Who Says A Doctorate Is Hard Work?
I was delighted to receive two honours today. The first is to have been appointed as Rector (Vice-Chancellor) of City University.
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Article: Anglo-Irish Friendship
“Brexit certainly caused some bumps, but the Anglo-Irish friendship remains strong” – City AM
Coffee Colloquy: SDG6 – Clean Water & Sanitation
Clean Water and SanitationEnsuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators in conjunction with the Worshipful Company of Plumbers led this fantastic discussion at Mansion House attended by some 150 people.…
Armed To The Sessions
The Old Bailey originated as the sessions house of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of the City of London and of Middlesex. There are two sheriffs and I had the honour, with Chris Hayward of being the first two-term sheriffs…
Pollinating Common Council Together
Achieving carbon neutrality should go alongside steps to promote green spaces in the City as places for human well being as well as biodiversity. I hope you all saw the Pollinating London Together exhibition in the Ambulatory on your way…
Article: Square Mile and Me – Michael Mainelli on becoming Lord Mayor and bringing more pubs to the City
“Square Mile and Me: Michael Mainelli on becoming Lord Mayor and bringing more pubs to the City” – City AM
Article: Optimistic London
“I’ve lived in many places – but nowhere compares to the City of London” – City AM
Article: Philanthropy
“It’s not all banking and dealmaking, charity’s big business in the Square Mile too” – City AM
First Off The AI Chocks
It was great to award The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) Certificate in Ethical Artificial Intelligence to our first student, Philip Chamberlain. Philip works in Saudi Arabia but flew to Dubai where we were attending COP 28 to…