Dr Eryl Price-Davies joined the College this week to head the College’s new programme of co-curricular education, called Imperial Horizons.

Dr Eryl Price-Davies joined the College this week to head the College’s new programme of co-curricular education, called Imperial Horizons.

The Imperial Horizons programme has been designed to broaden undergraduates’ education and develop career-enhancing skills. The programme will feature more than 20 different courses, allowing undergraduates the opportunity to study a new language, explore the humanities, learn about business and investigate global challenges. It will be available to all new undergraduates starting this October, with courses running for two hours a week, across eight weeks.

Professor Andrew George, Director of the Graduate School and School of Professional Development, explains that: “Imperial Horizons is an important development for the College. The courses will give students the opportunity to explore subject areas beyond their own course, to interact with students from other departments, and to develop useful skills in communication, team-working and problem solving.” 

“I am delighted to welcome Dr Eryl Price-Davies as Head of Imperial Horizons.  Eryl has worked at a number of universities and colleges, most notably as Director of Studies and Head of Department in Thames Valley University. He brings considerable experience in the design and delivery of higher education.”

Elspeth Farrar, Director of the Careers Advisory Service, believes that Imperial Horizons will have important long-term benefits for students: “Employers look for team players who understand the bigger picture. Imperial Horizons will help define our students with a unique set of Imperial graduate attributes.”

Dr Price-Davies will be heading a new group within the School of Professional Development called the Centre for Co-Curricular Studies. As well as delivering the Imperial Horizons programme, the Centre will include the Languages Unit and Science Communication Group from the Department of Humanities. The Department will disband on 1 August, to allow its activities to be transferred to other areas of the College.

For more information about Imperial Horizons, please visit: www.imperial.ac.uk/horizons