Author: Bethany Lloyd

Director of the School of Public Health

Professor Neil Ferguson has accepted appointment as Director of the School of Public Health in the Faculty of Medicine, with effect from 1 August 2023 for a term of five years.    

Reporting to the Interim Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Professor Ferguson will provide strategic vision, direction and leadership to the School of Public Health and will ensure that appropriate plans, management and governance structures and practices are in place.  

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Vice-Dean (Research), Faculty of Natural Sciences

Professor Ramon Vilar has accepted appointment as Vice-Dean (Research) for the Faculty of Natural Sciences, with effect from 1 October 2023, for a term of five years.  

Reporting to the Dean, in this role Professor Vilar will be a member of the faculty leadership team, and work closely with the Dean and the research strategy team. His responsibilities will include supporting the development of strategic research priorities, raising the quality and impact of the research undertaken across the faculty, and sustaining and diversifying research funding. 

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Head of the Department of Economics and Public Policy, Imperial College Business School

Professor Richard Green has accepted appointment as Head of the Department of Economics and Public Policy at Imperial College Business School from 1 August 2023, for a term of three years.   

Professor Green has been Professor of Sustainable Energy Business at the Business School since 2011, and previously served as Associate Dean of Education Quality and Head of Department for the then Department of Management. 

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President’s Awards for Excellence in Societal Engagement

The President’s Awards for Excellence are annual awards to recognise staff members who have made outstanding contributions in Culture and Community, Education, Research, or Societal Engagement.

The President’s Awards for Excellence in Societal Engagement recognise and reward staff, students and community partners who have delivered excellence in schools engagement, community engagement, engagement with research and/or patient engagement.

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President’s Awards for Excellence in Education

The President’s Awards for Excellence are annual awards to recognise staff members who have made outstanding contributions in Culture and Community, Education, Research, or Societal Engagement.

The President’s Awards for Excellence in Education celebrate staff who have made outstanding contributions in teaching and teaching innovation, research supervision and supporting the student experience.

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President’s Awards for Excellence in Research

The President’s Awards for Excellence are annual awards to recognise staff members who have made outstanding contributions in Culture and Community, Education, Research, or Societal Engagement.

The President’s Awards for Excellence in Research recognise staff members who have made outstanding contributions in early career research, research support, as part of a research team, and in research innovation and external collaboration.

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President’s Awards for Excellence in Culture and Community

The President’s Awards for Excellence are annual awards to recognise staff members who have made outstanding contributions in Culture and CommunityEducationResearch, or Societal Engagement. 

The President’s Awards for Excellence in Culture and Community recognise staff members who have made outstanding contributions in Leadership; Equality, Diversity and Inclusion; and Collegiality.  

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White City Development Director

Sarah Cary will take up the role of White City Development Director on Monday 18 September 2023.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, in this role Sarah will be responsible for the delivery of development and construction projects for Imperial’s White City Campus. The projects will comprise academic buildings, leisure and service facilities, as well as infrastructure development works to support residential accommodation, student accommodation, office space, science incubation and scale up facilities.

Sarah is currently Executive Director at Enfield Council where she leads regeneration and development across the London Borough of Enfield, including Meridian Water, a single-site neighbourhood regeneration project creating 10,000 homes and 6,000 jobs across the borough.

Prior to this, Sarah held senior roles at British Land, where she helped deliver major mixed used developments across the country before leading the company’s sustainability strategy.

Associate Provost for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 

Professor Lesley Cohen and Dr. Wayne Mitchell will be taking up the role of Associate Provost for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) from 1 September 2023, for a term of two years.  

Reporting to the Provost, as the Associate Provosts (EDI) Professor Cohen and Dr. Mitchell will share the duties of the post, bringing additional capacity to support the EDI agenda. They will lead on the EDI strategy, in line with Imperial’s wider strategy. They will champion EDI across the Imperial community, helping to facilitate cultural change.  

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Vice-Dean (Research & Faculty), Imperial College Business School

Professor Markus Perkmann has accepted appointment as Vice-Dean (Research & Faculty) for the Imperial College Business School for an initial three-year term, effective from 1 July 2023.  

In this role, Professor Perkmann will be responsible for leading and enhancing the research strategy and culture of the Business School, as well as overseeing recruitment, development and promotion for academic staff. He will also work closely with other Vice-Deans across the College to foster interdisciplinary research collaborations and partnerships.     

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