Pro-Vice-Provost’s View - Enhancing our place in our capital city

Pro-Vice-Provost (London) Alan Thompson discusses UCL's London Framework and how COVID-19 has reconfirmed UCL's connection with our capital city. The past nine months have been a challenging time for us all with the coronavirus pandemic changing how we live, work and communicate with each other. Rewinding a few more months to July 2019 when I was appointed Pro-Vice-Provost (London), I did not foresee any of the challenges which we have all faced in 2020 and will continue to face in 2021 and beyond. Nevertheless, I am delighted to share that progress has very much continued in the PVP London Office, and if anything, COVID-19 has demonstrated the importance of UCL's relationships particularly with London but also nationally and internationally as well. This week, on 5 November, we will be launching our London Framework at a virtual launch event attended by our colleagues and partners across London. The London Framework sets out the key principles which define the purpose of UCL London. Our goal is to enhance engagement, coordinate relationships and enrich society whilst amplifying UCL's impact in London.