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Appointment of President Contents 3 Introduction by the Chair of Council 4 About Imperial 5 Imperial locations 6 Faculties 7 Education and research 8 Influence and outreach 9 Investment in Imperial’s impact 10 Equality, diversity and inclusion 11 Finances 12 Useful links 13 The role 14 Person specification 15 Terms and conditions and how to apply 22 Appointment of President Introduction by the Chair of Council Dear candidate, Thank you for your interest in the role of President of Imperial We are a university with connections to the local, national and College London, one of the world’s leading universities, global. Our White City campus has expanded our footprint in recognised for its strengths in research, education and innovation. our home in London, connecting us to the west of the city and Our position as an institution of excellence across science, providing exciting, innovative space that brings together engineering, medicine and business is a testament to the hard researchers, corporate partners, entrepreneurs and the local work and dedication of all of our staff and students throughout the community to co-create on an unprecedented scale. However, years. As Chair of the College’s Council, I am constantly reminded we are also resolutely global: 60 per cent of our students come of the extraordinary impact that Imperial has across the globe from outside of the UK and two-thirds of our research includes due to our world-leading research and education, the lives of an international academic collaborator, encompassing peers consequence that are lived by our students and alumni, and the from more than 130 countries. array of innovations generated by Imperial that directly will help It is, of course, a challenging time for higher education and to solve the greatest issues of our time. research in the UK and globally. The impact of COVID-19 and We have achieved a great deal under Professor Alice Gast’s other fast-moving trends in the external environment provide Presidency. Our research has gone from strength to strength challenges and real opportunities for Imperial. The appointed and every year academics at Imperial are recognised by a candidate will bring a deep understanding of these, together myriad of international prizes and through their membership of with a commitment to our mission to benefit society which is organisations such as the Royal Society, the British Academy, underpinned by modern, values-based leadership skills that the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Academy of Medical will inspire our extraordinary staff and students. Sciences. We have innovated in our education and platform for The President plays a leading role in representing Imperial student engagement, and the past year has highlighted yet externally, and as such, candidates will demonstrate an ability further ways in which we might develop our educational to develop relationships, and to advocate for the positive delivery. We have established major international partnerships impact of science, engineering, medicine and business on with leading overseas institutions such as the Technical society, as well as a track record of success in strategic University of Munich (TUM), France’s National Centre for leadership of a large, complex, and excellent institution. Scientific Research (CNRS) and deepened our existing Thank you again for considering Imperial. It is an exciting time collaborations, the most significant of which being the joint to join and lead this great university to build upon its medical school with Nanyang Technology University in world-leading research and teaching and to fulfil its aspirations. Singapore: the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. John Allan CBE In addition to the academic endeavours of Imperial, Professor Gast has also overseen the establishment of fundraising and Chair of Council, Imperial College London philanthropic activities across the College, building and shaping a contemporary platform that is able to generate support for the College, its students and its activities, and that 3 has ushered in a new era of large-scale fundraising. Appointment of President About Imperial Imperial College London’s mission is to achieve enduring excellence in research and education in science, engineering, medicine and business for the benefit of society. Imperial College London is one of the world’s greatest Throughout its history, the College has been involved in many universities, renowned for its ground-breaking research, major breakthroughs, including the discovery of penicillin and talented community of staff, students and alumni and its the creation of the hologram. This tradition has continued with international reach. recent innovations such as wirelessly transferring power to drones in flight, the discovery of a new form of light and major With a mission to achieve enduring excellence in research and new research in climate change, amongst much else. education in science, engineering, medicine and business for the benefit of society, the College was founded in 1907 in Imperial has four academic faculties – Engineering, Medicine South Kensington, bringing together nineteenth-century and Natural Sciences, and the Imperial College Business institutions including the Royal College of Science, the Royal School – as well as a significant number of interdisciplinary School of Mines and City and Guilds College. Today, Imperial research centres focusing on challenging world problems. collaborates extensively with neighbouring institutions, The College’s mission is supported by 8,500 highly diverse including the Royal College of Art and the Royal College of Music. staff, who collaborate widely in the UK and internationally, From its location in this great cultural quarter, Imperial often across disciplines. In 2019-2020, the College had a total provides one of the world’s best educations in STEM subjects turnover of £1.026 billion, of which £452 million directly for more than 19,000 students, over half of whom come from supported research through grants and contracts. overseas, reflecting its status as the UK’s most international The College’s 2020-2025 Strategy is built on underpinning university. Its alumni and members also include 14 Nobel foundations that make Imperial a great academic institution laureates and three Fields Medallists. and the talented, diverse and inspirational people who help make up our university community. The College’s success is recognised all over the world, and is evidenced by daily 44 coverage of Imperial discoveries and innovations in the international media. Appointment of President Imperial locations While Imperial’s main campus is located in South Kensington, We’re committed to making a positive impact, working with the it has six other locations in London based at Charing Cross, local community to create new opportunities, develop talent Chelsea and Westminster, Hammersmith, Northwick Park, and make tangible improvements in areas like education, the Royal Brompton, and St Mary’s hospitals. employment, enterprise and health. Two cornerstones of this effort are the Invention Rooms and the new School of Public The College also has the Silwood Park Campus near Ascot, Health, both exciting and important ways for us to work with focusing on ecology, evolution and conservation. our local communities. Alongside these, the White City Campus is Imperial’s new The new Michael Uren Biomedical Engineering Research Hub, 20-acre development in West London, a planned £2 billion also at White City, co-locates engineers, scientists and doctors investment that brings together world-class researchers, in order to help solve complex medical challenges. Made businesses and partners from academia to work, share ideas possible through a generous donation of £40 million from and turn cutting-edge research into benefits for society. Sir Michael Uren, an Imperial alumnus, it opened in 2019. The campus is located in the heart of White City, one of At Imperial, we have a global footprint, too. The College London’s most exciting, dynamic and rapidly changing established a new medical school, the Lee Kong Chian School neighbourhoods. The area is home to pioneers in arts, culture, of Medicine, in partnership with Nanyang Technological innovation, science and learning – organisations like BBC University, in Singapore, and admitted its first students in Media Village and the Royal College of Art. 2013. We also have many highly successful academic collaborations with institutions around the world, ranging from biomedical imaging with Tsinghua University in Beijing to quantum computing with MIT in Boston. 55 5 Appointment of President Faculties Imperial’s research and teaching is organised within a network Faculty of Natural Sciences of faculties and academic departments. The Faculty of Natural Sciences fully embraces teaching and Imperial currently has the following four faculties: research activities across core scientific disciplines. Faculty of Engineering The Faculty is led by the Dean and it employs approximately 1,200 staff and has 5,000 students. The Faculty of Engineering is unique in the UK in supporting world-class education and fundamental research across the Imperial College Business School full range of engineering disciplines. The Faculty is led by the Dean and is home to over 1,700 staff and over 8,000 students. Imperial College Business School combines cutting-edge thinking and insight with new technology to develop innovative Faculty of Medicine solutions to real-world problems. The Business School is