Achievements of leading UCL academics recognised at Provost’s Annual reception
Academics from across UCL whose work has gained major recognition externally have been celebrated at the Provost's Annual Learned Societies and Major Prizes reception. The event, which took place online last night, highlighted the work of more than 40 leading academics from across all 11 of UCL's faculties. In a year dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic, a number of awards and appointments were made to those working in the medical field, with nine appointments to the Academy of Medical Sciences, to which UCL's Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Dame Anne Johnson, has been appointed President. Other achievements in the last year have included fellowships awarded by the Academy of Social Sciences, the British Academy, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Higher Education Academy, the Royal Society, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the UKRI Economic and Social Research Council and Science and Technology Facilities Council. UCL academics have also won a number of prestigious prizes, including the Royal Academy of Engineers' President's Special Awards for Pandemic Service to Professors Rebecca Shipley and Tim Baker for their work on UCL Ventura, a breathing aid to help keep Covid-19 patients out of intensive care. As the last reception of its kind to be held by the current President & Provost, UCL Vice-Provost (Research) Professor David Price reflected with the audience on the many achievements secured under Professor Michael Arthur's leadership, including establishing UCL as a global top 10 university, climbing an average of eight places in university world rankings to 6th place over the past seven years.
