Organisation structure

For an overview of UCL's organisation structure, with information on the President & Provost, the Vice-Provosts, Vice-Presidents, Pro-Provosts and Deans of Faculties.

Leadership team

UCL's President & Provost, Dr Michael Spence, works with his wider team and the UCL community to deliver on the vision set out in UCL's strategy.

The President & Provost's team (Institutional Academic Leadership and Professional Services Leadership) together with the Deans of Faculty (Faculty Academic Leadership) form the University Management Committee, responsible for the operational management of UCL.

Structure and responsibilities

View UCL's top structure in chart format and find out more about each of the teams' responsibilities.

UCL leadership and structure chart (PDF)

UCL leadership and structure chart (PDF)

For an overview of UCL leadership and organisation structure in visual format.

President and Provost

Dr Michael Spence

Faculty Academic Leadership

Under Vice-Provost (Faculties) - see below

Dean of Arts & Humanities
Dean of Bartlett (Built Environment)
Dean of Brain Sciences
Dean of Engineering Sciences
Dean of Education and Society (Institute of Education)
Dean of Laws
Dean of Life Sciences
Dean of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Dean of Medical Sciences
Dean of Population Health Sciences
Dean of Social & Historical Sciences

Access the faculties' websites

Institutional Academic Leadership

Vice-Provosts and Pro-Provosts

Senior Education Leadership team; Administration & Programme Support; Higher Education Development & Support Institute (Arena and Careers); Online Education; Student Engagement & Experience; Co-curricular Activities.

Oversees UCL’s academic mission in our 11 Faculties, which includes 13,000 academic staff and 51,000 students, as well UCL East, and Libraries, Culture, Collections & Open Science (LCCOS).

Research (including strategy, operations, REF, research culture, Grand Challenges); Research and Innovation Services (including research contracts, research security, compliance and assurance); Doctoral and Early Career Researcher School (including Academic Careers Office for clinical researchers); Innovation & Enterprise (including Translational Research Office, business partnerships, UCL Consultants, UCL Business); Global engagement (including global and regional strategy, diplomatic relationships, international partnerships).

Integrated Strategic Planning; Academic Ambition; Analytics and Data Governance; Strategy Engagement; UCL East Campus.

Taking responsibility for all aspects of planning UCL’s bicentenary celebrations (1826-2026), including alumni, community and stakeholder engagement, academic projects linked to the bicentenary, and an ongoing programme of legacy and impact activity.

Working to advance equality, diversity and inclusion at UCL; Providing informed advice and engagement that support faculties and departments to develop EDI initiatives and good practice at UCL; Embedding equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives into core business and mainstreaming the values on which UCL was founded.

Providing additional senior academic leadership for UCL’s work with its health partners, becoming the senior point of connection for UCL’s wide range of health partners, in coordination with UCL Faculties; Leading the development of UCL’s health strategy, Providing leadership to the Health Partnership team; Advising UMC on UCL's relationship with the wider health system.

Working to advance UCL's position as London's Global University; Engaging with local communities, policymakers, local government and other partners and supporters of UCL in London; Maximising the opportunities to and from London of UCL’s research, teaching, business and public engagement.

Working closely with the Provost, the Vice-President (External Engagement) and the public affairs team to create opportunities for UCL researchers to shape important policy debates; Acting as a senior advocate for UCL's role in bringing together people of all different backgrounds to shape public policy for the better; Collaborating with the UCL Public Policy team, based in the Office of the Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation and Global engagement) to support UCL’s academic engagement with external policymakers.

Building UCL’s capacity to develop impactful partnerships with a range of collaborators and actors in areas outside London; Leading UCL’s development of strong regional networks and increasing its work with community bodies that are addressing questions around social and political polarisation; Working closely with other teams at UCL focused on public engagement and policy, including the UCL Public Policy team, Pro-Provost (Policy Engagement), Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation and Global Engagement), Vice-President (External Engagement) and research teams across UCL.

Professional Services Leadership

Including Vice-Presidents

Major and Principal Gift Fundraising; International Fundraising; Corporate and Foundation Relations; Regular Giving; Legacy Giving; Alumni Relations; Prospect Research and Due Diligence; Donation Services; Donor Relations; Alumni and Supporter Events and Communications; Campaign Management and Philanthropy Writing.

Strategic Communications; Marketing; Brand; Social Media; Publications; CRM; Digital Experience; Institutional Events; Student and Staff Communications; Media Relations; Public Affairs.

Strategic and Operational Finance; Management Accounting; Responsible Procurement; Campus experience and Infrastructure; Estates Development.

Information Services and Advanced Research Computing; Faculty Operations; Professional Services Hub; Strategic Change; Recruitment and Admissions; Student Registry Services; Research Technology Platforms (including Biological Services Units and Science and Technology Platforms).

Staff Recruitment; Employee Relations and HR Policy; Reward and Pensions; HR Business Partnering; Organisational Development; Workplace Health; and Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.

President & Provost's Office

Governance, Compliance, Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Legal Services, Policy, and Risk