King’s School London’s New Vice-Dean (Schooling) named to the College of Pure, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences

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Professor Simon Banks has been appointed as Vice-Dean (Schooling) for the College of Pure, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences (NMES). Simon is at present Director of Schooling and College Tutor within the College of Engineering Sciences at UCL, and can be a part of King’s on 1 January 2024.

Becoming a member of as a Professor of Pure Sciences Schooling, Simon will lead on the College’s Schooling Technique, together with contributing to the event of the brand new undergraduate diploma programme in Pure Sciences. A chemist by coaching with analysis pursuits within the subject of quantum response dynamics and the statistical mechanics of extremely correlated methods, Simon is extremely skilled in main and delivering interdisciplinary science and engineering schooling. In his position as Director of Schooling and College Tutor at UCL Engineering, he has led on curriculum design, tutorial coverage, high quality assurance, governance and the coed expertise.

Simon takes over from Professor Michael Kölling, who after 5 years steps down from the position of Vice-Dean (Schooling) in August 2023.

Professor Simon Banks mentioned, “I’m delighted to be becoming a member of NMES at a time of such thrilling developments in schooling throughout the College; I stay up for working with each Professor Bearon and Professor French by the transition interval within the months forward.

“I’m additionally very a lot wanting ahead to working with colleagues throughout NMES, constructing on current strengths as we deliver to fruition the College’s bold plans for schooling and the coed expertise within the years to come back.”

Professor Mark French, Interim Government-Dean of NMES, mentioned, “I’m delighted we’ve got appointed Simon to this position. He brings a wealth of expertise from his time at UCL, and I stay up for working with him and our incoming Government-Dean, Professor Rachel Bearon, as we transition to his management in schooling in January.

“I’d additionally prefer to warmly thank Professor Michael Kölling as he steps down as Vice-Dean (Schooling) this summer time. During the last 5 years, Michael has completed an exemplary job in main on schooling for the College, from managing a big improve in pupil numbers, to establishing the Tutorial Schooling Pathway, to supporting artistic innovation in our curricula, and steering us by difficult instances together with the transition to on-line instructing in the course of the pandemic.”

Professor Rachel Bearon, incoming Government-Dean of NMES, mentioned, “I stay up for working with Simon to form the College’s strategic route for schooling within the New Yr. Simon’s ardour for inter-disciplinary science and engineering schooling, revolutionary curriculum design and supporting the coed expertise, can be invaluable to constructing on present strengths in NMES to ship our imaginative and prescient for instructional excellence.”

“I’m delighted to be becoming a member of NMES at a time of such thrilling developments in schooling throughout the College…I’m additionally very a lot wanting ahead to working with colleagues…constructing on current strengths as we deliver to fruition the College’s bold plans for schooling and the coed expertise within the years to come back.”

Professor Simon Banks