President and Provost News http://www.ucl.ac.uk/provost/dev2/provost/rss Mark Skinsley 2006-01-19T13:25:38Z UCL Council announce new President & Provost http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1212/101212-provostnewsannouncement Sir Stephen Wall, Chair of UCL Council, talks about the selection process that has led to the appointment of Professor Michael Arthur. RSS Feed Clare Bowerman 2012-12-10T17:45:31Z Professor Michael Arthur to be new President and Provost of UCL http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1212/121210-Professor-Michael-Arthur-to-be-new-President-and-Provost-of-UCL Professor Michael Arthur, currently Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds, has today been confirmed as the new President and Provost of UCL. He will succeed Professor Malcolm Grant, who has led UCL since 2003 and who will be stepping down in September 2013. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2012-12-10T17:44:31Z Provost Becomes President of CARA http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1211/30112012-malcolm-grant-cara-president UCL President Provost Professor Malcolm Grant has today been named the President of CARA, the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics. RSS Feed Ed Nash 2012-11-30T10:56:14Z Record support for early career researchers  http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1209/05092012-record-support-early-career-researchers Researchers at UCL have been awarded a total of 17 Starting Grants by the European Research Council (ERC), the highest number awarded at UCL under a single funding call to date. These grants have a total value of €21.6 million.  RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale Ruth Metcalfe 2012-08-30T11:54:46Z UCL Honorary Graduands and Fellows 2012 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1208/30082012-honorary-graduands-fellows-2012 A range of eminent figures will join the list of UCL Honorary Graduands and Honorary Fellows during the 2012 graduation ceremonies, held from 29 August to 6 September. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-08-30T11:54:46Z UCL's 2013-2014 Access Agreement approved by OFFA http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1207/26072012-offa-access-agreement-2013-2014-approved UCL is pleased to announce that our 2013-2014 Access Agreement has received approval from the Office for Fair Access (OFFA). RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-07-26T15:27:01Z New applications for UCL Provost’s Venture Research Fellowship invited http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1206/20120622-applications-for-venture-research-prize-invited Dr Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) addresses one of the most fundamental questions: how did complex life arise? He does so as the inaugural UCL Provost’s Venture Research Fellow, a programme for which new applications are invited. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2012-06-22T09:50:54Z Vice-Provost appointed to STFC Council http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1204/30042012-vice-provost-appointed-stfc Professor David Price, UCL Vice-Provost (Research) has been appointed by David Willetts MP, Minister for Universities & Science, as a member of Science & Technology Facilities (STFC) Council. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale Ruth Metcalfe 2012-04-27T16:12:02Z The Princess Royal visits UCL Institute of Archaeology http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1204/27042012-princess-royal-visit-archaeology The 75th Anniversary of the UCL Institute of Archaeology has been marked by a visit this week from Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Chancellor of the University of London. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-04-27T16:12:02Z UCL appoints Phil Harding as new Finance Director http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1204/02042012-phil-harding-finance-director UCL is pleased to announce that Mr Phil Harding has accepted the post of Director of Finance & Business Affairs. He will take up the role in late June 2012. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-04-04T09:37:15Z UCL receives £174m HEFCE Grant for 2012-13 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/March2012/29032012-ucl-174million-hefce-grant UCL's HEFCE grant for the financial year 2012-13 has been announced today as £174.3m, representing a reduction of £7.5m (4.1%) on funding for 2011-12. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-03-29T14:08:22Z Major new Scholarship Programme to support 15 students at UCL http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/January2012/20012012reuben-foundation-student-scholarships 15 undergraduate students from underprivileged backgrounds will receive £10,000 a year throughout the three years of their studies at UCL, thanks to a £450,000 gift from the Reuben Foundation. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-01-24T12:46:00Z UCL News review 2011 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1112/111223-ucl-news-review The past year at UCL has seen a landmark larynx transplant, a lecture from Noam Chomsky, simulated missions to Mars and a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, among many other groundbreaking developments. UCL Communications has created the digital review of the year below: click on the images to discover more. RSS Feed Nick Dawe Nicholas Dawe 2011-12-22T09:47:27Z Wolfson Foundation awards £20million to UCL for experimental neurology centre http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1112/111219-wolfson-experimental-neurology-centre A new centre dedicated to the understanding and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases will be established at UCL following the award of a £20million grant from the Wolfson Foundation, it was announced today. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2011-12-19T09:49:31Z UCL appoints new Vice-Provost (Education) http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1111/111124-anthony-smith Professor Anthony Smith has been appointed UCL Vice-Provost (Education). Since 2006 Professor Smith has been Principal and Dean of the School of Pharmacy, which merges with UCL from 1 January 2012. He is a distinguished scientist, with special interests in pharmacy education; antibiotic therapy and resistance; biofilms and microbiology. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2011-11-24T10:52:31Z UCL looks east towards Newham for additional university campus http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1111/111123-newham-additional-campus UCL and the London Borough of Newham have today announced plans to explore the establishment of a new campus for UCL in the Olympic borough of Newham, in addition to the University’s Bloomsbury location. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2011-11-23T00:01:00Z New UCL Institute of Health Equity aims to narrow health gap http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1111/111122-health-equity-institute-launch UCL has moved closer to reducing health inequality present in the UK after the launch of the new UCL Institute of Health Equity by Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) and Health Secretary Andrew Lansley. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2011-11-22T17:45:50Z UCL Provost's new appointment welcomed http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1110/111021-provost-confirmed-NHS-commissioning-board UCL President & Provost Professor Malcolm Grant has been confirmed as the Chair of the NHS Commissioning Board by the Secretary of State for Health, following a confirmation hearing with the Health Select Committee on 18 October. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2011-10-21T09:27:00Z UCL Provost named preferred choice for new NHS role http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1110/141011-provost-new-nhs-role UCL President & Provost Professor Malcolm Grant was today named as the preferred choice to chair the NHS Commissioning Board by the Secretary of State for Health. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2011-10-14T12:01:03Z Time capsule buried under The Francis Crick Institute http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1110/121011-francis-crick-groundbreaking-time-capsule A time capsule was buried yesterday under the site of The Francis Crick Institute by Francis Crick’s daughter Gabrielle. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2011-10-12T11:30:56Z Joint-UCL health research centres receive £165 million http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1108/11081801-health-research-centres-receive-165mill Medical research centres run by UCL in partnership with three NHS trusts have received preliminary government funding worth a total of approximately £165 million over five years. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2011-08-18T11:47:43Z UCL climbs world rankings http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1108/11082011-shanghai-jiaotong-rankings The Centre for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University today released their 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities. UCL has risen to 20th place in the rankings, one of only three European universities in the top 20. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2011-08-15T14:13:11Z UCL's Access Agreement approved by OFFA http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1107/11072011 UCL’s new Access Agreement, setting out its plans to further encourage students from disadvantaged backgrounds to come to the university, has been approved by the Office for Fair Access (OFFA), and will come into effect from the start of the academic year 2012-13. RSS Feed Ben Stevens Benjamin Henry Paul Stevens 2011-07-12T09:01:36Z UCL Academy appoints new Principal http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1106/29061101 Geraldine Davies, Head of the School of Education at St Mary’s University College, Twickenham, has been appointed Principal of the new UCL Academy in Camden. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2011-06-29T08:42:45Z UCL chosen as host for the GACD Secretariat http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1106/UCL-chosen-GACD-Secretariat-27061102 The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) today announced that UCL will host the organisation’s secretariat, working to curb chronic diseases such as stroke, diabetes, chronic lung disease and heart disease throughout the world. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2011-06-27T11:36:26Z