of the Academia Europaea.
• Fellowships at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, British Academy, Learned Society of Wales, and Selwyn College Cambridge.

She has contributed extensively to academic governance and education policy, with leadership roles across multiple universities.