Professor Eric Yeatman FREng, FIEEE, has accepted an extension to his appointment as Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering until 31 August 2025.
Professor Eric Yeatman FREng, FIEEE, has accepted an extension to his appointment as Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering until 31 August 2025.
Tom Newman has accepted appointment as Managing Director of Imperial’s students’ union, with effect from 1 October 2022.
Reporting to the Board of Trustees, via the students’ union president and Chair of the Board, Tom will have overall responsibility for the performance, management, development and sustainability of the union. Working collaboratively with student leaders, he will lead the strategic planning process and take accountability for the delivery of organisational plans that advances the union’s long-term vision to provide the best possible student experience.
Professor Tim Green has accepted appointment as Academic Leader for Sustainability with effect from 1 November 2022, for an initial period of 5 years. He has initially taken up the role at 0.2 FTE, increasing to 0.5 FTE from 1 January 2023.
Reporting to the Associate Provost (Estates Planning), in this part-time role Professor Green will be responsible for leading Imperial’s commitment to promoting sustainability across its campuses, engaging with senior leaders across the College to help facilitate appropriate and necessary practical and cultural change. This post combines a champion role for sustainability with responsibility for contributing to the development and embedding of the College’s operational sustainability objectives, as stated in the College’s Sustainability Strategy.
Dr Mike Tennant has accepted appointment as Vice-Dean (Education) for the Faculty of Natural Sciences for a term of five years, with effect from 1 October 2022.
Professor Sandrine Heutz has accepted appointment as Head of the Department of Materials with effect from 1 October 2022, for an initial term of five years.
Professor Axel Gandy has accepted appointment as Head of the Department of Mathematics with effect from 1 October 2023, for a period of 5 years. To facilitate a smooth transition, Professor Gandy will start shadowing the current Head of Department Professor David van Dyk from 1 October 2022. Professor van Dyk has extended his term as Head of the Department by a year until 30 September 2023.
We are pleased to announce that the following staff were successful during the promotions rounds.
Academic promotions take place on an annual cycle, with promotions taking effect from 1 September 2022. Learning and Teaching promotions take place three times each year, and have taken effect on 1 October 2021, 1 January 2022 or 1 June 2022.
Robert Kerse has been appointed Chief Operating Officer and will be joining Imperial in February 2023.
Professor Michele Dougherty FRS has accepted an extension to her term as Head of the Department of Physics for a further two years, until 31 December 2024.
Professor Peter Haynes has accepted appointment as Interim Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience) with effect from 1 October 2022 for a period of up to one year, or until the permanent Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience) is identified and takes up the post.
Reporting to the Provost and working closely and collaboratively with key colleagues, in this role Professor Haynes will be responsible for leading the delivery of the College’s strategic aims for the provision of a of high-quality education and delivering an exceptional student experience. He will be responsible for enhancing the quality, impact, coordination and delivery of education at the College.