About Maggie
Maggie Chapman is a Zimbabwean born Scot by choice, best known as Rector of the University of Aberdeen, the former co-convenor of the Scottish Green Party, and for her work in the third sector in equalities and human rights.
Maggie sits on the Board of Directors of Voices for Scotland Ltd. She was a councillor for the Leith Walk ward of The City of Edinburgh Council from 2007-2015 and represented the Scottish Greens on the Smith Commission for further devolution of powers to the Scottish Parliament.
Maggie was first elected Rector of the University of Aberdeen in November 2014, and was re-elected in 2018. Her term ends in March 2021.
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The climate emergency, social movements, and moving beyond partisan boundaries
I was pleased to be invited to open the third South of Scotland Greens Regional Conference in Galashiels today. This is what I said. “That was when they suspended the constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn’t even…
We must build public support for reform of local government finances
Yesterday, I spoke at the launch of the Reid Foundation’s report on financing local government at the STUC Annual Congress in Dundee. Mike Danson (co-author of the report), Lilian Macer (UNISON Scotland convenor), David Ross (Fife Council Co-Leader) and I…
Celebrating the right to choose
Yesterday, over 30 of us gathered outside the Chalmers Sexual Health Centre which provides a range of services including abortion, contraception and other reproductive healthcare. We were there to show solidarity for the work the Clinic’s healthcare professionals do, and…
The age of individualism is dead; now is the time for social movements to seize power – SGP Spring Conference speech
Good morning friends, and welcome to our Spring Conference, exactly 699 years to the day of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath, and just short of 40 years since Thatcher became Prime Minister. I’ll say a bit more about…
Our challenge is to make the positive case for Europe
Last Friday, 29th March, on what would have been Brexit Day, Greens gathered in Glasgow to show solidarity with EU citizens and discuss how we can avoid Brexit. I spoke on a panel with Glasgow Greens Patrick Harvie and…
Change often seems impossible, but once it comes, change is inevitable
Scottish Green Party Spring Conference 2018 Good morning friends. It is great to be here in Greenock with you all, for what I know will be a great day – talking about politics, learning from each other, catching up with…