Heads of academic departments

Dean of Faculty
Professor Stella Bruzzi
From: 1 September 2022
To: 31 August 2027

Department of English Language and Literature
Professor John Mullan
From: 01 September 2022
To: 31 August 2025

Department of Greek and Latin
Professor Phiroze Vasunia
From: 01 September 2024
To: 31 August 2027

Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies
Professor Lily Kahn
From: 01 September 2022
To: 31 August 2027

Department of Information Studies
Dr Charlie Inskip
From: 1 September 2023
To: 31 August 2028

Department of Philosophy
Professor Tim Button
From: 01 September 2022
To: 31 August 2025

School of European Languages, Culture and Society
Professor Claire Thomson
From: 01 September 2022
To: 31 August 2025

School of Slavonic and East European Studies
Professor Richard Mole
From: 01 September 2023
To: 31 August 2028

Slade School of Fine Art
Mary Evans
From: 01 October 2023
To: 03 October 2028

UCL Arts and Sciences
Professor Wendy Sims-Schouten
From: 1 September 2024
To: 31 August 2029

Dean of Faculty
Professor Alan Thompson
From: 01 September 2021
To: 31 August 2026

Division of Psychiatry
Professor Elvira Bramon
From: 01 September 2024
To: 31 August 2029

Division of Psychology and Language Sciences
Professor Peter Fonagy 
From: 01 September 2023
To: 31 August 2028

Ear Institute
Professor Jennifer Linden
From: 01 September 2023
To: 31 August 2028

Institute of Neurology
Professor Michael Hanna
From: 01 September 2021
To: 31 August 2026

Institute of Ophthalmology
Professor Andrew Dick
From: 01 September 2021
To: 31 August 2026

Institute of Prion Diseases
Professor John Collinge
From: 31 May 2023
To: 31 August 2028

Dean of Faculty
Professor Jacqui Glass
From: 23 August 2024
To: 22 August 2029

The Bartlett School of Architecture
Professor Amy Kulper
From: 01 September 2022
To: 31 August 2027

The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis
Dr Jon Reades 
From: 01 August 2023
To: 31 July 2027

The Bartlett Development Planning Unit
Professor Julian Walker
From: 01 September 2024
To: 31 August 2028

The Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources
Professor Neil Strachan
From: 01 January 2022
To: 31 December 2026

The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction
Professor Priti Parikh 
From: 1 August 2023
To: 31 August 2027

The Bartlett School of Planning
Professor Mike Raco 
From: 01 September 2023
To: 31 August 2027

UCL Urban Laboratory
Dr Catalina Ortiz
From: 01 June 2024
To: 31 August 2028

Dean of Faculty
Professor Andrew Nisbet (interim)
From: 01 October 2024
To: tbc

Department of Biochemical Engineering
Professor Suzanne Farid
From: 01 September 2023
To: 31 August 2028

Department of Chemical Engineering
Professor Eva Sorensen
From: 01 January 2025
To: 31 December 2029

Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
Professor Jose Torero Cullen
From: 01 December 2023
To: 30 November 2028

Department of Computer Science
Professor Daniel Alexander
From: 01 September 2024
To: 31 August 2029

Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Professor John Mitchell
From: 01 September 2024
To: 31 August 2029

UCL School of Management
Professor Davide Ravasi
From: 01 September 2022
To: 31 August 2027

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Professor Richard Bucknall
From: 1 March 2023 
To: 31 August 2028

Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Professor Andrew Nisbet
From: 1 September 2024
To: 31 August 2029

Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy
Professor Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti
From: 01 January 2024
To: 31 August 2025

Department of Security and Crime Science
Professor Kate Bowers
From: 01 July 2020
To: 31 August 2025

Dean of Faculty
Professor Eloise Scotford
From: 01 November 2022
To: 31 August 2027

Dean of Faculty 
Professor Gail Taylor 
From: 01 April 2024
To: 30 March 2029

Division of Biosciences
Professor Andrew Pomiankowski
From: 01 January 2021
To: 31 December 2026

MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology 
Professor Alison Lloyd 
From: 01 February 2020
To: 31 January 2025

UCL School of Pharmacy 
Professor Cate Whittlesea
From: 01 June 2023
To: 31 August 2028

Dean of Faculty
Professor Ivan Parkin
From: 01 June 2021
To: 31 August 2026

Department of Chemistry
Professor Claire Carmalt
From: 01 September 2021
To: 31 August 2026

Department of Earth Sciences
Professor Lidunka Vocadlo
From: 01 September 2023
To: 31 August 2028

Department of Mathematics
Professor Christian Boehmer
From: 01 September 2023
To: 31 August 2028

Department of Physics and Astronomy
Professor Raman Prinja 
From: 01 September 2023
To: 31 August 2025

Professor David Waters
From: 01 September 2025
To: 31 August 2028

Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction
Professor Joanna Faure Walker
From: 01 September 2022
To: 31 August 2027

Department of Science and Technology Studies
Professor Jean-Baptiste Gouyon
From: 01 September 2024
To: 31 August 2029

Department of Space and Climate Physics 
Professor Andrew Fazakerley
From: 01 September 2022
To: 31 August 2027

Department of Statistical Science
Professor Gianluca Baio
From: 01 September 2021
To: 31 August 2026

Dean of Faculty
Professor Mark Emberton
From: 01 September 2020
To: 31 August 2025

Cancer Institute
Professor Gerhardt Attard
From: 01 September 2024
To: 31 August 2029

Division of Infection and Immunity
Professor Emma Morris
From: 01 September 2021
To: 31 August 2026

Eastman Dental Institute
Professor Dave Spratt (interim)
From: 01 October 2024
To: 30 September 2025

UCL Medical School
Professor Faye Gishen
From: 01 May 2022
To: 31 August 2027 

Division of Medicine
Professor Sam Janes
From: 01 November 2022
To: 31 August 2027

Division of Surgery and Interventional Science
Professor Vivek Mudera
From: 01 September 2021
To: 31 August 2026

Dean of Faculty
Professor Ibrahim Abubakar
From: 01 August 2021
To: 31 August 2026

Global Business School for Health
Professor Nora Colton
From: 10 January 2022
To: 31 August 2027

Institute of Cardiovascular Science
Professor Perry Elliott
From: 01 December 2021
To: 31 August 2026

UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
Professor Helen Cross
From: 01 September 2022
To: 31 August 2027

Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology 
Professor Max Parmar 
From: 01 September 2023
To: 31 August 2028

Institute of Epidemiology and Healthcare
Professor Fiona Stevenson
From: 01 April 2023
To: 31 August 2026

Institute for Global Health
Professor Shabbar Jaffar 
From: 01 July 2022
To: 31 August 2027

Institute of Health Informatics 
Professor Laura Shallcross
From: 01 September 2023
To: 31 August 2028

UCL Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute for Women's Health
Professor Anna David 
From: 01 September 2022
To: 31 August 2027

Dean of Faculty (interim)
Professor Nick Witham
From: 01 September 2024
To: tbc

Department of Anthropology 
Professor Caroline Garaway 
From: 01 September 2022
To: 31 August 2025

Institute of Archaeology
Professor Kevin MacDonald
From: 01 September 2022
To: 31 August 2027

Department of Economics
Professor Fabien Postel-Vinay
From: 01 September 2023
To: 31 August 2026

Department of Geography
Professor Jason Dittmer
From: 01 September 2023
To: 31 August 2025

Department of History
Dr Antonio Sennis
From: 01 September 2023
To: 31 August 2026

Department of History of Art
Professor Richard Taws
From: 01 September 2024
To: 31 August 2027

Department of Political Science
Professor Benjamin Lauderdale
From: 01 September 2024
To: 31 August 2025

Institute of the Americas (interim) 
Dr Néstor Castañeda
From: 01 October 2024
To: no later than 1 September 2025

Dean and Director
Professor Li Wei
From: 01 July 2021
To: 30 June 2026 

Department of Culture, Communication and Media
Professor Jeff Bezemer
From: 01 August 2023
To: 09 February 2025

From: 10 February 2025
To: 31 July 2027

Department of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
Professor Arthur Chapman
From: 01 August 2023
To: 14 July 2028

Department of Education, Practice and Society
Professor Moses Oketch
From: 01 September 2024
To: 31 August 2027

Department of Learning and Leadership
Professor Susan O'Neill
From: 01 August 2023
To: 31 May 2027

Department of Psychology and Human Development
Professor Zachary Walker
From: 01 August 2023
To: 30 June 2026

Social Research Institute
Professor Toby Seddon
From: 01 August 2023
To: 09 September 2025

Sainsbury-Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour 
Professor Tom Mrsic-Flogel
From: 01 October 2016
To: 31 July 2026