Robert Adrianus Leonardus Van de Noort CBE DL is a Dutch-British historian and archaeologist who is the Vice-Chancellor and the Chief Executive of the University of Reading.
[3] Van de Noort worked from 1988 to 1989 at the British School in Rome, from 1989 to 1991 at the Rotterdam Archaeology Unit, and then he went to the University of Hull (1992–2000).
In 2021, as Vice-Chancellor at Reading, Van de Noort was involved in controversy with the students' union over tuition fee refunds.
He refused the union's request to cancel tutition fees for the year, following concerns over online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced contact time.
[7] Van de Noort was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to science, flood risk management and sustainability.