Death of Shinzo Abe

Mr Shinzo Abe visits UCL It is with great sadness that we hear of the death of former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe. We extend our deepest sympathies and sincere condolences to his family and the people of Japan at this difficult time. Mr Abe was in office in 2006-07 and 2012-20 and remains the country's longest-serving PM and best-known political figure internationally. During his premiership, he developed a relationship with UCL based on our strong and impactful ties with Japan - both historically and right up to the present day. In 2014, we were honoured to receive Mr Abe on campus when he gave the keynote speech at the Japan: UK Conference 'Collaboration in Research and Education' co-hosted by UCL and the Embassy of Japan in the UK. The conference was the first of its kind and was designed to give the leading universities in Japan and the UK the opportunity to showcase their recent efforts in both research and education and discuss future ways to cooperate in these fields. Following the conference, a joint announcement was issued signalling participating universities' commitment to encouraging mutual exchange between staff and researchers in both countries, the development of new collaborative research links and the creation of joint international curricula.