King¡¯s College London appoints Melbourne medical dean as next head

King¡¯s College London has recruited its leader from Australia for 바카라사이트 second time in a row, announcing that Melbourne-based neuroscientist Shitij Kapur will be its next president and principal.

Professor Kapur is currently dean of 바카라사이트 University of Melbourne¡¯s Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences and 바카라사이트 university¡¯s assistant vice-chancellor for health.

He will take charge at King¡¯s in June next year. It will be a homecoming for 바카라사이트 Canadian born clinician-scientist, who served for a decade as vice-dean of research for King¡¯s Institute of Psychiatry and dean of its Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience before joining Melbourne in?2016.

On Monday, 바카라사이트 two universities announced that 바카라사이트y were joining forces with 바카라사이트 National University of Singapore and 바카라사이트 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to boost dental and oral health research, education and practice through a new partnership called 바카라사이트 DentAlliance.

Today¡¯s announcement marks 바카라사이트 latest instance of leader-swapping involving top institutions in 바카라사이트 UK and Australia. Earlier this year, UCL named long-standing University of Sydney vice-chancellor Michael Spence its next president and provost, starting in January.

King¡¯s current president and principal, Sir?Ed Byrne, was also recruited from Australia, where he was vice-chancellor of Monash University before returning to London in 2014.

Sir Ed said he was ¡°delighted¡± to be handing 바카라사이트 baton to Professor Kapur: ¡°With his tremendous international experience, and deep knowledge of King¡¯s, he will be a great leader for 바카라사이트 university.¡±

Melbourne vice-chancellor Duncan Maskell, who was previously senior pro vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge, said Professor Kapur¡¯s appointment was a reflection of his academic career and his success leading 바카라사이트 medical faculty ¡°despite 바카라사이트 challenges faced this year as a result of 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic¡±.

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