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Director

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Professor Qasim Rafiq

Director, Institute of Healthcare Engineering

Qasim is a Professor in Bioprocess Engineering and Vice Dean (Health) in the Faculty of Engineering Sciences. His research focuses on Cell and Gene Therapy Bioprocessing. He is Chartered Engineer (CEng), a Chartered Scientist (CSci), a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and was recognised as one of the top 20 influential and inspirational individuals in Advanced Medicine for 2020 by The Medicine Maker listed amongst Nobel Laureates, multi-national CEOs and leading scientists.

Qasim joined UCL in 2017 having previously graduated with an MEng in Biochemical Engineering from UCL (2004 - 2008). Following his undergraduate degree, Qasim was awarded a PhD at Loughborough University (2009 - 2013) in Regenerative Medicine Bioprocessing. He was then awarded an independent EPSRC E-TERM Landscape Fellowship (£250k) to lead his own research activity at Loughborough University (2013 - 2015). Prior to joining UCL, he was a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at Aston Univeristy in Bioprocess Engineering (2015 - 2017).

Professional services

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Alice Hardy

Communications & Impact Manager

I lead communications for the Institute of Healthcare Engineering. My role involves sharing our leading research with the wider world - crafting press releases, publishing news articles, managing social media and creating engaging digital content. My objective is to ensure that the IHE is the one-stop-shop for healthcare engineering at UCL, and to grow our profile further afield. 

I also manage the IHE Impact Impact Fellowship, a training programme which helps UCL researchers make impact and engage with people beyond university walls.

 

 

 


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 Ferdouse Akhter

Marketing & Community Manager

I support the IHE with communications and marketing. That includes the usual things like email, social media and events but my role also involves finding new ways to engage with the communities we have at UCL and in London to expand the impact of the IHE. And that's why this job is so interesting - ideas I have come to fruition and that's always so fulfilling to see.

Prior to the IHE, I worked at Students' Union UCL doing digital marketing - which comes in handy when trying to cultivate relationships with different student groups at UCL.