Professor Anthony Smith

Professor Anthony Smith, BPharm, PhD, FRPharmS, PFHEA, FRSA

Anthony Smith was appointed Vice-Provost (Education and Student Affairs) at University College London in 2012. Professor Smith takes the strategic lead for all matters related to education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and the wider student experience.  In addition to leading the Office of the Vice Provost (Education and Student Affairs), he oversees Student and Registry Services, UCL Careers and UCL Culture.  He also has responsibility for the Deans leading the Faculty of Laws, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences, and the Institute of Education.

Prior to his appointment at UCL he was Principal and Dean for six years of the School of Pharmacy, University of London.  The School merged with UCL in January 2012.  He was educated at the University of Bath where he obtained his Bachelor of Pharmacy and PhD degrees.  He is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. 

He is Chair of Trustees at Pharmacy Research-UK, Chair of Trustees at UCL Academy and a Governor of the Capital City Colleges Group. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.