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Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship, and the Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication
Watch the ceremony below:
Dean's welcome
Faculty of Medicine
Congratulations, graduands of the Faculty of Medicine!
I’m delighted to welcome all of you, your families and friends to Graduation Day 2024. Imperial’s graduation ceremonies are our most important annual events, bringing together an outstanding student community from across our schools and departments to celebrate your achievements together.
Professor Deborah Ashby
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
Vice Provost's welcome
Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication, and the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship
I am delighted to offer my wholehearted congratulations to all of you on your achievement.
By choosing to study education and humanities-oriented subjects in a science, engineering, medicine and business environment, you have gained unique insights that will be highly sought-after and serve you extremely well in the future.
Professor Peter Haynes
Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience)
Order of procession
All rise when the procession enters the Hall and remain standing until the Chair of Council is seated.
GROUP 1
- Imperial College School of Medicine Student Union President, Mr Haider Nazerali
- Imperial College Union President, Ms Camille Boutrolle
GROUP 2 and GROUP 3
- Faculty Operating Officer, Dr Chris Watkins
- Academic Registrar, Mr David Ashton
- Vice-Dean (Education), Clinical Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Mr Martin Lupton
- Head of Department, Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, and Professor of Hepatology, Professor Mark Thursz
- Interim Head, National Heart and Lung Institute, and Vice-Dean (Institutional Affairs), Faculty of Medicine, Professor Clare Lloyd
- Reader in Public Health, School of Public Health, Dr Filippos Filippidis
- Head of Department, Surgery and Cancer, Professor George Hanna
- Director, Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication, Dr Ana Costa-Pereira
- Director of Academic Quality and Standards, Mrs Judith Webster
- Faculty of Medicine staff
- Centres staff
GROUP 4
- Registrar and University Secretary, Mr Richard Martin
- Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Professor Deborah Ashby
- Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience), Professor Peter Haynes
- Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise), Professor Mary Ryan
- Recipient of the President's Medal for Excellence in Societal Engagement, Dr Lindsay H Dewa
- Imperial College Medallist, Professor Peter JM Openshaw
GROUP 5
- Mace Bearer, Mrs Susi Underwood
- Provost, Professor Ian Walmsley
- President, Professor Hugh Brady
- Chair of Council, Mr Vindi Banga
Order of ceremony
Fanfare
The Archbishop’s Fanfare – Francis Jackson (1917–2022)
Student orator
President, Imperial College Union, Ms Camille Boutrolle
Chair’s welcome
Chair of Council, Mr Vindi Banga
Presentation of graduates
Presentation of postgraduates from the Faculty of Medicine to whom the degrees of intercalated MSc, MPH, MRes, MD(Res), MPhil and PhD have been awarded. See names of graduating students here.
Musical interlude
Pequeña Czarda – Pedro Itturalde (1929–2020) arr Thomas Bettley
Solo performed by James Taylor (Third year Electronic and Information Engineering)
Presentation of the Outstanding Student Achievement Award
The Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience) presents the Outstanding Student Achievement Award to:
Presentation of the President’s Medal
The Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise) requests the President to award the President’s Medal to:
- Dr Lindsay H Dewa, Excellence in Societal Engagement
Presentation of the Imperial College Medal
The Provost requests the President to award the Imperial College Medal to:
Presentation of graduates
Presentation of postgraduates from the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship, and the Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication to whom the degrees of MSc, MEd and PhD have been awarded. See names of graduating students here.
Valediction
President, Professor Hugh Brady
National anthem
Recession
Nun danket alle Gott Op 65 No 9 – Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933)
Graduate prize winners
Faculty of Medicine
The following awards and prizes are given to students with a record of exceptional achievement in scholarship in the Faculty of Medicine.
Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship, and the Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication
The following awards and prizes are given to students with a record of exceptional achievement in scholarship in the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship.
Award winners
Outstanding Student Achievement Award
Miss Aglaia Freccero
Miss Aglaia Freccero is a first-year PhD student in the Department of Brain Sciences at Imperial College London.
Outstanding Student Achievement Award
Dr Tunde Oyebamiji
Dr Tunde Oyebamiji was a postgraduate student in the School of Public Health at Imperial College London.
President's Medal for Excellence in Societal Engagement
Dr Lindsay H Dewa
Dr Lindsay Dewa is an Advanced Research Fellow in Mental Health in the School of Public Health at Imperial College London.
Imperial College Medal
Professor Peter JM Openshaw
Professor Peter Openshaw is Professor of Experimental Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London.