Professional Services

Biochemical Engineering professional services teams: Teaching and Learning, Finance & Procurement and Office Support

  

Departmental Manager

 

Elizabeth Powell

Department Manager

020 7679 9614
elizabeth.powell@ucl.ac.uk

  • Manage the operational infrastructure of the department to support teaching, research, administration and other departmental activities
  • Lead the professional service operations of the department
  • Wellbeing Champion

Office Support

 

Sally Ash

PA to Head of Department and Administration Officer

020 3108 1677
sally.ash@ucl.ac.uk

  • General administrative support for the department and to provide PA support to the Head of Department.
  • Diary management
  • Arranging meetings and minute taking
  • Logistical support with events
  • Dealing with correspondence and other administrative support

Paula Thomas

Senior Staffing Officer

020 7679 9604
biochem-hr@ucl.ac.uk 

  • HR Administration
  • Recruitment

Teaching and Learning

 

Jana Small

Teaching and Learning Manager

020 7679 9615 
jana.small@ucl.ac.uk

  • First point of contact for admissions to MSc and MRes Synthetic Biology programmes 
  • Administrative support for postgraduate taught programmes
  • Line management Teaching and Learning
  • Overall responsibility for the student lifecycle, including timetabling, induction, coursework submission, examination board support, engagement monitoring, student records and student communication
  • Oversee maintenance of intranet pages and Moodle

Fatima Bismilah

Senior Teaching and Learning Administrator
(Department of Chemical Engineering)

biochem.cgt.queries@ucl.ac.uk

  • Support for Manufacture and Commercialisation of Stem Cell and Gene Therapies MSc (UCL East)

Ivona Klemensova

Senior Postgraduate Programmes Administrator

020 7679 2899
bepgradmin@ucl.ac.uk

  • First point of contact for all PGR matters
  • Maintenance of CDT website
  • Administration services for EngD and PhD students
  • Organisation of  Postgraduate Exam Board

Nhu Nguyen

Learning Technologist
(Department of Chemical Engineering)

biochem.cgt.queries@ucl.ac.uk

  • Support for Manufacture and Commercialisation of Stem Cell and Gene Therapies MSc (UCL East)
  • Secretary, Technical Failure Panel

Annie Pike

Undergraduate Teaching & Learning Administrator

020 3108 4877
annalyn.pike@ucl.ac.uk

  • First point of contact for enquiries relating to undergraduate programmes
  • Support for admissions, induction, registration and examinations
  • Organisation of Undergraduate Exam Board.

Caitlin York

UG Senior Teaching and Learning Administrator 

c.a.york@ucl.ac.uk

  • First point of contact for enquiries relating to undergraduate programmes
  • Support for admissions, induction, registration and examinations
  • Organisation of Undergraduate Exam Board.

Communications

 

Kim Morgan

Outreach Communications  Co-ordinator

020 7679 9849
kim.morgan@ucl.ac.uk

  • Provides administrative services to outreach team
  • Design of departmental publicity materials
  • Departmental webpages maintenance and social media presence
  • Digital communications and marketing

Finance and Procurement

 

Derrick Abraham

Finance Officer

020 7679 9601
d.abraham@ucl.ac.uk

  • Budgets and accounts administration
  • Production of management information
  • Monitoring iProcurement
  • Guidance on financial procedures

Laura Pascual Buffone

Research Finance Administrator

020 7679 9600
l.pascual@ucl.ac.uk

  • Providing advice and support for research bid submissions
  • Managing research collaboration agreements
  • Invoicing and credit control

Hub Project Managers

 

Jane Doogan

VaxHub Sustainable Project Manager

020 7679 9757
j.doogan@ucl.ac.uk 

  • Project management
  • Co-ordination, reporting and administrative management of Hub activities
  • Support for Hub Co-Directors and other stakeholders

Emily Petch

VaxHub Sustainable Project Manager 

020 3987 2315
e.petch@ucl.ac.uk

  • Vax-Hub project manager
  • Organisation of the network, including promotion, registration, and financial reporting
  • Administrative services for programme leaders and attendees

Joanne Watts

VaxHub Global Project Manager

020 3108 1794
jo.watts@ucl.ac.uk

  • Co-ordination, reporting and administrative management of Hub activities
  • Support Hub Co-Directors and other relevant stakeholders
  • Project management, including budget monitoring, risk management and communicating with stakeholders

Strategic Alliances & Enterprise

 

Currently Vacant

Strategic Alliance Director

 

  • Programme Director, MBI and VISION 
  • Postgraduate Admissions (Part-Time) Tutor

Olivia Festy

Strategic Alliance Manager

020 7907 4752
o.festy@ucl.ac.uk

  • Create and manage industry collaborations.
  • Ensure efficient operation of key partnerships and leverage opportunities with our Centre of Excellence
  • Maximise synergies with industry-collaborative training activities
  • Organise industry-focused events.

Rachel Vernazza

CPD Programme Manager

rachel.vernazza.20@ucl.ac.uk

  • First point of contact for enquiries re MBI training programmes
  • Organisation of the programmes, including promotion,  registration, and financial reporting
  • Administrative services for programme leaders and attendees
  • Support for Year in Industry, including maintaining records of industrialists, projects and students