UCL has announced the appointment of three senior staff who are charged with shaping the development of life and biomedical sciences at the university in the coming years.
Professor Sir John Tooke is joining as Vice Provost (Health), Head of the UCL School of Life & Medical Sciences and Head of the UCL Medical School; Professor Mary Collins has been appointed Dean of Life Sciences; and Professor Ian Jacobs Dean of Biomedical Sciences.
Professor Malcolm Grant, President and Provost of UCL, said, “I am confident that we have attracted the strongest possible team to lead biomedical sciences at UCL [...]. “We need clear-sighted strategic leadership and strong teamwork to capitalise on the many opportunities that lie ahead, even in the challenging financial times that we face.”
The three new appointees have an appropriate balance of scientific and clinical expertise, and a shared determination to build on the strengths of UCL across the board, Grant added.
As Vice Provost (Health), Tooke will develop and initiate the implementation of strategy for all biomedical and life sciences activity across the UCL School of Life & Medical Sciences. He comes to UCL from the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry at Exeter University, where he is Dean, with responsibility for leading the research strategy.
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