Sir Derek Harry Roberts (28 March 1932 – 17 February 2021) was an English engineer who twice served as provost of University College London (UCL), from 1989 to 1999 and again from 2002 to 2003.
For his contribution to early semiconductor research, Roberts was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society[3] in 1980 and delivered the Clifford Paterson Lecture the same year.
Under his leadership UCL expanded significantly, merging with several institutions including the Institute of Child Health in 1996, the Royal Free Medical School in 1998, and the School of Slavonic and East European Studies in 1999.
[7][8][9] Roberts retired in 1999, but returned to UCL in 2002 to act as interim Provost following the resignation of his successor, Christopher Llewellyn Smith.
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