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Premier of South Australia visits ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº

17 December 2008

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The Hon Mike Rann MP at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº ucl.ac.uk/australia/" target="_self">¹û¶³Ó°Ôº School of Energy and Resources, Australia
  • On Friday 12 December ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº welcomed the Hon Mike Rann, MP, Premier of South Australia on a visit to mark the agreement between ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº and the State of South Australia to establish the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº School of Energy and Resources, Australia in Adelaide.

    Premier Rann met ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº President and Provost Professor Malcolm Grant, Professor Michael Worton, Vice-Provost (Academic and International), Professor Bernard Buxton, Dean of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Engineering Sciences and Marco Federighi, Sub-Dean of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Engineering Sciences.

    The ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº School of Energy and Resources, Australia will be a collaboration between the university and the State Government. The South Australian energy company Santos will make a contribution to the operation of the school through funds for scholarships and the sponsorship of a professorial Chair.

    Premier Rann said: "¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's credentials in science, energy and resource management are second to none, complementing South Australia's development of our immense resources in uranium, geothermal hot rocks, copper and other minerals."

    Image (from left): Professor Michael Worton, Premier Rann, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº President and Provost Professor Malcolm Grant, Professor Bernard Buxton, Marco Federighi.