Announcements

Mrs Chris Banks has accepted appointment as Director of Library Services with effect from 1 September 2013.  Until that date, Ms Susan Howard and Ms Frances Boyle will continue in post as Acting Co-Directors.

In her role as Director of Library Services, Mrs Banks will have overall responsibility for the strategic direction and operational management of the College’s libraries. She will report to the Associate Provost (Institutional Affairs).

Mrs Banks joins the College from the University of Aberdeen where she has been University Librarian and Director, Library, Special Collections and Museums since 2007.  Prior to joining Aberdeen, she held various posts at the British Library.

Read Director of Library Services in full

Sir Keith O’Nions FRS has accepted re-appointment as President & Rector of Imperial College London to 1 September 2014.  The search for his successor will resume later this year.

Read President & Rector of Imperial College London in full

From 1 August 2013, Dr Simon Hepworth will become Head and Director of Corporate Partnerships, reporting to the Provost. He will also oversee work on Enterprise Projects and Strategy.

Paul Docx, the Chief Executive of Imperial Consultants, will report to the Chief Financial Officer from the same date.

Read Arrangements for Corporate Partnerships and Imperial Consultants in full

PRESIDENT & RECTOR’S 2013 AWARDS AND MEDALS FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING, PASTORAL CARE, RESEARCH STUDENT SUPERVISION AND SUPPORTING THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE

PRESIDENT & RECTOR’S AWARDS AND MEDALS FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING

Awards for Excellence in Teaching are presented annually to members of academic staff judged to have been most outstanding in the quality, organisation and presentation of their teaching. Of the award winners up to four may be selected to receive a President & Rector’s Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching Excellence. One of the Medals may carry the title of Medal for Outstanding Innovation in Teaching.

 

President & Rector’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching are conferred on the following staff:

Dr Nicholas Brooks – Department of Chemistry

Dr Matthew Fuchter – Department of Chemistry

Dr Axel Gandy – Department of Mathematics

Professor Philippa Gardner – Department of Computing

Dr Uta Griesenbach – NHLI

Dr Andrew McKinley – Department of Chemistry

Professor Karim Meeran – Department of Medicine

Dr Laura Patel – Department of Chemistry

Dr Michael Templeton – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr Tamer Zaki – Department of Mechanical Engineering

 

President & Rector’s Medals for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching Excellence are awarded to the following staff:

Professor Jenny Higham – Faculty of Medicine

Professor John Laycock – Department of Medicine

Dr Alexander Whittaker – Department of Earth Science and Engineering

 

The President & Rector’s Medal for Outstanding Innovation in Teaching has not been awarded this year.

 

PRESIDENT & RECTOR’S AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PASTORAL CARE

Awards for Excellence in Pastoral Care are presented annually to recognise the importance which the College places upon providing a supportive learning environment for its students as part of its academic mission. Of the award winners up to two may be selected to receive a President & Rector’s Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Excellence in Pastoral Care.

 

President & Rector’s Awards for Excellence in Pastoral Care are conferred on the following staff for 2012:

Miss Judith Barritt – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Professor Geoff Maitland – Department of Chemical Engineering

 

President & Rector’s Medals for Excellence in Pastoral Care are awarded to:

Mr Martin Holloway – Department of Bioengineering

Wardening team: Mr David Charles, Mr James Field and Miss Yujie Zhao – Linstead Hall

 

PRESIDENT & RECTOR’S AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH SUPERVISION

The President & Rector’s Awards for Excellence in Research Supervision recognise staff who have made exceptional contributions in providing a supportive learning environment for postgraduate research students. Of the award winners up to two may be selected to receive the President & Rector’s Medal for Excellence in Research Supervision.

 

President & Rector’s Awards for Excellence in Research Supervision are conferred on the following staff:

Professor Dan Crisan – Department of Mathematics

Dr Ken MacLeod – NHLI

Professor Kim Parker – Department of Bioengineering

Dr Edward Tate – Department of Chemistry

Dr Ambrose Taylor – Department of Mechanical Engineering

 

A President & Rector’s Medal for Excellence in Research Supervision is awarded to:

Dr Jane Davies – NHLI

 

PRESIDENT & RECTOR’S AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN SUPPORTING THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE

The President & Rector’s Awards for Excellence in Supporting the Student Experience recognise the importance placed by the College on the contribution of support staff to underpinning the College’s learning environment for students. Of the award winners up to two may be selected to receive the President & Rector’s Medal for Excellence in Supporting the Student Experience.

 

President & Rector’s Awards for Excellence in Supporting the Student Experience are conferred on the following staff:

Dr Sharon Bolton – Registry

Ms Britta Ross – Department of Bioengineering

Mr Griffin Ryder – Faculty of Medicine

 

President & Rector’s Medals for Supporting the Student Experience are awarded to the following staff:

Ms Susan English – Faculty of Medicine

Mr Michael Reynolds – Campus Services

Read President & Rector’s 2013 awards and medals in full