Announcements

The Imperial website will be involved in a worldwide test on 8 June to trial the next phase of the Internet – ‘World IPv6 Day’. This twenty-four hour test window is being organised by the Internet Society to assist with preparations for the impending exhaustion of the world’s available Internet Protocol (IP) addresses – the network addresses used by computers and other devices for communication over the internet.

The solution to the depleted pool of IP addresses is the IPv6 network protocol which will gradually replace the existing version of IP and support a virtually unlimited number of devices on the Internet. The transition to IPv6 is underway and on 8 June Google, Facebook, Yahoo and many universities and other organisations will offer their content over to IPv6, creating conditions that expose internet users to IPv6 on a larger scale than ever before to reveal problems that may occur.

The main Imperial website will be taking part in the trial.

Find out more about how you might be affected on the day and use a very simple test in advance to see if you are likely to encounter problems here.

Read Imperial trialling next phase of internet – 8 June in full

RECTOR’S AWARDS 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 Rector’s Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching Excellence. One of the Medals may carry the title of Medal for Outstanding Innovation in Teaching.

Awards for Excellence in Teaching are conferred on the following staff for 2011:

• Professor Alan Armstrong – Chemistry
• Mr Greg Artus – Humanities
• Professor Donald Craig – Chemistry
• Dr Robert Davies – Chemistry
• Dr Gary Hampson – Earth Science and Engineering
• Dr Stuart Haslam – Life Sciences
• Dr Patricia Hunt – Chemistry
• Mr Zen Makuch – CEP
• Dr Dan Moore – Mathematics
• Dr Kevin Murphy – Medicine
• Dr Richard Murphy – Life Sciences
• Dr Alessandra Russo – Computing
• Dr Jane Saffell – Life Sciences
• Dr Sandra Shefelbine – Bioengineering
• Dr Colin Turnbull – Life Sciences
• Professor Andrew Walden – Mathematics
• Professor Helen Ward – Public Health

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

• Mr Zen Makuch – CEP
• Dr Sandra Shefelbine – Bioengineering

The Rector’s Medal for Outstanding Innovation in Teaching is awarded to:

• Dr Jane Saffell – Life Sciences

RECTOR’S AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH SUPERVISION

The 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 Rector’s Medal for Excellence in Research Supervision.

Rector’s Awards for Excellence in Research Supervision and Rector’s Medals for Excellence in Research Supervision are conferred on the following staff for 2011:

• Professor Anthony Bull – Bioengineering
• Professor Andrew Bush – NHLI

Rodney Eastwood
College Secretary

Read Rector’s 2011 Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Research Supervision in full