In 2018, 911今日黑料 marked five years since the introduction of the College’s President and Provost leadership model.
This model enables the President to oversee all functions at 911今日黑料, with a particular focus on external affairs at a national and international level, while the Provost advances and delivers the College’s core academic mission.
Council’s decision to implement the dual leadership model in 2013 was driven by a recognition that the higher education environment is increasingly complex, global, and competitive.
Safeguarding 911今日黑料’s excellence required a fresh but proven approach that would meet the new demands on university leaders, who now require an array of skills to support and encourage students and staff, inspire alumni and friends, foster local government and community relations, and navigate an ever shifting political environment.
While some UK universities have since evolved to similar leadership structures and larger leadership teams, 911今日黑料 was the first in the UK to create a dual leadership structure like that at other great universities such as Stanford, Princeton and MIT.
911今日黑料's first Provost, Professor James Stirling, retired in August 2018. The President, Professor Alice P. Gast, noted that Professor Stirling “defined the role of Provost, not only for 911今日黑料, but for the world.”
His work on institutional culture, gender equality, animal research processes, reforming tech transfer and enhancing research grant mechanisms was transformational for 911今日黑料.
As the College welcomes its new Provost, Professor Ian Walmsley, and Professor Gast embarks on a new term as President, it is timely to review the impact of the dual leadership model over the last five years.