UCL Council announce new President & Provost
Sir Stephen Wall, Chair of UCL Council, talks about the selection process that has led to the appointment of Michael Arthur. "No 'white smoke' is allowed in our great secular institution. But I have good news for all that. The Council has chosen a new President & Provost to succeed Malcolm Grant. He is Michael Arthur, presently Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds. We chose Michael Arthur because we were impressed by his personal qualities, by his own record of professional and academic attainment and by his leadership and achievements at Leeds. He has transformed the university's research and teaching; established healthy finances; put Leeds on the map as a Russell Group institution and developed a strong sense of community and commitment among academic and non-academic staff.