Maurice Shock

Sir Maurice Shock (born 15 April 1926) was a British university administrator and educationalist.

Maurice Shock was educated at King Edward VI Aston in Birmingham.

During his early career, Maurice Shock worked for British intelligence. He was a Fellow of University College, Oxford and was later made an Honorary Fellow of the college. His academic publications include The Liberal Tradition: From Fox to Keynes (co-edited with Alan Bullock, 1967) and related works.

Maurice Shock served as the Vice-Chancellor at the University of Leicester from 1977 to 1987 and then became Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford until 1994. Maurice Shock was a member of the UK General Medical Council from 1989–99). The Maurice Shock Building for medical sciences at the University of Leicester was named after him.