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Led by Vice-Provost (International) Dame Nicola Brewer, the Global Engagement Office (GEO) and networks of Pro-Vice-Provosts and Vice-Deans (International) work with colleagues across the university to bring to life UCL’s Global Engagement Strategy.

Partnerships and collaborations, from concept and proposal stage onwards
International delegations, both inbound and outbound
Regional advice and expertise
Knowledge sharing, including termly Regional Network Meetings and the UCL Global Update

Vice-Provost (International)

Dame Nicola Brewer

Vice-Provost (International)
vpinternational@ucl.ac.uk
+44 (0)20 3108 7782 / internal 57782

Nicola gives strategic direction to UCL’s global engagement, and is responsible for implementing our global strategy. She is UCL’s ‘global ambassador’, sharing that role with as many UCL colleagues who can help us tell the story of UCL’s global impact.

Read Nicola's full biography here.

Favourite place? Kalk Bay, South Africa. Sitting at the end of the jetty, watching seals play in the water at sunset.

Pro-Vice-Provosts (International)

Professor Gudrun E Moore Pro-Vice-Provost (International) and Director GEO Job Share with Dr Karen Edge (0.4FTE) pro.vpi@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 7793 / internal 57793 View Gudrun's full profile here. Favourite place? Yosemite National Park, California. I spent a wonderful holiday there with my family, swimming in fresh water lakes and hiking.
Dr Karen Edge Pro-Vice-Provost (International) and Director GEO Job Share with Professor Gudrun Moore (0.4FTE) pro.vpi@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 7793 / internal 57793 View Karen's full profile here. Favourite place? Our family cottage. A log house in a forest on Wolfe Lake, Canada. Filled with memories and always feels like home!

Professor Gudrun E Moore

Pro-Vice-Provost (International) and Director GEO
Job Share with Dr Karen Edge (0.4FTE)
pro.vpi@ucl.ac.uk
+44 (0)20 3108 7793 / internal 57793

View Gudrun's full profile here.

Favourite place? Yosemite National Park, California. I spent a wonderful holiday there with my family, swimming in fresh water lakes and hiking.

Dr Karen Edge

Pro-Vice-Provost (International) and Director GEO
Job Share with Professor Gudrun Moore (0.4FTE)
pro.vpi@ucl.ac.uk
+44 (0)20 3108 7793 / internal 57793

View Karen's full profile here.

Favourite place? Our family cottage. A log house in a forest on Wolfe Lake, Canada. Filled with memories and always feels like home!

Pro-Vice-Provosts (Regional)

The PVPs play an important strategic role as a catalyst for UCL’s engagement in their particular region.

Each term they chair a meeting of the Regional Network; they also welcome international delegations to UCL and act as ambassadors and advocates for UCL's work internationally.

Director Katharine Carruthers Pro-Vice-Provost (East Asia) Email: k.carruthers@ucl.ac.uk Katharine Carruthers is the Director of the UCL Institute Of Education (IOE) Confucius Institute for Schools. Her research interests centre around teaching and learning of Chinese as a foreign language in schools, the notion of intercultural competence in Chinese and UK schools and globalisation and language policy. Katharine chairs the East Asia Network.
Professor Brad Karp Pro-Vice-Provost (North America) Email: bkarp@cs.ucl.ac.uk Brad Karp is a Professor of Computer Systems and Networks and Head of the Systems and Networks Research Group in the Department of Computer Science at UCL. His research interests span computer system and network security, large-scale distributed systems and wireless networks. Professor Karp chairs the North America Network.
Professor Jan Kubik Pro-Vice-Provost (Europe) Email: j.kubik@ucl.ac.uk Jan Kubik is Professor of Slavonic and East European Studies and Director of the UCL SSEES. His current work focuses on the role of civil society and protest politics in democratic transformations. Professor Kubik chairs the Europe Network.
Dr Uta Staiger Pro-Vice-Provost (Europe) Email: u.staiger@ucl.ac.uk Uta Staiger is Executive Director of the UCL European Institute. Her research interests are in mid-20th-century European thought seeking to straddle aesthetics and politics, and the role culture plays for ideas of citizenship in both political theory and European integration. Dr Staiger chairs the Europe Network.
Professor Marie Lall Pro-Vice-Provost (South Asia) Email: m.lall@ucl.ac.uk Professor Marie Lall, FRSA is a South Asia expert specialising in political issues and education. She has over 23 years of experience in the region, conducting extensive fieldwork, and has lived both in India and Pakistan. She is a Professor in Education and South Asian Studies at the UCL Institute of Education. Professor Lall chairs the South Asia Network.
Professor Alejandro Madrigal Pro-Vice-Provost (Latin America) Email: a.madrigal@ucl.ac.uk Professor Alejandro Madrigal trained at Harvard University, Stanford University, Imperial Cancer Research, UCL and at the Universidad National Autonoma of Mexico (UNAM). In 1993, he established the Anthony Nolan Research institute in England. He is currently Professor of Haematology at UCL. Professor Madrigal chairs the Latin America Network.
Professor Nicholas Phelps Pro-Vice-Provost (South East Asia) Email: n.phelps@ucl.ac.uk Nicholas Phelps is Professor of Urban and Regional Development in The Bartlett School of Planning. His research in Southeast Asia covers issues of multinationals, foreign direct investment and economic development as well as urban planning and governance, and has been funded by the British Academy and the National Geographic Exploration Fund. Professor Phelps chairs the South East Asia Network.
Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu Pro-Vice-Provost (Africa and Middle East) Email: ijeoma.uchegbu@ucl.ac.uk Ijeoma Uchegbu is Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience at the UCL School of Pharmacy and Chief Scientific Officer of Nanomerics, a spin out company from the UCL School of Pharmacy in London. Professor Uchegbu chairs the Africa and Middle East Network.

Vice-Deans (International)

The Vice-Deans (International) provide a Faculty focus for UCL's global activities – they help us tell the story of UCL’s global impact by discipline and department.

The Global Engagement Office works closely with the Vice-Deans (International) to facilitate global engagement across UCL.

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Professor Patrick Haggard Vice-Dean (International) for Brain Sciences Email: p.haggard@ucl.ac.uk Patrick Haggard leads a research group at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience. He has extensive experience of research collaborations, management of international teaching programmes, and international enterprise activity. He has been involved in several international programmes, particularly at EU level (COST, ERC, ESF), and with Japan.
Professor Dame Anne Johnson Vice-Dean (External Relations and International) for Population Health Sciences Email: anne.johnson@ucl.ac.uk Anne M. Johnson is Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at UCL. She is Chair of the Population and Lifelong Health Domain and Vice-Dean for External and International Relations, Faculty of Population Health Sciences at UCL. Her research focuses on the epidemiology and prevention of HIV, sexually transmitted infections and other infectious diseases.
Professor Claudia Mauri Vice-Dean (International) for Medical Sciences Email: c.mauri@ucl.ac.uk Claudia Mauri is Professor of Immunology at UCL. She received her Doctor of Biology with magna cum laude in 1989 and her PhD equivalent in 1996 from the University La Sapienza in Rome, Italy. Following her PhD she performed postdoctoral work in London at The Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Imperial College.
Professor Claudio Stern Vice-Dean (International) for Life Sciences, Medical Sciences Email: c.stern@ucl.ac.uk Claudio Stern was born in Uruguay, and moved to the UK where he took a BSc in Biological Sciences and PhD at Sussex University, followed by postdoc at UCL. He is a former Head of the Department of Anatomy (now “Cell and Developmental Biology.”)

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Professor George Letsas

Vice-Dean (International) for Laws

Email: george.letsas@ucl.ac.uk

George Letsas is Professor of Competition Law & Policy at UCL Laws. He holds a PhD in Law from UCL, an MA in Legal and Political Theory with Distinction from the Department of Political Science at UCL, and an LLB from the University of Athens. He is Co-Director of the UCL Institute for Human Rights and co-convenor of the Oxford-UCL Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy.

Dr Ruth Mandel

Vice-Dean (International) for Social and Historical Sciences

Email: r.mandel@ucl.ac.uk

Ruth Mandel teaches in the Department of Anthropology at UCL; she received her PhD from the University of Chicago. She has long been engaged with issues of xenophobia and migration. She was a Berlin Prize Fellow at the American Academy and a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Professor Sonu Shamdasani

Vice-Dean (International) for Arts and Humanities

Email: s.shamdasani@ucl.ac.uk

Professor Sonu Shamdasani, School of European Languages, Culture and Society (German), is a historian of psychology and psychiatry. From 2009 to 2010 he was the Acting Director of the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL. He is the Co-Director of the UCL Health Humanities Centre.

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Professor Eli Keshavarz-Moore

Vice-Dean (International) for Engineering

Email: e.keshavarz-moore@ucl.ac.uk

Professor Nikolaos Konstantinidis

Vice-Dean (International) for MAPS

Email: n.konstantinidis@ucl.ac.uk

Professor Nikolaos Konstantinidis is a particle physicist and has been at UCL since 2002, having previously conducted postdoctoral research at CERN, UC Santa Cruz, and CPP Marseille. He is currently heading the UCL team working on the ATLAS experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, and is the PI of ATLAS-UK.

Professor Caren Levy

Vice-Dean (International) for The Bartlett

Email: c.levy@ucl.ac.uk

Caren Levy is Vice Dean International at The Bartlett and Professor of Transformative Urban Planning at DPU, UCL. An urban development planner, her research focuses on the institutionalization of socio-environmental justice in planning, community-led development and governance in cities of the Global South, with a special interest in transport, housing and infrastructure, and land management.

Institute of Education

Dr Clare Brooks

Vice-Dean (International) for Institute of Education

Email: c.brooks@ucl.ac.uk

Global Engagement Office

Clare Burke Partnership Manager (Africa and Middle East, and Latin America) clare.burke@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 7776 / internal 57776 In her role as Partnership Manager for Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, Clare focuses on capturing data on UCL’s existing activity and looking at new opportunities for colleagues within these regions. Favourite place? I love exploring the Greek islands during the summer.
Numaan Chohan Office Manager n.chohan@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 7775 / internal 57775 Numaan actively develops and delivers co-ordinated and effective support services for the GEO team, ensuring the office runs smoothly. His responsibilities include HR, Finance, IT and Infrastructure. He devises processes and manages systems for recruitment, induction, appraisals, expenses and procurement. Favourite place? My favourite place in Europe is the wonderful bohemian city of Berlin. Guten tag!
Chris Cook Partnerships Officer c.cook@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 7566 / internal 57566 Chris provides support to the Head of Global Partnerships and the regional Partnership Managers in developing and maintaining UCL’s global partnerships, including: undertaking desktop research, preparing and drafting reports and providing logistical support for meetings and country visits. Favourite place? Yosemite National Park – Yosemite Valley and the views from on top of Half Dome are breath-taking.
Rachel Corcoran Programme Manager r.corcoran@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 7786 / internal 57786 Rachel works with colleagues across UCL to drive implementation of the Global Engagement Strategy, planning, monitoring and evaluating its objectives. She supports the GEO team in applying principles of project management and is responsible for operational aspects of strategic funding that facilitates academics’ work with global partners. Favourite place? Miyajima in Japan – beautiful and serene.
Dr Sam Evans Director, UCL Qatar sam.evans@ucl.ac.uk +974 4000 2544 As Director for UCL Qatar, Sam is leading the organisation through the next phase of its development, alongside the Overseas Operations Manager. Favourite place? Anywhere hot.
Piera Gerrard Global Operations Manager and Programme Director p.gerrard@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 7781 / internal 57781 Piera supports the recalibration of UCL’s existing overseas operations in Qatar and Australia in line with the Global Engagement Strategy. She is the main point of contact for UCL professional services and academic departments for matters relating to these operations. Favourite place? France.
Lesley Hayman Head of Global Partnerships / Senior Partnership Manager (North America) l.hayman@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 7400 / internal 57400 Lesley leads the Global Partnerships team. As Head of Global Partnerships she ensures that UCL’s global partnerships policy, planning, delivery and evaluation effectively underpins the ambitions of the Global Engagement Strategy. Favourite place? London. I am a Londoner through and through. I love the diversity, vibrancy and energy of the city.
Amit Khandelwal Senior Partnership Manager (South Asia) amit.khandelwal@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 7811 / internal 57811 Amit's aim is to develop robust partnerships for UCL in South Asia, in line with the Global Engagement Strategy. Collaborations can range from academic partnerships with overseas universities to engagement with governments, funding bodies and corporate partners. Favourite place? India for its beauty, culture, cuisine, history, saris, vibrancy [coupled with chaos] and wildlife. People smile and it is a country that has tremendous absorptive capacity.
Alejandro Moreno Strategic Data Manager a.moreno@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 7789 / internal 57789 Through analysis of the various databases that UCL uses and produces, Alejandro monitors the levels, patterns and progress of global activity underway across the university, which helps track delivery of the GES. Favourite place? Cholula, Puebla. The only place in Mexico where you find locals, students, lecturers, city people and great food.
Pat Ng Partnership Manager (South East Asia) p.ng@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 7794 / internal 57794 Pat promotes and facilitates partnerships between UCL and universities and research institutes in South-East Asia and Australia. Pat has a particular interest in grant funding for international research collaborations. Favourite Place? Singapore: it has the best food on the planet, and is the heart of a wonderfully diverse and dynamic part of the world.
Rebecca Reiner Chief of Staff and Head of Planning rebecca.reiner@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 7778 / internal 57778 Rebecca leads the Planning team in implementing the Global Engagement Strategy across UCL. This includes planning, monitoring, evaluating and delivering strategic initiatives, and budget planning. As Chief of Staff, Rebecca enables the VP(I) to be more productive, by leading strategy planning, and acting as her adviser, key communicator and coordinator. Favourite place? Stockholm’s archipelago - chosen both for its beauty and as it's where I grew up.
Conor Rickford Senior Partnership Manager (Europe) c.rickford@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 7785 / internal 57785 As Senior Partnership Manager for Europe, Conor helps develop collaborative projects from inception through to delivery. He can also provide strategic guidance for ERASMUS+ activities, including student mobility and funding bids. Favourite place? Cliff Gate Road in the Dales, ideally with someone else doing the driving.
Jovana Savanovic Partnerships Assistant j.savanovic@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 7791 /internal 57791 Jovana supports the Global Partnership Managers in building and managing collaborations and networks in their regions. She also supports the Overseas Operations Manager on UCL Qatar activity. Favourite place? Hardly anything can live up to the hype of chasing the Northern Lights in Finland with people dear to my heart.
Azusa Tanaka-Beale Senior Partnerships Manager (East Asia) a.tanaka-beale@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 9100 / internal 59100
Emma Todd Head of Global Engagement Communications emma.todd@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 7870 / internal 57870 Emma leads on strategic communications to support the delivery of the Global Engagement Strategy and to raise the profile of UCL’s work around the world. In close collaboration with the Communications and Marketing team, she brings together teams from across the university to tell UCL’s global story, celebrating its achievements and partnerships.
Tania Trosini Executive Assistant to Dame Nicola Brewer vpinternational@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 7782 / internal 57782 Tania is the first port of call for visitors and enquiries to the VP(I) and GEO team. She assists the VP(I) in the management of her busy schedule and co-ordinates her overseas travels, so Dame Nicola can dedicate her time to think strategically and creatively, telling the world UCL’s global story. Favourite place? Having left sunny Italy for it, I must say London: so mesmerizingly diverse I feel happily lost between surprise and déjà vu.
Sophie Vinter Global Engagement Communications Manager s.vinter@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 7787 / internal 57787 Sophie delivers strategic communications to help raise the profile of UCL's work around the world. She works with teams across the university to source and create content for the UCL Global website, blog, social media and e-News, as well as producing print and digital publications. Favourite place? Anywhere in Latin America. I love the variety and vibrancy of life there - there is never a dull moment.
Gavin Moorhead Partnerships Officer g.moorhead@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 7884 / internal 57884 Gavin provides support to the Head of Global Partnerships and regional Partnership Managers in developing and maintaining UCL’s global partnerships.
Vanessa Zajdlic Personal Assistant to Pro-Vice-Provosts (International) and to the Vice-Provost's EA v.zajdlic@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 7795 / internal 57795 Vanessa provides PA support to the GEO's Pro-Vice-Provosts (International) as well as administrative support to the Vice-Provost (International)’s Executive Assistant. Favourite place? Krakow old town, full of wonderful medieval architecture.