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Review 2011 1 Research LONDON’S GLOBAL UNIVERSITY ReviewHighlights 2011 2011 Walking on Mars © Angeliki Kapoglou Over summer 2011, UCL Communications held a The winning entry was by Angeliki Kapoglou (UCL Space photography competition, open to all students, calling for & Climate Physics), who was selected to serve as a member images that demonstrated how UCL students contribute of an international crew on the Mars Desert Research Station, to society as global citizens. The term ‘education for global which simulates the Mars environment in the Utah desert. citizenship’ encapsulates all that UCL does to enable Researchers at the station work to develop key knowledge students to respond to the intellectual, social and personal needed to prepare for the human exploration of Mars. challenges that they will encounter throughout their future careers and lives. The runners-up and other images of UCL life can be seen at: www.flickr.com/uclnews Contents Research 2 Follow UCL news www.ucl.ac.uk Health 5 Insights: a fortnightly email summary Global 8 of news, comment and events: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/insights Teaching & Learning 11 Events calendar: Enterprise 14 www.events.ucl.ac.uk Highlights 2011 17 Twitter: @uclnews UCL Council White Paper 2011–2021 YouTube: UCLTV Community 21 In images: www.flickr.com/uclnews Finance & Investment 25 SoundCloud: Awards & Appointments 30 www.soundcloud.com/uclsound iTunes U: People 36 http://itunes.ucl.ac.uk Leadership 37 UCL – London’s Global University Our vision Our values • An outstanding institution, recognised as one of the world’s most • Commitment to excellence advanced universities and valued highly by its community of staff, and advancement on merit students, alumni, donors and partners and by the wider community • Fairness and equality • Providing an outstanding education to students from across the • Diversity globe that imparts the knowledge, wisdom and skills needed by them to thrive as global citizens • Collegiality and community-building • Committed to leadership in the advancement, dissemination • Inclusiveness and application of knowledge within and across disciplines • Openness • Committed to achieving maximum positive social, environmental • Ethically acceptable standards and economic benefit through its achievements in education, of conduct scholarship, research, discovery and collaboration • Fostering innovation and creativity • Developing future generations of leaders in scholarship, research, • Developing leadership the learned professions, the public sector, business and innovation • Environmental sustainability • Tackling global challenges with confidence • As London’s global university, leading through collaboration across London and worldwide in the advancement of knowledge, research, opportunity and sustainable economic prosperity • Operating ethically and at the highest standards of efficiency, and investing sufficiently today to sustain the vision for future generations Introduction I am pleased to introduce this summary of UCL’s activities and achievements in 2011. It was not a dull year. Funding has been particularly challenging. Yet our teaching and research have continued to develop and thrive, with long-term impact that reaches well beyond our walls. There have been breakthroughs from research that promise to make profound differences to the human condition, across such diverse areas as organ transplantation, motor neurone disease, alternative energies and the psychology of financial markets. In the belief that research should not be locked away but We have developed a new research strategy that sets out how should be disseminated as widely as possible, we have launched we plan to build on these foundations, and develop new initiatives UCL Discovery. This provides free, open, online access to our and modes of approach, in the coming years (see page 2). research publications. We have also drawn on a wide range of public interactions to help inform our research and teaching A great deal of effort was devoted to promoting excellence (see page 22). in teaching in 2011. A series of initiatives focused on the deployment of new technologies, enhancing contact with The UCL Council White Paper 2011–2021 adopts a bold tutors, creating new social and study spaces and promoting vision for the next 10 years (see centre spread). It confronts the curriculum diversity (see page 11). Our new flagship many challenges that UCL faces. One is the pressure on our undergraduate degree, the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences, estate. We will invest over £500 million in the next 10 years in a is ready to launch in 2012 as a unique interdisciplinary comprehensive programme of rationalisation, new development, programme. Internationally, we accepted our first undergraduate refurbishment and enhancing the public realm. But to absorb students in Kazakhstan, opened applications for our programmes the additional growth that comes from success in teaching and in Qatar and held our inaugural international degree ceremony research, and to provide new student and staff accommodation, at our Australian campus. we are exploring opportunities to establish an additional campus. In particular, we are investigating the prospects for regeneration In an age of financial austerity the value of collaborative working as part of the Olympics legacy in East London. with others becomes ever more apparent. Our collaboration with Yale University was showcased at a parliamentary event In a brief report like this we can do no more than showcase (see page 10). UCL Partners, our academic health science a fraction of the world-class activity that takes place at UCL partnership with four NHS Trusts, is now the strongest in Europe, throughout the year. There are now several ways in which and welcomed two new major partners during the year – Barts you can stay abreast – and tell us what you think – of UCL and the London NHS Trust, and Queen Mary, University of developments all year round (see opposite). We look forward London. We welcomed Imperial College London and King’s to hearing from you. College London as new partners in The Francis Crick Institute (see page 7). Our social and commercial enterprise collaborations received national recognition, and we developed a strategy to support the entrepreneurial talents of staff and students across the university (see page 14). Professor Malcolm Grant UCL President & Provost UCL Review 2011 1 Research The research summarised in these pages represents Zebrafish retina, Wellcome Image Awards winner a very small sample of the outstanding investigative © Kara Cerveny, UCL Steve Wilson Laboratory activity that is a hallmark of UCL. The breadth Secondly, we aim to extend the distinctive way in which we of research talent across the institution is vast. bring together leaders from across and beyond UCL to conduct We therefore published a strategy this year that cross-disciplinary research. It is vital to transcend subject defines our research ambitions for the years ahead. boundaries if we are to devise sophisticated solutions to complex problems presented by an increasingly interconnected world. The 2011 UCL Research Strategy highlights the need to nurture and celebrate individual curiosity-driven research, but also sets The third aim is to expand the impact of our global university’s out for UCL an innovative cross-disciplinary agenda, designed to research – locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. deliver immediate, medium- and long-term benefits to humanity. By impact we mean the application of our expertise, knowledge, analysis, discovery or insight delivered through scholarly The strategy has three aims. Firstly, we will continue to foster publication, education, public engagement, translational leadership grounded in excellence in research specific to a research, commercial and social enterprise activity, or – crucially single discipline. This could take the form of sustained leadership – through influence on public policy and professional practice. in one’s discipline and the development of novel lines of enquiry; contribution to the intellectual life of one’s discipline; cultivation We trust that the significance of these aspirations will inspire of collegiality in one’s department or more widely; support of our staff, partners and stakeholders to help us achieve them. early career researchers and students; or openness to the benefits of cross-disciplinary collaboration. Professor David Price UCL Vice-Provost (Research) 2 UCL Review 2011 Research Focus on: Imaging Technology UCL continued to invest in medical and biomedical imaging technology in 2011, both independently and in partnership with other institutions. Imaging technology allows academics and medical professionals to stay at the forefront of scientific research, and UCL is recognised as a world leader in this important field. Biomedical imaging centre opens The UCL Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging (CABI), a new multidisciplinary research centre for experimental biomedical imaging, was officially opened in April. Its collaborative approach brings together technology and expertise from across UCL, aiming to develop and apply different imaging technologies to a broad range of research in order to enhance human wellbeing. Imaging stem cells using nanoparticles CABI’s technology is being used in areas including monitoring UCL CABI the instantaneous effects of cancer treatment and investigating the effects of genes responsible for hole in the heart in babies. UCL undertakes joint venture in medical imaging UCL became an equal shareholder
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