The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine appoints inaugural Associate Dean (Education) for the Faculty of Public Health and Policy
Peter Weatherburn has been appointed as the inaugural Associate Dean (Education) for the Faculty of Public Health and Policy at The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Founded in 1899, The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. The mission of LSHTM is to contribute to health and health equity worldwide through education and research.
The Faculty of Public Health and Policy aims to aims to improve health in the UK and worldwide. The Faculty has around 250 academic staff, 50 professional services staff, and 250 doctoral students. It is the largest multi-disciplinary public health group in Europe, and one of the largest groups world-wide of social scientists working on health.
The Associate Dean of Education (ADE) reports to the Dean of Faculty and the Pro-Director Education and is responsible for the Programme Directors within the Faculty.
The Faculty ADE holds an important and visible role across LSHTM with particular responsibility for leading Faculty education strategic planning, quality management and enhancement, and student experience. The ADE will be responsible for innovation in education, supporting strategic partnership development with external organisations, and will be accountable for meeting targets across the student lifecycle, including recruitment, admissions, and student experience within LSHTM’s planning and performance frameworks and developing plans to ensure they are met.
Society conducted a broad search across the top ranked universities nationally, identifying individuals with a background in leading innovation in education provision and the ability to improve LSHTM’s approach to teaching, learning, assessment, and the wider student experience and EDI initiatives.
An established social researcher in the area of sexual health and HIV, Peter Weatherburn joined LSHTM in 2011. Prior to becoming inaugural Faculty ADE, he was Interim Taught Programme Director for the Faculty of Public Health & Policy.
Peter will lead within the Faculty on the creation of new education initiatives and will work in partnership with the Student Communications and Engagement Office, the Strategic Education Office, and Admissions teams to ensure strategies and plans are in place to meet student number targets and that progress is monitored.
We wish Peter all the best in his new role.
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