Professor Richard Prager has been appointed Head of Cambridge University School of Technology.
Professor Richard Prager has been appointed Head of Cambridge University School of Technology.
The focus of his new role will be to ensure the school acts as “the glue” between the five departments it represents and the central university.
Professor Prager spent six years as Deputy Head (Teaching) at the Department of Engineering, stepping down in 2012 to undertake a sabbatical year.
During that year he worked on and helped launch a website – http://i-want-to-study-engineering.org - designed to help school-leavers compete for engineering places at top universities, including Cambridge.
Professor Prager said: “The strengths of the School of Technology are its relevance, breadth, diversity and agility.
“We cover almost everything that is important in terms of the practical future of the world.
“The school represents an amazingly adaptable group of academics who like challenges which are important to society. These include broad issues like sustainability, energy, future cities, entrepreneurship, risk and resilience plus underlying technical topics such as big data, bio-sensors, graphene, deployable structures, natural language processing, micro-mechanics and jet engine design.
“My vision for the school is that it should help the departments to develop and deliver strategic plans that are consistent with the goals of the university and help the central services to support the exciting work going on in the departments.”
Alongside his administrative role Professor Prager, a fellow of Queens’ College, also continues his work in medical ultrasound technology.