Han fungerede som Provost på [[Royal College of Art]] fra august 2011 til juli 2017,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rca.ac.uk/studying-at-the-rca/the-rca-experience/student-voices/rca-luminaries/sir-james-dyson/|title=Sir James Dyson|publisher=Royal College of Art|access-date=26. maj 2017|archive-date=23. november 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123151257/https://www.rca.ac.uk/studying-at-the-rca/the-rca-experience/student-voices/rca-luminaries/sir-james-dyson/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/apples-jony-ive-will-be-next-royal-college-of-art-chancellor|title=Apple's Jony Ive Named Royal College of Art Chancellor|work=Architectural Digest|access-date=26. maj 2017}}</ref> og åbnede et ny universitet, [[Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology]], på Dysons Wiltshire campus i september 2017.<ref name=Institute>{{cite web | title=James Dyson launches new university to bridge engineering skills gap|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/nov/04/james-dyson-addresses-engineering-skills-gap-with-university-launch|website=The Guardian|date=4. november 2016|access-date=22. august 2017}}</ref>
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