{"id":658,"date":"2026-06-26T11:02:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/senior-appointments\/?p=658"},"modified":"2026-06-26T11:06:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:06:56","slug":"associate-provost-academic-promotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/senior-appointments\/2026\/06\/26\/associate-provost-academic-promotions\/","title":{"rendered":"Associate Provost (Academic Promotions)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.imperial.ac.uk\/j.mestel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Professor Jonathan Mestel<\/a> has accepted appointment\u00a0as\u00a0Associate Provost (Academic Promotions) for\u00a0an initial\u00a0three-year term from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reporting to the Provost and Deputy President,\u00a0Professor Mestel will play a key leadership role in supporting Imperial\u2019s commitment to excellence in research and education across science, engineering,\u00a0medicine\u00a0and business. He will lead\u00a0Imperial\u2019s\u00a0annual\u00a0academic\u00a0promotions exercise,\u202fensuring that\u00a0it is\u00a0rigorous, fair and recognises\u00a0the quality of the full range of contributions made by our\u00a0academic staff\u00a0to Imperial\u2019s mission.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Professor Mestel is Professor of Applied Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics. 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