In September 2008, Morris was appointed interim vice-chancellor of the
University of Wales, Lampeter in order to ensure the creation of a new institution incorporating
Trinity University College and University of Wales, Lampeter. In May 2009, it was announced that Morris had been appointed interim vice-chancellor of
London Metropolitan University, following the resignation of
Brian Roper. He was succeeded in November 2009 by
Malcolm Gillies. Since 2004, Morris has been a member of the
Society of Merchant Venturers, an institution established by royal charter in 1552 whose membership is invited "from individuals who have been successful in their chosen area of business". In response, present day Merchants point to the roles of later members including its Master, Joseph Harford, in chairing the Bristol Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade which was the first provincial committee founded, in 1788, to promote that object. ==References==