Professor Ibrahim Abubakar

Professor Abubakar is a world-leading scholar in the field of infectious disease epidemiology. He brings significant global health experience to the position. From key chairing roles for World Health Organisation, to leading Lancet Migration, his expertise and advocacy have directly shaped policy implementation, affecting the lives of millions of people internationally, particularly in relation to tuberculosis and Covid 19. He joined UCL in 2012 as Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and went on to become Director of the Institute of Global Health and Vice-Dean (International and External Engagement).  He was Pro-Provost (Health) and Dean of the Faculty of Population Health until 2025.