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IT Support

Information Technology

• T: +44 (0)20 7679 2704 (ext: 32704)
• E: cege-it-support@ucl.ac.uk 
• Office: Room 112

Ms Shola Adesanya

front office administration assistant

• T: +44 (0)20 7679 7224 ​(ext: 37224)
• E: ​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

Hayley Dansey

teaching & learning administrator (Temporary cover)

• T: ​+44 (0)20 7679 7244 (ext: 37224)
• E: ​h.dansey@ucl.ac.uk
• Office: G03

Key responsibilities 

•    T&L support: coursework tracking, PoE 
•    UG Admissions 
•    PA to Brian Collins 

Ms Sarah Davies

Postgraduate Research Manager

• T: +44 (0)20 7679 1574 (ext: 31574)
• E: 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 UCL support teams.

Ms Jane Doogan

centre manager

• T: ​
• E: j.doogan@ucl.ac.uk
• Office: 

Key responsibilities 

 

Mark Fairweather

Departmental Administrator 

• T: +44 (0)20 7679 2740 (ext: 32740)
• E: mark.fairweather@ucl.ac.uk
• Office: Room 216
   

Key responsibilities 

• Manage the administration of teaching & learning for the entire lifecycle of UG and PGT taught students (includes admissions, induction, course choices, exams and progression).
• Teaching & Learning support for PGT students’ lifecycle (MSc in Civil Engineering, Earthquake Engineering, Environmental Systems Engineering, Geospatial Sciences, Spatio-temporal Analytics & Big Data, Urban Rail, Banking & Digital Finance)
• Secretary MSc Exam Board 
• Manage the administration of teaching & recruitment for Liftech 

Ewa Kedzierska

msc programmes administrator

• T: +44 (0)20 7679 2710 (ext: 32710)
• E: e.kedzierska@ucl.ac.uk
• Office: Room 216

Key responsibilities

• Teaching & Learning support for UG students lifecycle, including timetabling, induction, coursework submission, engagement monitoring, student records and student communication 
• Teaching & 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 

• T: +44 (0)20 7679 0408 ​(ext: 30408)
• E: k.ladds@ucl.ac.uk
• Office: Room 119

Key responsibilities

 

Kati Massey

Departmental Manager

• T: +44 (0)20 7679 7690 (ext: ​37690)
• E: k.massey@ucl.ac.uk
• Office: Room 215

Key responsibilities

 

Julija Melesko

Senior Finance and resources manager

• T: +44 (0)20 3108 4111 (ext: 54111)
• E: 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 Paton

SENIOR Staffing Officer

• T: +44 (0)20 3108 4079 (ext: 54079)
• E: duncan.paton@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 

Pavlina Pyari

Degree Programmes Administrator

• T: +44 (0)20 3108 4046 (ext: 54046​)
• E: p.pyari@ucl.ac.uk
• Office: Room 216

Key responsibilities

• Teaching & 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

• T: +44 (0)20 7679 1589 ​(ext: 31589)
• E: 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  

Emma Whitney                           

senior communications officer 

• T: ​+44 (0)20 7679 2711 (ext: 32711)
• E: e.whitney@ucl.ac.uk
• Office: Room 217
   

Key responsibilities 

• Communications and Marketing provision for the Department, including social media, news content creation and its distribution
• Website maintenance and development
• Organisation / delivery of events and activities
• Alumni engagement
• GDPR, copyright and CMA compliance advice

Janette Yacoub

departmental secretary

• T: +44 (0)20 7679 2700 (ext: 32700)
• E: janette.yacoub@ucl.ac.uk
• Office: Room 217

Key responsibilities 

• 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

• T: +44 (0)20 7679 7819 (ext: 37819)
• E: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.)

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Leslie Ansdell

general workshop / laboratory technician

• T: +44 (0)20 7679 2702 (ext: 32702/32694)
• E: l.ansdell@ucl.ac.uk 
• Office: Room B07/B09

Dr Derrick Boampong

Laboratory Manager

• T: +44 20 7281 2976
• E: derrick.boampong@ucl.ac.uk 
• Office: PAMELA

Ben Boorman

workshop / laboratory support Technician

• T: +44 (0)20 7679 2702 (ext: 32702)
• E: b.boorman@ucl.ac.uk
• Office: Room B07

Dr Melisa Canales

research technician

• T: +44 (0)20 3108 4048 (ext: 54048)
• E: e.canales@ucl.ac.uk
• Office: Room 222

Warren Gaynor

Deputy Technical Resource Manager

• T: +44 (0)20 3108 1321 (ext: 51321)
• E: w.gaynor@ucl.ac.uk
• Office: Room B13