▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 7 , ▁to ▁a ▁Chair ▁of ▁Medicine ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁He ▁became ▁Director ▁of ▁Research ▁at ▁South am pton ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁Health ▁and ▁Life ▁Sciences ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁From ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁was ▁Vice - Ch an cell or ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Le eds . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁appointment , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Vice - Ch an cell or ▁of ▁a ▁Russell ▁Group ▁university ▁to ▁have ▁attended ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁school . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁York shire ▁Post , ▁his ▁sal ary ▁was ▁£ 2 5 3 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁President ▁and ▁Prov ost ▁of ▁University ▁College ▁London ▁( U CL ) ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁starting ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁succeed ▁Sir ▁Mal col m ▁Grant . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁Vice ▁Chan cell or ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Le eds , ▁Arthur ▁was ▁subject ▁to ▁a ▁motion ▁of ▁no ▁confidence ▁from ▁the ▁Le eds ▁branch ▁of ▁University ▁and ▁College ▁Union ▁( UC U ) ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁proposed ▁ 1 0 %