Professor Gani is responsible for providing corporate academic leadership in shaping and implementing the University’s strategies in reputation management, marketing, internationalisation and advancement.

He works with key external stakeholders including funding councils, Scottish and UK governments, businesses, the voluntary sector and other universities to build Strathclyde’s reputation as a technological university of international standing. He builds relationships nationally and internationally, particularly within the EU, the Gulf States, USA, Africa, Singapore and Malaysia.

Professor Gani joined Strathclyde in December 2009 after seven years as director of research, innovation and global engagement at the Scottish Funding Council (SFC). While there, he led the development of research pools, driving forward the SFC’s investment in research alliances to create a competitive edge for Scotland in world-leading research. He also pioneered the Council's innovative approach to the funding of knowledge exchange between universities, business and the public sector.

Prior to joining the Council, he held senior academic posts in chemistry at the universities of Southampton, St Andrews and Birmingham. As a result of his research in organic chemistry he has received many awards culminating in becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Professor Gani is participating in the Rapidly developing world class research in the Gulf session.