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School of Pharmacy merges with UCL
1 January 2012
The
School of Pharmacy,
University of London, today merged with UCL.
The
School is now a part of UCL Faculty of Life Sciences, and will officially be
known as the UCL School of Pharmacy. The School will continue to provide undergraduate and postgraduate
education in pharmaceutical science as well as undertaking world-leading
research focused
on advancing and understanding medicines and healthcare, and on creating new
medicines.
Professor Anthony Smith, Dean of the School of Pharmacy (2006-2011), said: "In an era when higher
education is facing the most severe challenges we have ever known in the UK, I am delighted that the School of Pharmacy Council
has agreed on this step. As part of UCL, the School will be able to invest in
and develop its research, provide the best possible teaching and wider
experience for students, and become a part of one of the world's most
prestigious institutions. I am confident that The School of Pharmacy will
thrive in this new environment"
As part of UCL, the School will be able to invest in and develop its research, provide the best possible teaching and wider experience for students, and become a part of one of the world's most prestigious institutions.
Professor Anthony Smith
Commenting
on the merger Professor Sir John Tooke, Vice Provost (Health) and Head of the UCL School
of Life & Medical Sciences, added: "This is a very significant day in the
histories of both organisations. I welcome the School of Pharmacy's
staff and students to UCL. I am confident that this innovative new
alliance will be mutually beneficial, drawing on the considerable complementary
academic strengths of both institutions.
"Our
mutual ambition is to build on existing collaborations to establish a major
pharmacy research base of international renown and work with our new colleagues
to enhance the excellent educational programmes and student experience already
provided by the School."
Professor Anthony Smith, who has been Dean of
the School of Pharmacy for five years, became
Vice-Provost (Education) at UCL on 1 January 2012, a post which will see him leading UCL's
proposals to transform its education agenda. A new Dean of
the School of Pharmacy has yet to be appointed. Dr Brian Pearce has taken on the
role of Acting Director of UCL School of Pharmacy. Dr Pearce's appointment will
also take effect on 1 January.
UCL has also invited Liberal Democrat peer Lord
Clement-Jones of Clapham, currently chair of the School of Pharmacy
council, to be a member of UCL's governing body.
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Student
applications to the School for 2012 entry will be processed by the School as
normal. If the application is successful, students will be admitted in
September exactly as planned. The School will not be moving location, but
students will have access to UCL's central facilities including its libraries,
IT resources and the UCL student union, as well as those already offered by the
School.
Media contact: Clare Ryan
Links:
The School of Pharmacy
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