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Knowledge exchange policy and planning

Find contact information for staff involved with knowledge exchange (KE) policy and strategy, data analysis and reporting, and project and programme management.

Krista Macmillan
Krista Macmillan

Director of Knowledge Exchange Policy & Planning

Tel: 020 3108 7939 (internal: 57939)
Email: k.macmillan@ucl.ac.uk

Krista has a key leadership role to embed a culture of innovation and enterprise at UCL, leading the implementation of UCL’s Knowledge Exchange and Innovation strategy.

Krista works across the university with key stakeholders to grow engagement in, and build capacity for, knowledge exchange. She also provides tools and frameworks for institutional knowledge exchange and innovation activity in line with the wider knowledge exchange policy environment.

Krista leads a team of specialist staff responsible for knowledge exchange strategy and policy, data insights and reporting, and project and programme management.

Contact Krista about:

  • strategic planning and initiatives for knowledge exchange
  • innovation and enterprise related policies
  • knowledge exchange policy and environment

Before joining UCL, Krista worked for UCL Business, Scottish Enterprise and the University of California, Berkeley and has an MSc Information Systems and an MA (Hons) English Literature.  

Samuel Drake
Dr Samuel Drake

Knowledge Exchange Policy Manager

Tel: 020 3108 4755 (internal: 54755)
Email: samuel.drake@ucl.ac.uk

Sam is responsible for developing and supporting institutional policies, processes, and systems to facilitate knowledge exchange and create a culture of policy engagement.

Contact Sam about:

  • IP and conflict of interest management
  • Innovation & Enterprise policies, including the Intellectual Property Policy, Disclosure of Conflicts and Declaration of Interest Policy, and Revenue Sharing Policy

Sam’s background is in history (PhD). Before joining UCL Innovation & Enterprise, he worked in commercial education. 

Strategy and engagement

Lydia Harwood
Lydia Harwood

Head of Knowledge Exchange Strategy and Engagement

Tel: 020 3108 8920 (internal: 58920)
Email: l.harwood@ucl.ac.uk

Lydia is responsible for developing and implementing UCL's Knowledge Exchange and Innovation Strategy, ensuring alignment with government policy and funder priorities. To deliver this, Lydia works to create a supportive environment across UCL for staff to effectively engage in knowledge exchange, through the production of training, programmes, events and resources.

Lydia also manages the development of supporting systems, processes and reporting for the department - including the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) and Knowledge Exchange Concordat (KEC), and internal reporting needs.

Contact Lydia about:

  • innovation and enterprise strategy development and delivery
  • programmes and resources to support a culture of knowledge exchange across UCL
  • innovation and enterprise related systems, processes and data analysis
  • reporting to UKRI and Research England around knowledge exchange and innovation, including on the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF), Higher Education Business and Commercialisation Interaction (HEBCI) data, KEC and KEF.

Lydia joined Innovation & Enterprise from UCL Communications and Marketing, where she worked in strategic planning, market research and, initially, international student recruitment. Prior to UCL she worked for Lancaster University and a public policy think tank in New Zealand.

Victoria Banks
Victoria Banks

Knowledge Exchange Programme Manager

Tel: 020 7679 9358 (internal: 09358)
Email: v.banks@ucl.ac.uk

Victoria’s role focuses on amplifying and celebrating the impact of knowledge exchange activities across UCL. Victoria works to build capacity and increase engagement in knowledge exchange activity across UCL.

Contact Victoria about:

  • existing and future knowledge exchange focused training for UCL staff
  • building a network for those engaging in knowledge exchange across UCL
  • the Transform: creating impact through knowledge exchange programme
  • the ‘Creating Impact Through Knowledge Exchange Awards’

Victoria has worked at UCL for a number of years, most recently in Innovation & Enterprise's project management office, supporting and delivering projects in line with UCL’s knowledge exchange strategy.

Caroline May

Web & UX Manager

Tel: 020 3108 6136 (internal: 56136)
Email: c.may@ucl.ac.uk

Caroline manages the UCL Innovation & Enterprise website. She also supports the development of other digital assets and systems to ensure best practice around digital accessibility and usability.

Contact Caroline about:

  • updating or adding new content to the Innovation & Enterprise website
  • using SharePoint to share information within UCL
  • website and SharePoint analytics
  • digital accessibility and usability best practice

Nicolás Ulloa Olguin
Nicolás Ulloa Olguin

Data Manager and Management Information Analyst

Tel: 020 3108 7932 (internal: 57932)
Email: nicolas.ulloa-olguin@ucl.ac.uk

Nicolás joined UCL Innovation & Enterprise in 2011 after graduating with a Master's degree in Management from UCL.

Before this he was a Planning, Programming and Control Engineer for Metro de Santiago. He holds a BSc in Industrial Civil Engineering from the University of Chile.

Harshila Rana
Harshila Rana

Data Business Analyst 

Tel: 020 3108 9039 (internal: 59039)
Email: h.rana@ucl.ac.uk

Harshila works with data and systems, undertaking analysis to support the business needs of UCL Innovation & Enterprise.

Before joining UCL, Harshila worked as a Due Diligence Analyst for the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and a Procurement Analyst for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

    Programme and project management

    Miriam Sandford
    Miriam Sandford

    Senior Project Manager

    Tel: 020 3108 4803 (internal: 54803)
    Email: miriam.sandford@ucl.ac.uk

    Miriam oversees the project management office (PMO) function and Innovation & Enterprise's project portfolio. She also provides project management for complex key strategic and operational projects. 

    Contact Miriam for:

    • information on Innovation & Enterprise’s project portfolio
    • guidance on how to run projects within Innovation & Enterprise

    Yasmina Ouazzani

    Project Manager

    Email: y.ouazzani@ucl.ac.uk

    Yasmina provides project management to drive forward multiple key strategic projects for UCL Innovation & Enterprise.

    Contact Yasmina for: 

    • information on Innovation & Enterprise’s project portfolio
    • guidance on how to run projects within Innovation & Enterprise

    Jaini Shah
    Jaini Shah

    Project Officer

    Email: jaini.a.shah@ucl.ac.uk

    Jaini provides project management and project support in UCL Innovation & Enterprise. This includes supporting projects funded by Leadership Initiative Fund, HEIF Business & Commercialisation Fund and the Faculty Innovation Fund.

    Contact Jaini for:

    • information on Innovation & Enterprise’s projects
    • guidance on how to run projects within Innovation & Enterprise

    Jaini has worked at UCL for over 8 years in a variety of roles, including research project administration and executive education project management.

    Jaini is a qualified PRINCE 2 practitioner. She has an undergraduate degree in Business Studies and Marketing and a postgraduate qualification in Development Management. Jaini also has experience in e-learning course development, web development and e-commerce.