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Annual call for applications to the Junior Research Fellowship Scheme – deadline 16 September

Applications are invited for the College’s Junior Research Fellowship Scheme, which offers opportunities for early-career researchers to establish their own scientific path, free from teaching and administration duties.

In 2014 up to 20 fellowships will be awarded. Proposals will be accepted in all core disciplines at Imperial and can be held in any Faculty and the Business School. Interdisciplinary projects are welcomed and from 2014, where appropriate, JRFs may be co-sponsored by staff of the Francis Crick Institute.

Applicants will need to identify an Imperial academic staff member to act as their sponsor and provide laboratory space, facilities and mentorship for the tenure of the fellowship. For more details about the 2014 competition including guidance for applica nts, information for sponsors and application forms visit the JRF webpages.  Informal enquiries to juniorresearchfellowships@imperial.ac.uk.

New Ethics Code

The College has adopted a new Ethics Code in order to set out conduct expected from the College community to promote and support ethical behaviour. The Code will be effective from 1 November 2013.

The Code applies to all staff, students and other members of the College community. It is intended to provide a starting point to help members of the College to identify and tackle ethical issues faced in the course of their activities at Imperial. It provides that any ethical concerns should be raised either:

(a) in accordance with a specific policy or procedure; or

(b) (where the matter does not fall within a specific policy or procedure) with the relevant Head of Department/equivalent, who will either resolve the matter or escalate it to the College Cabinet (via the Head of the Central Secretariat) as appropriate.

In addition a supporting Relationship Review Policy has been adopted and will be effective from 1 November. This highlights the mechanisms through which staff and other members of the College community should consider whether there are any ethical concerns in connection with proposed and continuing relationships with third parties, and explains how the ethical review process dovetails with the existing College review processes in certain areas.

The Gift Acceptance Policy, now titled ‘Guidelines for accepting philanthropic income and other gifts’, has also been revised.

All staff are expected to familiarise themselves with the Code and the related policies that are relevant to their role. Staff responsible for its implementation will be contacted separately with details of training opportunities.

Read the Code and the Relationship Review Policy

Pay Award for 2013-2014

From 1 August Imperial will be applying a pay increase of 2% to all College staff on terms and conditions subject to local pay bargaining, following the Joint Trades Unions’ formal acceptance of the College’s local pay offer. The College’s pay scales and schedules of allowances, which apply to all staff on terms and conditions subject to local pay bargaining, have been updated to incorporate this increase. Payment at the appropriate new rates will be made in August 2013 salaries.

For copies of the revised scales and allowances, please view the HR Salaries web page.

To read further information from this year’s local pay bargaining negotiations, including the JTUs pay claim and the College’s responses and final pay offer, please view the HR Local Pay Award 2013/14 web page.

Faculty of Medicine Academic Executive Team

Four Vice-Deans have been appointed in the Faculty of Medicine, with effect from 1 August 2013, following a review of the Faculty’s internal governance structure.

Professor Gavin Screaton has been appointed as the Vice-Dean for Academic Development.    Working closely with the Dean, he will be responsible for the development of strategic plans and their implementation

Professor Lord Darzi has been appointed as Vice-Dean of Health Policy and Engagement.  He will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of the Faculty strategy for Health Policy and Engagement.

Professor Jonathan Weber has been appointed as the Vice-Dean for Research.  He will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of the Faculty and AHSC Research strategy.

Professor Jenny Higham has been appointed as the Vice-Dean for Education and Institutional Affairs.  She will be responsible for leading the development and delivery of education and institutional affairs at the Faculty of Medicine and will also deputise for the Dean in his absence.

Professor Dermot Kelleher as Dean has overall responsibility for the strategic and academic direction of the Faculty of Medicine with a specific focus on translational strategy and development, while the Vice-Deans will be responsible for the delivery of the Faculty’s core mission in their respective areas, reporting to the Dean.

The Julia Higgins Medal and Awards

The College has established the Julia Higgins Medal and Awards to recognise individuals and departments that have made a significant contribution to the support of academic women at the College, selected by a subcommittee of the Academic Opportunities Committee.

The 2013 Julia Higgins Medal has been awarded to Professor Lesley Cohen, Head of Solid State Physics in the Department of Physics, and this was celebrated at the May 2013 Postgraduate Degree Awards ceremony.

The 2013 Julia Higgins Certificates have been awarded to the NHLI and the Department of Chemistry.

The Medal and Awards are named in honour of Professor Dame Julia Higgins FRS, FREng, Professor of Polymer Science, now a Senior Research Investigator in Chemical Engineering, and previously Dean of the City and Guilds College and Principal of the Faculty of Engineering.

Call for Nominations for the 2013 Awards

Nominations are now invited for the 2013 Awards. Nominations should recognise those who have made an outstanding contribution to the creation of a ‘level playing field’ for women academics over an extended period of time.

A nomination form is available at: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/equality/staffnetworksandcommittees/aoc/juliahiggins

Please send completed nomination forms to Professor Dot Griffiths, Chair of the Academic Opportunities Committee (d.griffiths@imperial.ac.uk), by Monday 30 September 2013.

Election of College Consuls

Professor Peter Lindstedt, Professor of Thermofluids in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been elected to succeed Professor Morris Sloman as one of the Consuls for the Faculty of Engineering and the Business School from 1 September 2013 to 31 August 2016.

Professor Desmond Johnston, Chair of Endocrinology in the Department of Medicine, has been elected to succeed Professor Simon Taylor-Robinson as the Clinical Consul for the Faculty of Medicine from 1 September 2013 to 31 August 2016.

Professor Andrew Parry, Professor of Statistical Physics in the Department of Mathematics, has been elected to succeed Professor Robin Leatherbarrow as one of the Consuls for the Faculty of Natural Sciences from 1 September 2013 to 31 August 2016.

Professor Nigel Gooderham, Professor of Molecular Toxicology in the Department of Surgery and Cancer, and the current Senior Consul, has been elected to continue for a further year from 1 September 2013 to 31 August 2014.

The full list of Consuls for 2013- 2014 is below:

Senior Consul – Professor Nigel Gooderham

Faculty of Engineering and Business School – Professor Peter Lindstedt

Faculty of Engineering and Business School – Professor Richard Jardine

Faculty of Medicine (non-clinical) – Professor Myra McClure

Faculty of Medicine (clinical) – Professor Desmond Johnston

Faculty of Natural Sciences – Professor Andrew Parry

Faculty of Natural Sciences – Professor Richard Thompson

Director of Library Services

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.

President & Rector’s 2013 awards and medals

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