Academic structure

Read about the academic structure of UCL, including the academic units, heads of department and instructions for restructuring of academic units.

UCL’s research and teaching is organised within a network of faculties and academic departments which are formally established by Council on the advice of Academic Board.

The formally established ‘academic units’ of UCL as defined in Statute 10 (PDF) are listed below. For any queries, please contact Nick McGhee.

Information about other, less formal academic groupings can be found on the UCL Research website or Faculties website.

Academic units and heads of academic units

Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Faculty of Brain Sciences
Faculty of the Built Environment
Faculty of Engineering Sciences 
Faculty of Laws
Faculty of Life Sciences
Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Faculty of Medical Sciences 
Faculty of Population Health Sciences
Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
UCL Institute of Education

Other Academic Units outside the faculty structure
Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour

 

Academic Units
Heads of Academic Units

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Dean of Faculty: Professor Stella Bruzzi
From 1 Sep 22 to 31 Aug 27
Department of English Language and Literature

Professor Mark Ford
From 1 Sep 25 to 31 Aug 26

Professor John Mullan
From 1 Sep 26 to 31 Aug 27

Department of Greek and LatinProfessor Phiroze Vasunia
From 1 Sep 24 to 31 Aug 27
Department of Hebrew and Jewish StudiesProfessor Lily Kahn
From 1 Sep 22 to 31 Aug 27
Department of Information StudiesProfessor Oliver Duke-Williams
From 1 Sep 25 to 31 Aug 28
Department of PhilosophyDr Joe Horton
From 1 Sep 25 to 31 Aug 28
School of European Languages, Culture and SocietyProfessor Claire Thomson
From 1 Sep 25 to 31 Aug 27
School of Slavonic and East European Studies

Professor Simon Dixon
From 1 Sep 25 to 31 Aug 26

Professor Jasna Dragović-Soso
From 1 Sep 26 to 31 Aug 31

Slade School of Fine ArtProfessor Mary Evans
From 1 Oct 23 to 3 Oct 28
UCL Arts and SciencesProfessor Wendy Sims-Schouten
From 1 Sep 24 to 31 Aug 29
  

Faculty of Brain Sciences

Dean of Faculty: Professor Alan Thompson
From 1 Sep 21 to 31 Aug 26
Division of PsychiatryProfessor Elvira Bramon
From 1 Sep 24 to 31 Aug 29
Division of Psychology and Language SciencesProfessor Peter Fonagy 
From 1 Sep 23 to 31 Aug 28
Ear InstituteProfessor Jennifer Linden
From 1 Sep 23 to 31 Aug 28
Institute of OphthalmologyProfessor Andrew Dick
From 1 Sep 21 to 31 Aug 26
From 1 Sep 26 to 29 Feb 28
Institute of Prion DiseasesProfessor John Collinge
From 31 May 23 to 31 Aug 28
UCL Queen Square Institute of NeurologyProfessor Michael Hanna
From 1 Sep 21 to 31 Aug 26
  

UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment

Dean of Faculty: Professor Jacqui Glass
From 23 Aug 24 to 22 Aug 29
The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial AnalysisProfessor Jon Reades 
From 1 Aug 23 to 31 Jul 27
The Bartlett School of Architecture

Professor Amy Kulper
From 1 Sep 22 to 31 Mar 26

interim arrangement
From 1 Apr 26 to 31 Jul 26

The Bartlett School of Sustainable ConstructionProfessor Priti Parikh 
From 1 Aug 23 to 31 Aug 27
The Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and ResourcesProfessor Neil Strachan
From 1 Jan 22 to 31 Dec 26
From 1 Jan 27 to 31 Aug 31
The Bartlett Development Planning UnitProfessor Julian Walker
From 1 Sep 24 to 31 Aug 28
The Bartlett School of PlanningProfessor Mike Raco 
From 1 Sep 23 to 31 Aug 27
UCL Institute for Global ProsperityProfessor Henrietta L. Moore
From 1 Jan 22
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public PurposeProfessor Mariana Mazzucato
From 1 Jan 22
UCL Urban LaboratoryProfessor Catalina Ortiz
From 1 Jun 24 to 31 Aug 28
  

Faculty of Engineering Sciences

Dean of Faculty: Professor Andrew Nisbet
From 1 Aug 25 to 31 Jul 30 
Department of Biochemical EngineeringProfessor Suzanne Farid
From 1 Sep 23 to 31 Aug 28
Department of Chemical EngineeringProfessor Eva Sorensen
From 1 Jan 25 to 31 Dec 29
Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic EngineeringProfessor Jose Torero Cullen
From 1 Dec 23 to 30 Nov 28
Department of Computer ScienceProfessor Daniel Alexander
From 1 Sep 24 to 31 Aug 29
Department of Electronic and Electrical EngineeringProfessor John Mitchell
From 1 Sep 24 to 31 Aug 29
Department of Mechanical EngineeringProfessor Richard Bucknall
From 1 Mar 23 to 31 Aug 28
Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical EngineeringProfessor Peter Munro
From 1 Sep 25 to 31 Aug 30
Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public PolicyDr Irina Lazar
From 10 Sep 25 to 31 Aug 30
Department of Security and Crime ScienceProfessor Darrick Jolliffe
From 1 Jul 25 to 30 Jun 30
UCL School of ManagementProfessor Davide Ravasi
From 1 Sep 22 to 31 Aug 27
  

Faculty of Laws

Dean of Faculty: 
Professor Eloise Scotford
From 1 Nov 22 to 31 Aug 27
  

Faculty of Life Sciences

Dean of Faculty: 
Professor Gail Taylor 
From 1 Apr 24 to 30 Mar 29
Division of BiosciencesProfessor Andrew Pomiankowski
From 1 Jan 21 to 31 Dec 26
UCL School of PharmacyProfessor Cate Whittlesea
From 1 Jun 23 to 31 Aug 28
  

Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Dean of Faculty:
Professor Ivan Parkin
From 1 Jun 21 to 31 Aug 26
Department of ChemistryProfessor Claire Carmalt
From 1 Sep 21 to 31 Aug 26
Department of Earth SciencesProfessor Lidunka Vocadlo
From 1 Sep 23 to 31 Aug 28
Department of MathematicsProfessor Christian Boehmer
From 1 Sep 23 to 31 Aug 28
Department of Physics and AstronomyProfessor David Waters
From 1 Sep 25 to 31 Aug 28
Department of Risk and Disaster ReductionProfessor Joanna Faure Walker
From 1 Sep 22 to 31 Aug 27
Department of Science and Technology StudiesProfessor Jean-Baptiste Gouyon
From 1 Sep 24 to 31 Aug 29
Department of Space and Climate PhysicsProfessor Andrew Fazakerley
From 1 Sep 22 to 31 Aug 27
Department of Statistical ScienceProfessor Gianluca Baio
From 1 Sep 21 to 31 Aug 26
  

Faculty of Medical Sciences

Dean of Faculty:
Professor Emma Morris
From 1 Aug 25 to 31 Jul 30
Cancer InstituteProfessor Gerhardt Attard
From 1 Sep 24 to 31 Aug 29
Institute of Infection, Immunity and TransplantationProfessor Mahdad Noursadeghi (interim)
From 1 Aug 25 to 30 Apr 26
Division of MedicineProfessor Rachel Chambers (interim)
From 1 Dec 25 to 31 Aug 26
Division of Surgery and Interventional ScienceProfessor Vivek Mudera
From 24 Aug 25 to 31 Aug 26
Eastman Dental InstituteProfessor Dave Spratt (Acting)
From 1 Oct 25 to 31 Aug 26
UCL Medical SchoolProfessor Faye Gishen
From 1 May 22 to 31 Aug 27
  

Faculty of Population Health Sciences

Dean of Faculty:
Professor Sam Janes (interim)
From 1 Dec 25 to 31 Aug 26
Global Business School for HealthProfessor Nora Colton
From 10 Jan 22 to 31 Aug 27 
From 1 Sep 27 to 31 Aug 31 
Institute of Cardiovascular ScienceProfessor Perry Elliott
From 1 Dec 21 to 31 Aug 26 
From 1 Sep 26 to 31 Aug 31
Institute of Clinical Trials and MethodologyProfessor Max Parmar 
From 1 Sep 23 to 31 Aug 28
Institute of Epidemiology and Health CareProfessor Fiona Stevenson
From 1 Apr 23 to 31 Aug 26 
From 1 Sep 26 to 31 Aug 31
Institute for Global HealthProfessor Shabbar Jaffar 
From 1 Jul 22 to 31 Aug 27
Institute of Health InformaticsProfessor Laura Shallcross
From 1 Sep 23 to 31 Aug 28
UCL Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute for Women’s HealthProfessor Anna David 
From 1 Sep 22 to 31 Aug 27
UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child HealthProfessor Helen Cross
From 1 Sep 22 to 31 Aug 27
  

Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences

Dean of Faculty:
Professor Nick Witham
From 1 Aug 25 to 31 Jul 30 
Department of AnthropologyProfessor Caroline Garaway 
From 1 Sep 25 to 31 Aug 27
Department of Economics

Professor Fabien Postel-Vinay
From 1 Sep 23 to 31 Aug 26

Professor Marcos Vera Hernandez
From 1 Sep 26 to 31 Aug 29

Department of GeographyProfessor Helene Burningham
From 1 Sep 25 to 31 Aug 28
Department of HistoryDr Antonio Sennis
From 1 Sep 23 to 31 Aug 26 
From 1 Sep 26 to 31 Aug 28
Department of History of ArtProfessor Richard Taws
From 1 Sep 24 to 31 Aug 27
Department of Political Science Professor Lauge Poulsen
From 1 Sep 25 to 31 Aug 28
Institute of ArchaeologyProfessor Kevin MacDonald
From 1 Sep 22 to 31 Aug 27
Institute of the AmericasDr Néstor Castañeda
From 1 Sep 25 to 31 Aug 28
  

UCL Institute of Education

Dean and Director:
Professor Li Wei
From 1 Jul 21 to 30 Jun 26
From 1 Jul 26 to 30 Jun 31
Department of Culture, Communication and MediaProfessor Jeff Bezemer
From 10 Feb 25 to 31 Jul 27
Department of Education, Practice and SocietyProfessor Moses Oketch
From 1 Sep 24 to 31 Aug 27
Department of Learning and LeadershipProfessor Susan O’Neill
From 1 Aug 23 to 31 May 27
Department of Psychology and Human DevelopmentDr Amelia Roberts
From 1 Jan 26 to 31 Dec 28
Social Research InstituteProfessor Mette Louise Berg
From 10 Sep 25 to 31 Aug 28
  

Sainsbury-Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour

Professor Tom Mrsic-Flogel
From 1 Oct 16 to 31 Jul 26

From 1 Aug 26 to 31 Jul 31