1910), Millins (Mr PKC 'Ken' Millins was the first male Principal of Edge Hill, leading the institution between 1964 and 1979 and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in 2010), Aitken (Sir James Aitken served on the Education Committee of Lancashire County Council from 1921 to 1948, and was chair of the council from 1946 to 1948) and Welch (John Welch was chair of the Education Committee of Lancashire County Council between 1955 and 1958).
Palatine Court Halls are named after prominent individuals associated with the historic Lancashire County Palatine: Carrington (artist Leonora Carrington), Glazebrook (physicist Richard Glazebrook), Pankhurst (campaigner for women's suffrage Emmeline Pankhurst), Roscoe (abolitionist and historian William Roscoe), Lowry (artist L. S. Lowry), Peel (Prime Minister and architect of the modern police force Robert Peel) and Wilkinson (politician, sometime Minister for Education Ellen Wilkinson).
== Organisation and governance ==
=== Governance ===
The university's Chancellor is Dawn Airey, appointed in 2023. The founding Chancellor was Tanya Byron, a clinical psychologist, journalist, author and broadcaster. Byron served in the role from 2008 to 2018.
The Pro-Chancellor is Clive Edwards who also serves as chair of the Board of Governors.
The current interim Vice-Chancellor is Linda Brady. The previous post holder John Cater, held the post from 1993 to his retirement in January 2025.. He received a CBE in the 2015 Queen's birthday honours. As a social geographer, he has published extensively on race, housing, economic development and public policy and co-authored major research studies for the Social Science Research Council, the Commission for Racial Equality and their successor bodies.
=== Faculties and departments ===
The university has three Faculties:
==== Faculty of Arts and Sciences ====
The Faculty comprises Departments of
Biology
Business (Edge Hill Business School)
Computer Science
English, History & Creative Writing
Geography and Geology
Language Centre
Law & Criminology
Media
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