On this page you can find heads of department for Academic Units within:
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Faculty of Arts and Humanities
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 Gesine Manuwald
From: 01 September 2022
To: 31 August 2024
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 Tim Jordan
From: 1 September 2022
To: 31 August 2024
Dr Wendy Sims-Schouten
From: 1 September 2024
To: 31 August 2029
Faculty of Brain Sciences
Dean of Faculty
Professor Alan Thompson
From: 01 September 2021
To: 31 August 2026
Division of Psychiatry
Professor Glyn Lewis
From: 01 September 2019
To: 31 August 2024
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
Faculty of the Built Environment
Dean of Faculty
Professor Jacqui Glass (interim)
From: 04 April 2024
To: -
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 Michael Walls
From: 01 January 2022
To: 31 August 2024
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
Faculty of Engineering Sciences
Dean of Faculty
Professor Nigel Titchener-Hooker
From: 01 June 2021
To: 31 August 2026
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 2021
To: 31 December 2024
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 Steve Hailes
From: 01 September 2019
To: 31 August 2024
Professor Daniel Alexander
From: 01 September 2024
To: 31 August 2029
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Professor Sarah Spurgeon
From: 01 September 2021
To: 31 August 2024
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: 23 September 2019
To: 31 August 2024
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
Faculty of Laws
Dean of Faculty
Professor Eloise Scotford
From: 01 November 2022
To: 31 August 2027
Faculty of Life Sciences
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
Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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
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 Jon Agar and Professor Emma Tobin (Co-Heads)
From: 01 August 2022
To: 31 August 2024
Dr 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
Faculty of Medical Sciences
Dean of Faculty
Professor Mark Emberton
From: 01 September 2020
To: 31 August 2025
Cancer Institute
Professor Tariq Enver
From: 01 September 2019
To: 31 August 2024
Division of Infection and Immunity
Professor Emma Morris
From: 01 September 2021
To: 31 August 2026
Eastman Dental Institute
Professor Stephen Porter
From: 01 September 2022
To: 31 July 2024
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
Faculty of Population Health Sciences
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
Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
Dean of Faculty
Professor Jennifer Hudson
From: 01 October 2022
To: 31 August 2027
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 Bob Mills
From: 01 September 2019
To: 31 August 2024
Professor Richard Taws
From: 01 September 2024
To: 31 August 2027
Department of Political Science
Professor Benjamin Lauderdale
From: 01 October 2021
To: 31 August 2024
From: 01 September 2024
To: 31 August 2025
Institute of the Americas
Dr Nick Witham
From: 01 September 2022
To: 31 August 2027
UCL Institute of Education
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
Department of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
Professor Arthur Chapman
From: 01 August 2023
To: 14 July 2028
Department of Education, Practice and Society
Professor Brad Blitz
From: 01 August 2023
To: 31 August 2024
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
Academic Units not assigned to a faculty
Sainsbury-Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour
Professor Tom Mrsic-Flogel
From: 01 October 2016
To: 31 July 2026