Following a competitive international recruitment process, Professor Alan Spivey has accepted the appointment of Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience) for a five-year term, effective 1 June 2026, having served in the role on an interim basis since 1 October 2025.
Professor Jason Hallett has accepted the appointment as Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering for a fixed term of five years, with effect from 1 October 2026.
Professor Wisia Wedzicha has been elected as Proconsul for a three‑year term beginning on 1 September 2026.
This appointment follows the end of her term as Consul for the Faculty of Medicine (Clinical) at the end of August 2026.
Head of the Department of Chemistry
Professor Ramon Vilar has accepted the appointment of Head of the Department of Chemistry, with effect from 1 April 2026, for a term of five years.
Professor Vilar will be stepping down from his role as Vice-Dean (Research) for the Faculty of Natural Sciences.
Professor Graham Taylor, Department of Infectious Disease, has been elected Consul (Clinical) for the Faculty of Medicine.
Professor Darren Meister has accepted appointment as Vice-Dean (Education) at Imperial Business School. He will start the post next year for a five-year term.
Professor Bernadette Byrne, Professor of Molecular Membrane Biology in the Department of Life Sciences, has accepted the appointment of Associate Provost (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion), with effect from 1 October 2025 until 31 August 2027. (more…)
The Julia Higgins Medal and Awards recognise individuals, groups, and departments that have made a significant contribution to the support of academic women at the university.
The 2025 Medal winner was Cristina Banks-Leite, Department of Life Sciences.
You can read more about the awards in our news story
The Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Health and Safety recognise individuals and teams whose efforts have resulted in significant improvements to health and safety in the university over the past year.
Individual award winner: Morgan Edmonds, Bioengineering
The Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Animal Research celebrate good practice by research and CBS staff at Imperial.