Professor Cassie Wilson Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience and Sport)
Professor Wilson is Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Student Experience and Sport, and leads on engagement, wellbeing, employability, and the strategic vision for sport.
Contact details
Rosie Jensen / Lucy Langston - PAs (job share) pro-vc-se@bath.ac.uk
Role
Professor Cassie Wilson is Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Student Experience and Sport, and leads on student engagement, wellbeing, employability, and the University’s strategic vision for sport. She works in close collaboration with the Students' Union, Faculties, School, Professional Services and colleagues across our University community. Find out more about the University's aims and ambitions for student experience and Sport@Bath, and subscribe to Cassie's blog for further insights.
Related posts
- Chair of the Student Experience Advisory Board
- Chair of the Be Well Steering Group
- Co-chair of the Education & Student Experience Leadership Team
- Chair of the Suicide Prevention Working Group
- Co-chair of the SU-University Joint Executive Group
- Chair of the Sport at Bath Steering Group
- Professor in the Department for Health
- Member of the Student Interest Board at the Office for Students (OfS)
Research
- Optimisation of athletic-based performance
- Analyses of movement coordination and its associated variability
- The application of biomechanical principles to training theory
- Injury predictors in different populations
Publications
Career
Professor Cassie Wilson worked as a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Sports Biomechanics at Cardiff Metropolitan University from 2003-2008.
Cassie joined the University of Bath in 2008 as a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics. She undertook the roles of Director of Learning & Teaching in the Department for Health, and Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) in the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences.
In 2018 she was awarded the University prize for Leadership in Learning and Teaching. In September 2019, she was appointed Vice-President for Student Experience and became a member of the University Executive Board.
Professor Cassie Wilson was appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience) in August 2021, with a focus on student experience, engagement, wellbeing, and employability.
In July 2025, Cassie's role expanded to Pro-Vice Chancellor (Student Experience and Sport) to also provide strategic academic leadership to ensure Bath is sector-leading in all its sports-related endeavours, and advance the University’s status as a national and global leader in Sport.
Education
Prof Cassie Wilson gained her first degree in Sports Science and Mathematics at Loughborough University where, in 2003, she completed a PhD in Sports Biomechanics.