Search for Professional services staff in our department here.
Please note, most Professional services staff are based in the Chadwick Building, unless otherwise stated.
IT Support
Information Technology
- +44 (0)20 7679 2704 (ext: 32704)
- cege-it-support@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room 112
front office administration
- +44 (0)20 7679 7224 (ext: 37224)
- s.adesanya@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: G03
- Key responsibilities
- Overseeing resources within the department.
- Overseeing departmental events and catering.
- Contact for departmental visitors.
- Overseeing departmental desks and keys allocation.
- Departmental procurement and financial processing – purchase orders, sales and purchase invoices.
- Authorised signatory for PO's group 1.
Frances Benson-Cooper
UKCRIC Centre administrator
Hayley Dansey
teaching & learning administrator (Temporary cover)
- +44 (0)20 7679 7244 (ext: 37224)
- h.dansey@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: G03
- Key responsibilities
• T&L support: coursework tracking, PoE.
• UG Admissions.
• PA to Brian Collins.
Sarah Davies

Postgraduate Research Manager
- +44 (0)20 7679 1574 (ext: 31574)
- sarah.davies1@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room 217
- Key responsibilities
- Overall management of the PhD programme alongside the Departmental Graduate Tutor. Main duties include advising research students and their supervisors on UCL policy, the administration of departmental studentships and signposting to UCL support teams.
Mark Fairweather

Departmental Administrator
- +44 (0)20 7679 2740 (ext: 32740)
- mark.fairweather@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room 216
- Key responsibilities
- Managing the administration of teaching and learning for the entire lifecycle of UG and PGT taught students (includes admissions, induction, course choices, exams and progression).
- Teaching and Learning support for PGT students’ lifecycle (MScs in Civil Engineering, Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Management, Environmental Systems Engineering, Geospatial Sciences, Spatio-Temporal Analytics and Big Data Mining, Urban Railways, Banking and Digital Finance).
- Secretary for the MSc Exam Board.
Ewa Kedzierska
senior teaching and learning administrator (undergraduate)

- +44 (0)20 7679 2710 (ext: 32710)
- e.kedzierska@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room 216
- Key responsibilities
- Teaching and Learning support for UG students lifecycle, including timetabling, induction, coursework submission, engagement monitoring, student records and student communication.
- Teaching and Learning support for the Graduate Diploma in Civil Engineering.
- Administration for the Constructionarium field trip.
- Exam Liaison Officer for UG programmes.
- Special examination arrangements.
Kasia Ladds
UKCRIC Communications & marketing manager

- +44 (0)20 7679 0408 (ext: 30408)
- k.ladds@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room 119
- Key responsibilities
- Communications delivery.
- UKCRIC brand use.
- UKCRIC website and comms channel management.
- Central UKCRIC PR contact.
Rafid Mahdi
IFT CENTRE MANAGER
- Key responsibilities
- Responsible for planning and administration of key activities within the Institute of Finance and Technology, including teaching, HR and finance.
Kati Massey
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGER
- +44 (0)20 7679 7690 (ext: 37690)
- k.massey@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room 215
- Key responsibilities
- Responsible for managing the provision and efficient delivery of professional services within the department.
- Particularly focusing on the strategic planning of teaching, staffing, financial management and the delivery of estates and space projects.
Julija Melesko

Senior Finance and resources manager
- +44 (0)20 3108 4111 (ext: 54111)
- j.melesko@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room 217
- Key responsibilities
- Purchase orders, sales and purchase invoices, expense claims, internal transfers (IDT) and journals (IDJ).
- Authorised signatory for POs up to £25,000 and all expense claims up to £2,500.
- Axiom transactions reports and general finance queries.
- Budgeting and forecasts for OpEx and OpInc.
- CEGE Chart of Accounts including setting up new projects for Core and Other activities.
Duncan McAllister
SENIOR Staffing Officer

- +44 (0)20 3108 4079 (ext: 54079)
- duncan.mcallister@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room 217
- Key responsibilities
- Provide a comprehensive and effective HR service, facilitating smooth staffing management to all levels of staff within the department.
- Provide advice to managers and academic staff on all aspects of UCL HR policies and procedures.
- Manage the recruitment process, and the raising of contracts, changes to appointments and end of contracts.
- Provide advice and guidance to recruiting managers and newly appointed staff on establishing and demonstrating the right to work in the UK.
- Assist in the identification of staff development/ training needs, and the implementation of staff development activities for all staff.
Dr Barbara Pizzileo
UKCRIC senior Programme manager

- b.pizzileo@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room 119
- Key responsibilities
- UKCRIC programme management.
- UKCRIC’s sustainability and future.
- UKCRIC’s risk management.
- UKCRIC’s programme strategy.
Pavlina Pyari
senior teaching and Learning Administrator

- +44 (0)20 3108 4046 (ext: 54046)
- p.pyari@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room 216
- Key responsibilities
- Teaching and Learning support for USAR MRes, MSc Transport and IDP students lifecycle including admissions, timetabling, induction, student records and student communication.
- Engagement monitoring.
- Administration of Lampeter field trip.
- USAR Exam Liaison Officer.
- Extenuating circumstances.
Alasdair Tatam
senior research officer
- +44 (0)20 7679 1589 (ext: 31589)
- a.tatam@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room 217
- Key responsibilities
- Research grant applications, awards and management.
- Worktribe costings and approvals.
- Supporting the Director for Research in developing research activities.
- Supporting the Director for Enterprise in developing Enterprise activities.
Communications enquiries
- cege.communications@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room 216
- Key responsibilities
- Communications and marketing provision for the department, including social media, news content creation and its distribution.
- Website maintenance and development.
- Organisation, delivery and advice relating to events and activities.
- Alumni engagement.
- GDPR, copyright and CMA compliance advice.
Janette Yacoub
pa to head of department and prof nick tyler
- +44 (0)20 7679 2700 (ext: 32700)
- janette.yacoub@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room 217
- Key responsibilities
- PA duties for Head of Department.
- PA duties for Prof Nick Tyler.
- Secretary for Health, Environment and Safety Committee.
- Secretary for CTS Academic Staff Committee.
- Coordination of individual and group visits to Pamela Lab.
Cerine Yudin
IT Administrator
- +44 (0)20 7679 7819 (ext: 37819)
- c.yudin@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room 112
- Key responsibilities
- Full support of departmental IT systems and resources (IT equipment and software procurement and customisation, local network and firewall administration, user desktop support, etc.).
- Back-up support of centrally-provided IT resources (email, printers, teaching clusters, research computing, etc.).
Please note, most Technical staff are based in the Chadwick Building, unless otherwise stated.
Leslie Ansdell

general workshop / laboratory technician
- +44 (0)20 7679 2702 (ext: 32702/32694)
- l.ansdell@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room B07/B09
Dr Derrick Boampong

Laboratory Manager
- +44 20 7281 2976
- derrick.boampong@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: PAMELA, Tufnell Park
Ben Boorman
workshop / laboratory support Technician
- +44 (0)20 7679 2702 (ext: 32702)
- b.boorman@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room B07
Dr Melisa Canales
research technician

- +44 (0)20 3108 4048 (ext: 54048)
- e.canales@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room 222
Warren Gaynor
Deputy Technical Resource Manager

- +44 (0)20 3108 1321 (ext: 51321)
- w.gaynor@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room B13
Keith Harvey
Departmental Safety Officer

- +44 (0)20 7679 2702 (ext: 32702)
- keith.harvey@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room B07
Leslie Irwin

research and Teaching Support Technician
- +44 (0)20 7679 2702 (ext: 32702)
- l.irwin@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Rooms B07/G06
Nikolaos Papadosifos

Scientific Research Technician
- +44 (0)20 7281 2976
- nikolaos.papadosifos@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: PAMELA, Tufnell Park
Faiszarn Riaz
apprentice mechanical workshop Technician
Ian Seaton

Technical Resources Manager
- +44 (0)20 7679 2706 (ext: 32706)
- i.seaton@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room B07
Dr Shi Shi
Technical Officer in Materials

- +44 (0)20 7679 2692 (ext: 32692)
- shi.shi.11@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room B13
Dr Utku Solpuker

Laboratory Technician
Dr Tatsuto Suzuki
Laboratory Technician
- +44 (0)20 7281 2976
- t.suzuki@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: PAMELA, Tufnell Park
Matthew Wilkinson
mechanical workshop Technician

Dr Judith Zhou

Environmental Laboratories Manager / Departmental Chemical Protection Officer
- +44 (0)20 7679 2713 (ext: 32713)
- qizhi.zhou@ucl.ac.uk
- Office: Room B17a