Lara Barnett Jul 24, 2019:

@ Marco Yes, its very interesting, and simply confirms what I have said, that the term "rector" within an academic context is a little outdated. It is common knowledge that the last universities to hold onto older values, functions and structure have always been Oxford and Cambridge, and it is Oxford that is listed here with "rectors".
Note that your posted information is a little misleading (regardless of its source) because Durham University has had Chancellors for many years:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/about/governance/senior/chancellor/for...

But all the same, note that I am talking from the point of view of somebody who has used English, as a native language, for 50 years and still uses it everyday in my life in UK. Neither do I make my comments lightly or to be contentious. Albeit, the term "Rector" is occasionally used in Scotland, but for the vast majority of use, has been replaced with other terms/job functions - as you will see, I did not mark a "disagree" on the suggested answer offered by adami.

Marco Belcastro Bara Jul 24, 2019:

@ Lara: have a look to this link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rector_(academia)
England.
Most English universities are formally headed by "chancellors"; however, at University of Oxford and University of Cambridge, most colleges are headed by a "master" or a "principal" as the chief academic. In a few colleges, the equivalent person is called a "president", "provost", or "warden". At two Oxford colleges, Lincoln College and Exeter College, the head is called "rector". At Oxford and Cambridge, the university's overall head is called "chancellor", but this is chiefly a ceremonial position while the academic head of each university is the "vice-chancellor".[2][3]

At St Chad's College, one of the two so-called "recognised colleges" of the University of Durham, there is a "rector" as titular head (the Dean of Durham Cathedral ex officio) while the academic head is the "principal".

The University of London has a chancellor (a ceremonial post) and a vice-chancellor (equivalent to a managing director). All colleges have a chief academic as head, using a variety of titles. At University College London, the head is the "provost"; at King's College London the head is the "principal"; at Imperial College London the head...

Lara Barnett Jul 23, 2019:

@ Adami I am saying that we do not have "rector's" in UK universities so most people would not understand the term out of the religious context we normally use it for. Rector's in universities have become something like a "head" or "prinicpal", and if this does not fit these descriptions, then further clarification should be made (or an appopriate term devised).