Dorothy Byrne became the 6th President of Murray Edwards College in September 2021. Prior to joining the College, Dorothy was Editor at Large at Channel 4, a role that was specially created for her after she stepped down as Head of News and Current Affairs after 15 years. During her time at Channel 4, Dorothy was responsible for news and current affairs programmes that have had a national and global impact, winning her numerous international awards. In 2019, Dorothy delivered the prestigious MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh Television Festival and was honoured with the Grierson Trustees’ Award at the 2019 Documentary Awards. In 2009, she was made a Fellow of The Royal Television Society for her ‘outstanding contribution to television’ and received the Outstanding Contribution Award at the RTS Journalism Awards in 2018. Born in Paisley, Scotland, Dorothy studied for her undergraduate degree in Philosophy at Manchester University followed by a Diploma in Business Studies at Sheffield University._ Dorothy continues to be the executive producer for documentaries, including: The Man Putin Couldn’t Kill (Channel 4, 2021), Island of Secrets (ITV, 2022) and Who Is Ghislaine Maxwell? (working title – series for Channel 4).