Malcolm Colin Press CBE DL (born 18 September 1958)[3] is a British ecologist, professor and Vice-Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), in the United Kingdom.
Press faced confrontation with the University and College Union, which held a successful strike ballot following introduction of performance management measures for staff without consultation.
The strike was later called off after negotiation and Press noted that his statements of successfully managing out underperforming staff in a public strategy document "could have been more clearly and sensitively articulated".
[21] Press is internationally recognised as a researcher in the fields of sustainable agriculture, climate change and tropical forests.
[22] Highlights include: Press was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for "services to higher and technical education".