Category: College Announcements

Wednesday 10 August update on public disorder in London

The disturbances that have affected some parts of London over recent days appear much reduced, with little activity reported overnight in the capital.

However, some disruption to journeys may remain, as a result of road closures and ongoing investigations. Staff and students who find their journeys severely affected are encouraged to contact their manager or academic supervisor to discuss the option of working remotely.

The College will continue to monitor the situation closely. The areas that have so far been affected are some distance from Imperial’s campuses. The College’s Security team is being extra vigilant and is prepared to step up activities should the disturbances spread to areas close to Imperial.

If you spot any suspicious activity around campus, please contact Security on 020 7589 1000 (or extension 4444 if dialing from a College phone).

For a list of useful resources, please visit the College’s Alerts page

New Chief Financial Officer appointed

Mr Muir Sanderson has accepted appointment as Chief Financial Officer with effect from 1 November 2011. As a member of the Management Board, and reporting to the Rector, he will be responsible for defining and delivering the College’s financial strategy, which includes investment management and fund development. He will also become a member of Council.

Mr Andrew Murphy, who has served as Acting Chief Financial Officer since December 2010 following Dr Martin Knight’s departure from the College, will return to his role as Director of Finance, reporting to Mr Sanderson.

Mr Sanderson will join the College from the management consultancy Booz & Company where he has worked for 17 years and was made a partner in 2001. While there he has worked with clients from a range of industries, notably financial services, the public sector and manufacturers of consumer goods, advising on and supporting the implementation of financial and business strategies. He has held senior leadership roles at Booz & Company including UK Managing Partner from 2007-2010 and he was a member of the team which created Booz & Company from the organisation Booz Allen & Hamilton in 2008.

Mr Muir holds an MA in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge. Prior to joining Booz Allen & Hamilton he worked in manufacturing engineering for the international automotive components company T&N PLC.

Read the full press release here

Warning about thieves posing as plain clothes police officers in South Kensington area

Over the past few weeks there have several reports of two people posing as plain clothes police officers in the local area.

They will approach members of the public and state they are plain clothes officers and need to search them. Without the victim realising, they will hand back purses and wallets emptied of cash and credit cards.

Staff and students should be aware that police officers are not allowed to take any personal belongings, and if anybody is stopped by people posing as police officers they are to do the following:

  • Ask to see their warrant card. When on duty either in uniform or plain clothes police officers must at all time carry their warrant card
  • Ask what station they are attached to and then call “101” from any phone to confirm the identity of the officer
  • Once the identity has been confirmed, then and only then allow the officer to carry out a search.
  • Any person who has been unfortunate enough to have been challenged by these two posing as officers are to contact the police immediately.

See a sample of the police warrant card officers are required to carry at all times here

If staff have any queries regarding this issue, please contact Darren Barrow, Senior Security Officer

Graduate School

The Graduate School of Life Sciences and Medicine (GSLSM) and the Graduate School of Engineering and Physical Sciences (GSEPS) will merge with effect from 1 October 2011. Professor Richard Kitney, having served his five year term as Director of GSEPS, will relinquish his position from that date. Professor Andrew George, currently Director of GSLSM, will become Director of the single Graduate School and retain his role as Director of the School of Professional Development.

Rodney Eastwood

College Secretary

Pro Rector (International Affairs)

Dr Simon Buckle, Director of Climate Policy in the Grantham Institute for Climate Change, has also accepted appointment as Pro Rector (International Affairs) with effect from 1 October 2011. He will succeed Professor Mary Ritter who retires on 30 September 2011.

Dr Buckle will be responsible for the College’s strategic international interests and will work closely with the Pro Rectors for Education and Academic Affairs, Research and Enterprise to identify and advance new opportunities. He will report to the Rector and be a member of the Management Board. The position is part-time and he will retain his responsibilities within the Grantham Institute.

Dr Buckle joined Imperial in 2007 to support the establishment of the Grantham Institute. Prior to his current role at the College, Dr Buckle held a series of positions in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, also spending time working in the Bank of England and the Ministry of Defence. Most recently, he was Deputy Head of Mission in the British Embassy in Kabul and then Global Issues Counsellor in Paris where, amongst other responsibilities, he was in charge of the UK’s Science and Innovation Network in Europe. He was awarded the CMG in 2007.

Dr Buckle has a DPhil in Theoretical Physics (Sussex), a BSc in Physics and Philosophy (Bristol) and an MSc in Financial Economics (University of London). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics. From 1985-1986 he was a postgraduate researcher at the College, investigating quantum optics in the Department of Physics.

Rodney Eastwood
College Secretary

Head of Department – National Heart and Lung Institute

Professor Kim Fox, Professor of Clinical Cardiology, has accepted appointment as Head of Department for the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI) in the Faculty of Medicine, from 1 September 2011. He will succeed Professor Michael Schneider who has led NHLI since 1 January 2009. Professor Schneider has relinquished his role as Head of Department to devote his full efforts to developing the College’s basic and translational cardiovascular research, including strategic recruitment and the relocation of activities to the new L Block at the Hammersmith Campus.

Professor Fox was appointed Registrar at Hammersmith Hospital in 1976 where he completed his early clinical and research training as both Research Fellow and Senior Registrar. He was awarded his MD in 1980 and appointed to the staff of the National Heart Hospital in 1982. He has been a Consultant at the Royal Brompton Hospital since 1990 and appointed Professor of Clinical Cardiology at Imperial College in 2002. Previously he was Editor-in-Chief of the European Heart Journal from 1995-2002 and President of the European Society of Cardiology from 2006-2008. His research has focused on the understanding, investigation and treatment of angina and he chaired the European Angina Guidelines Task Force.

Rodney Eastwood

College Secretary

Assistant Wardens vacancies – Clayponds Village, Silwood Park and Orient House

The College invites applications to the positions of Assistant Warden of Clayponds Village, Assistant Warden at Silwood Park Campus and Assistant Warden of Orient House, all available from August 2011. These positions are open to all staff and the Silwood Park post is also open to postgraduate research students.

Wardens and Assistant Wardens are responsible for the smooth running of the hall of residence and will receive rent-free accommodation there in return for pastoral and administrative duties. The Assistant Warden should be a good organiser with a desire to help students to have a balanced approach to their studies and to develop broader life skills.

Clayponds Village is a collection of houses and flats which are home to 325 postgraduate students in South Ealing, approximately 10 km from the South Kensington Campus. The closing date for applications to the position of Assistant Warden there is 24 June. For further information, please contact the Warden, Dr Paul Green

Silwood Park is home to 110 postgraduate students living in single and couple accommodation. The closing date for applications to the position of Assistant Warden there is 27 June. For further information please contact the Campus Administrator, Mrs Diana Anderson

Orient House is a purpose built hall of residence which is owned and managed by UNITE. 125 rooms are arranged in cluster flats along with 25 in self contained studio flats – all rooms are ensuite. The hall is located within the Chelsea Harbour development in Fulham, two minutes walk from Imperial Wharf train station. The closing date for applications to the position of Assistant Warden there is 1st July. Please note, this post will only be for one year. For further information, please contact the Warden, Dr Daniel Balint or the Asst Warden, Dr Finn Giuliani

For a copy of the terms of reference and an application form for any of the posts, please e-mail Mrs Mickie Turner-Goble

Rector’s 2011 Awards for Excellence in Pastoral Care and Supporting the Student Experience

 

RECTOR’S AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PASTORAL CARE

 

Awards for Excellence in Pastoral Care are presented annually to recognise the importance 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 Rector’s Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Excellence in Pastoral Care.

Rector’s Awards for Excellence in Pastoral Care are conferred on the following staff for 2011:

  • Dr Martyn Boutelle – Bioengineering
  • Dr Vanessa Garcia Larsen – NHLI/ Warden Linstead Hall
  • Dr David Hartley – Life Sciences
  • Professor Anthony Kucernak – Chemistry/ Warden Selkirk Hall
  • Dr Paul Wilde – Chemistry

The Rector’s Medal for Excellence in Pastoral Care is awarded to:

  • Dr Martyn Boutelle – Bioengineering

 

RECTOR’S AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN SUPPORTING THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE

 

Nominations to the Rector’s Awards for Excellence in Supporting the Student Experience were sought for the first time in 2011. The Awards recognise the importance placed by the College on the contribution of support staff in underpinning the College’s learning environment for students. Of the award winners up to two may be selected to receive the Rector’s Medal for Excellence in Supporting the Student Experience.

Rector’s Awards for Excellence in Supporting the Student Experience are conferred on the following staff for 2011:

  • Miss Amy Allinson – Computing
  • Miss Julia Cork – Surgery and Cancer
  • Dr Lorraine Craig – Earth Science and Engineering
  • Mrs Joanne Harlow – Student Hub, Commercial Services
  • Mr Chris Harris – Medicine
  • Miss Anna Hikel – Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Dr Martin Holloway – Bioengineering
  • Dr Philip Power – Imperial College Union
  • Dr Emma Watson – NHLI
  • Ms Jo Williams – Faculty of Medicine

Rector’s Medals for Supporting the Student Experience are awarded to the following staff for 2011:

  • Dr Lorraine Craig – Earth Science and Engineering
  • Dr Emma Watson – NHLI

Academic Health Science Centre

Professor Lord Darzi has accepted appointment as interim Chair of a new Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) Steering Board with immediate effect. His appointment is announced jointly by the Rector, Lord Tugendhat (Chairman of the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust) and Ruth Carnall (Chief Executive of the London Strategic Health Authority).

The AHSC is the partnership between Imperial College London and the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, established in 2007. The AHSC serves to integrate the activities of the College and the Trust across teaching, research and healthcare provision. Strong cross-links exist between the two organisations: the Trust is represented on the College’s Council and Management Board, and the College is represented on the Trust’s Board.

The new Steering Board for the AHSC has been formed following the appointment of new leaders in the Faculty of Medicine and the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust over recent months. The Principal of the Faculty of Medicine and the Chief Executive of the Trust are the accounting officers with budgetary responsibility for their respective areas of the AHSC and will be members of the Steering Board. Both the College and the Trust remain fully committed to nurturing and enhancing closer integration between themselves in order to deliver the objectives of the AHSC.

The Steering Board has been commissioned to undertake a review evaluating the success of the AHSC since its foundation and to advise on its future direction. The Steering Board will submit its report to the Council of Imperial College London, the Board of the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and the Strategic Health Authority in the autumn.

Lord Darzi will also consult with other academic centres and healthcare providers about developing and growing teaching, research and healthcare links for the benefit of a broader network of healthcare providers in North West London.

Lord Darzi will retain his position as Chairman of the Institute for Global Health Innovation at Imperial.
Membership of the AHSC Steering Board will include:

Chair: Professor Lord Darzi

Members:
– Chief Executive, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
– Medical Director, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
– Member of the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Board
– Deputy Rector, Imperial College London
– Principal of the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
– Senior Clinical Academic, Imperial College London

Rodney Eastwood
College Secretary