Complex sentence: Lord Macdonald was installed as Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University in October 2007, succeeding Magnus Magnusson, he also served as a member of the Council (2006--2008) and of Court (2009 -) at the University of Sussex.
Split into simpler sentences: Lord Macdonald was installed as Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University in October 2007, succeeding Magnus Magnusson. Member of the Council (2006--2008) and of Court (2009 -) at the University of Sussex.