Rector of Imperial College London

Rector of Imperial College London. Sir Roy Anderson to return focus to international research and advisory career; Sir Keith O'Nions is Acting Rector from 1 January 2010 - %0A " - For immediate release - Monday 16 November 2009 The Rector of Imperial College London Sir Roy Anderson FRS has today announced that he is stepping down from his post in order to focus on his research career. The governing Council of the College has accepted Sir Roy's resignation with deep regret. Sir Roy will continue to serve as Rector until 31 December 2009, after which he will return to his position as Chair of Infectious Disease Epidemiology within Imperial's Faculty of Medicine. Sir Keith O'Nions FRS, currently Director of Imperial's Institute for Security Science and Technology, will serve as Acting Rector from 1 January 2010 until a new Rector is appointed by the Council. Sir Roy made his announcement in an email sent to staff and students earlier today in which he thanked them for their support and explained his decision: "I have decided to step down as Rector as I want to return to my primary concern, which is my deep and abiding research interest into global health. All my working life I have been, and I remain today, a research scientist and a teacher with a very strong interest in the global problem of infectious diseases and their control.