Professor Maggie Dallman OBE has accepted appointment as Associate Provost (Societal Engagement) with effect from Monday 28 October.
Reporting to the Provost, in this role Professor Dallman will be responsible for creating and driving the new Centre for Societal Engagement as its Founding Academic Director. The Centre is one of the key initiatives of the Imperial Inspires pillar of Imperial’s Strategy, Science for Humanity. Professor Dallman will also lead Imperial’s work to ensure people from all walks of life and ages can engage with and participate in STEM as well as championing the inclusion of diverse public perspectives to enhance our research and wider work. She will continue to lead some of Imperial’s initiatives relevant to this portfolio, including the Imperial Maths School.
Professor Dallman has held a number of senior positions at Imperial, including Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and most recently Associate Provost (Academic Partnerships) and Vice President (International).
Professor Dallman’s research uses a range of organisms, from zebrafish to humans, to study the basis for disease and potential approaches to therapy. She was awarded an OBE in 2015 for services to bioscience.