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Sir Patrick Stewart is to step down as chancellor of the University of Huddersfield, a position he has held for 12 years.

In this video, recorded last year, Sir Patrick discusses why he took on the role; his own decision not to attend university; and how the acting community perceives academia.

Vice-chancellor of the university, Bob Cryan, said: ¡°Naturally, we are very sorry that Sir Patrick has decided to call it a day. But we feel proud and privileged to have had him as our Chancellor for so many years. He was always determined to be much more than a figurehead and he made a real contribution to the progress of the university.¡±

Sir Patrick will step down in July. This video was recorded in April 2014 at the British Council¡¯s Going 51³Ô¹Ï event in Miami.