Spotlight on UCL staff

This week, Sam Wilkinson, Director of Public Art at UCL and Cultural and Community Engagement for UCL East, talks about her role communicating UCL's impact to the wider public, her love of working outside traditional gallery spaces, and her work on UCL's upcoming Bicentennial.

This week we chat with Joselene Peres, EDI Officer (Programmes and Charters) in UCL's central EDI team. Jo fills us in on UCL's journey to advance equity and inclusion across the university, the Fair Recruitment Specialists programme, and shares some cheesy jokes!

This week we chat with Dr Elizabeth Li, Module Lead/Co-Lead, Senior Course Tutor, and Research Tutor at UCL and the Anna Freud Centre, about psychotherapy research, teaching innovations, and awards.

This week, we chat with Dan Li, Senior Global Engagement Manager for East Asia. Dan tells us about how her work helps turn UCL’s ideas into real-world impact, a new funding call to support UCL staff wanting to collaborate with global partners... and her fluffy dog named Popcorn!

This week we meet Dr Oksana Gerwe, Director of MBA Health at UCL’s Global Business School for Health. She shares insights into leading UCL’s flagship MBA for healthcare professionals, her passion for empowering future health leaders, and her love of a life on the ocean!

This week we chat with Avili Feese, EDI Manager in the Faculty of Brain Sciences, about her work leading faculty-wide EDI strategy, fostering collaboration, and co-leading UCL’s EDI Community of Practice.

This week we chat with Dr Jayne Watson, the Research Impact Manager for Life and Medical Sciences in UCL Research, Innovation and Global Engagement (RIGE), who tells us about the upcoming Transform: Creating impact through knowledge exchange programme.

This week we chat to Dr Punam Yadav, Associate Professor and Director of UCL Humanitarian Institute, about her work on gender and disaster, mentoring global Early Career Researchers, and a new international writing project.

This week, we chat with Gema Amaya Santos, a research fellow at the Plastic Waste Innovation Hub, about achieving her dream PhD at UCL, her intriguing work on sustainable hygiene product waste, and her recommendations for some great Spanish music.

This week we talk to Emilia, whose work with students informs improvements around UCL's estate. She tells us about UCL's work to welcome new students into their accommodation, plus a new way to provide feedback on our buildings.

This week we talk to Amaani Master-Mohammed, Liaison and Recruitment Officer in the Student Recruitment team about her role in managing the Study Abroad programme, her work on UCL’s TikTok launch, and her passion for photography.

This week, we chat to Yossie Olaleye, Communications Manager at The Bartlett, about her role as co-Lead for the Internal Communications Community of Practice, her passion for UCL's Urban Laboratory, and her recent surprise TV appearance!

This week we chat to Amy Lightstone, Director of the UCL London Office, who shares insights into her role leading UCL's strategic partnerships across London, her exciting plans for the UCL Bicentenary celebrations, and her love for Hamilton and Taylor Swift.

This week we chat to Professor Wendy Sims-Schouten, Head of UCL Arts and Sciences, who talks about her multi-faceted interdisciplinary work in psychology, her upcoming book on childhood resilience, and her wide-ranging love of dance!

This week we chat to Anne Lane, Chief Executive Officer of UCL Business Ltd (UCLB). Here, she shares some of the exciting UCL spinouts UCLB has supported over the years, as well as the Reading spot she loves to spend time in.