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As part of its developing International Strategy, UCL has decided to create a new role of Pro-Provost for Africa. The first appointment to this position is Professor Volker Sommer (UCL Anthropology). His appointment will begin on 1 September 2008.

Four other new UCL Pro-Provosts have been appointed; their appointments begin on 1 September 2008.

Professor Xiao Guo (UCL Chemistry) will be the Pro-Provost for China, Hong Kong & Macau, succeeding Professor Moira Yip, who has retired from UCL this summer. However, Professor Yip will continue as a Special Advisor on China and give transitional support to Professor Guo.

Professor Mike Wilson (UCL Eastman Dental Institute) will be the new Pro-Provost for Europe, succeeding Professor Wendy Davies, who retired from UCL earlier this year.

Professor C J Lim (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) will be the new Pro-Provost for North America, succeeding Professor Jan Atkinson.

Professor Derek A Tocher (UCL Chemistry) will be the new Pro-Provost for East & South East Asia, succeeding Professor Philip Treleaven.

Professor Vince Emery (UCL Infection & Immunity) has been re-appointed to the position of Pro-Provost for South Asia & the Middle East.

UCL's Pro-Provosts are appointed by UCL's President and Provost, Professor Malcolm Grant, to assist and advise Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵ in developing strategic relationships with UCL's key stakeholders, both regionally and in the wider global context. In each case, the Pro-Provosts have a three-year term of office.

The Pro-Provosts report to Professor Michael Worton, UCL Vice-Provost (Academic & International).

Professor Worton will be organising an induction for the new team of Pro-Provosts in the early autumn and will make a presentation to a heads of department meeting on the updated International Strategy in the late autumn.

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