Kate Pretty
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Katharine Bridget 'Kate' Pretty, CBE, FSA (born 18 October 1945) is a British archaeologist and academic. She served as Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge from 1991 to 2013, and additionally Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 2010 to 2013
Pretty was born on 18 October 1945. She was educated at King Edward VI High School for Girls, a private school in Birmingham. She studied at New Hall, Cambridge, graduating with Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees.[1]
Academic career
At New Hall, Cambridge, Pretty was a college lecturer and Fellow in archaeology from 1972 to 1991; admissions tutor from 1979 to 1985; and senior tutor from 1985 to 1991. She was Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge from 1991 to 2013.[2] Under her leadership, Homerton became the newest college of the University of Cambridge, having previously been an Approved Society.[3] In addition, she served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor, from 2004 to 2010, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, from 2010 to 2013, of the university.[4]