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New Vice Principal for Research and


        Innovation to continue scientific excellence





                                            Professor Pybus joined the  from   The  has an outstanding track
                                            the University of Oxford where he has   record in research, with some 80
                                            enjoyed a distinguished career as Professor   per cent of its output rated as world-
                                            of Evolution and Infectious Disease at   leading or internationally excellent.
                                            the Department for Zoology, as well as   This appointment will further develop
                                            Professorial Fellow of New College, Oxford.   the ’s academic and research
                                                                                reputation and progress research and
                                            In recognition of his research over the
                                            years, Professor Pybus has been awarded   innovation capabilities, utilising its
                                            the Scientific Medal of the Zoological   London BioScience Innovation Centre
                                                                                and expansive network of industry
        The  was delighted that          Society of London in 2009, the Daiwa   partners and collaborations. This will
                                            Adrian Prize in 2010, and the Mary Lyon
        Professor Oliver Pybus was          Medal of the Genetics Society in 2019.  help drive research excellence to
        appointed to the position of        Professor Pybus has bought his scientific   maintain the ’s position as the
                                                                                first-placed organisation in the QS
        Vice Principal for Research         skills and high-level advisory experience to   world veterinary subject rankings and
                                            the , together with his awareness of
        and Innovation and took up          the animal health sector as the institution   raise the profile of its research and
                                                                                knowledge exchange globally.
        his role in March 2022.             embarks on its new five-year strategic plan.


           Celebrating LGBT+ History Month



            n the United States, Canada, and   •   At the beginning of February,   project on social media, where
            Australia, LGBT+ History Month is   we raised the Pride flag on both   staff and students could interpret
            celebrated in October to coincide   campuses, with a ceremony at the   the brief as they wish and
          Iwith National Coming Out Day on     flagpole conducted by our Chaplain   submit photos with the hashtag
           11 October and to commemorate       and Interfaith Advisor, Revd. Andy   #SUrainbow. They also held
           the first and second marches on     Marshall, and poetry readings by   a pub quiz, with LGBT+ History
           Washington in 1979 and 1987 for     students and staff. The flag flew   Month-related questions.
           LGBT rights. In the UK, LGBT+ History   with the  standard for the   •   The student LGBT+ Society held
           Month is observed during February and   full month of February, serving as   a screening of the film Pride, and
           coincides with a major celebration of   a public reminder that the    also collaborated with the Students’
           the 2003 abolition of Section 28.   continually strives to be a safe and   Union to place a message tree at
           This year’s theme is ‘the arc is long’   inclusive space.             Camden Campus, that students and
           and is inspired by a Martin Luther    •   Revd. Andy Marshall, together   staff can add their own experiences
           King quote:                         with colleagues in the Learning   or messages of support too.
           “The arc of the moral               and Wellbeing department: Paula
                                               Mann, Veronica Brewster and
           universe is long, but it            Brian Cox, organised a community
           bends towards justice.”             photo montage. They asked staff
                                               and students to submit photos
           It is a reminder to us that there is more   of themselves in celebration
           to do, it also serves as a reminder that   of LGBT+ history month and
           we move gradually towards justice and   superimposed these on a photo of
           equality. It is an opportunity to look not   fabric in the colours of the progress
           only at the work ahead of us, but also   Pride flag, to create a virtual
           at what has been accomplished.      community celebration.
           This year, the ’s staff and students   •   The Students’ Union arranged
           marked LGBT+ History Month in a     a diversity and rainbow themed
           number of ways:


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