{"id":646,"date":"2026-06-04T12:02:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/senior-appointments\/?p=646"},"modified":"2026-06-04T12:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:02:19","slug":"vice-provost-education-and-student-experience-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/senior-appointments\/2026\/06\/04\/vice-provost-education-and-student-experience-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">F<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ollowing a competitive international recruitment process<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.imperial.ac.uk\/a.c.spivey\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Professor Alan Spivey<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0has 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.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reporting\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Provost and Deputy President, in this role Professor Spivey\u00a0will\u00a0be responsible for\u00a0leading the delivery of the university\u2019s strategic aims for the provision of a world-class education\u00a0and\u00a0an\u00a0outstanding\u00a0student experience. 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