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UCL President & Provost Dr Michael Spence AC joins UCL this year following his role as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney since July 2008.

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“I am thrilled to be joining UCL as President & Provost. It is, by any measure, a remarkable institution, which is having a real impact on the world through its disruptive academic research.  UCL has a proud history and an exciting future. It is an institution which has an important role in a time of great change for the UK and wider world.

- Dr Michael Spence AC
 

Biography

Dr Michael Spence AC is recognised internationally as a leader in the field of intellectual property theory and holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Oxford, where he previously headed Oxford’s Law faculty and Social Sciences division.

     

     

    Provost news 

    Developing UCL’s 5-year strategy 2022-27

    1 April 2021
    UCL Provost and President Michael Spence is working with the Vice-Provosts and Vice Presidents towards the single institutional strategy that will set UCL’s agenda for the next five years.

    Dr Michael Spence AC appointed new UCL President & Provost

    Photo of UCL President & Provost Dr Michael Spence AC
    18 February 2020
    Dr Michael Spence AC, currently Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney, has today been confirmed as the new President & Provost of UCL by Council. He will succeed Professor Michael Arthur, who will be stepping down from the role after seven years, in January 2021.