The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment has announced that Jacqui Glass will serve as interim dean from April, when Christoph Lindner becomes president and vice-chancellor at the Royal College of Art.

Glass is currently vice-dean of research at the Bartlett, which is part of University College London, and has led the faculty’s multidisciplinary research community for several years.

The Bartlett said she was expected to serve as interim dean for a number of months, until a permanent successor to Lindner is appointed.

Lindner joined the Bartlett in 2019 and his time as dean coincided with 2022’s revelations about a toxic culture of bullying, racism and sexual misconduct at the Bartlett School of Architecture, which was said to have spanned decades.

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