Leadership appointed for new UCL Research Domains

Leaders of the new UCL Environment Research Domain and the UCL eResearch Domain have been appointed, to foster interaction and collaboration across the university and with its partner organisations. Environment Co-Chairs of the Environment Domain are Professor Nick Tyler (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering) and Professor Dan Osborn (UCL Earth Sciences). Professor Osborn said: "I am looking forward to the Environment Domain increasing opportunities for research on the key issues facing humanity. People and communities need to live well and sustainably within the resources our planet can provide. The Domain should help strengthen the pathway from knowledge to impact, so such issues can be addressed in ways that meet people's needs and reduce risks from and to the environment." Professor Tyler noted: "Our definition of 'environment' is strong and inclusive. We embrace all 'environments' - natural, built, cultural, emotional, intellectual, technical, social..whatever people choose to define as their environment of interest. I would like the Domain to inspire everyone at UCL to see their thinking and activity in relation to everyone else's, thus opening the door to creating collaborative opportunities for generating new thought, inspiring ideas and frontier-breaking research that will help us understand the challenges we face now and in the future." - eResearch. Co-Chairs of the eResearch Domain are Professor Jonathan Tennyson (UCL Physics & Astronomy) and Professor Phil Luthert (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology).