Operations teams and staff

Here you will find information about the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology's Operations key staff, including contact details and areas of responsibility.

Team members and responsibilties

Nick Burt

Finance and Research Manager

nicholas.burt@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7608 6802

Coordination and management of pre and post-award support
Institute’s central point of reference for research administration related enquiries
Provide financial administration authorisation for changes to grant budgets and for grant-funded staffing
First point of contact for finance-related queries in relation to core and other activities at the Institute
Intermediary contact for Institute team and Faculty finance team

Building Manager

Safety and Building Manager

Paul Hammond
ioo.building@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7612 6251

Building refurbishment & Estates project requests, including advising on capital investment projects
Health & Safety
Security, access & inductions for new staff
Sustainability

Emanuela Evangelisti

Communications Manager

e.evangelisti@ucl.ac.uk

Managing institute-wide communications, including website, social media, and news updates
Online content and publications
Media and press enquiries
Filming and photography enquiries
Social media policy and guidelines
Working closely with UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences and UCL central communications/media teams

Avili Feese

Athena SWAN Project Manager

ioo-equality@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7608 6986

Promote equality, diversity and inclusion across the Institute, with a particular emphasis on gender equality
Develop and deliver Institute events, seminars and/or workshops relating to equality, diversity and inclusion
Facilitate the Institute’s submission for the Athena SWAN Charter

Manage Education Team in Postgraduate Taught administration and student life-cycle (including introduction of new programmes, admissions, induction, assessment)
Postgradute Research administration and student life-cycle
Student support
Advise on education policy for the Institute

Claire Roberts

Project Manager

claire.roberts@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7608 6928

Responsible for co-ordinating the Research Themes' activities
Delivering institute-wide projects
First point of contact for data protection and ethics

Wing-Chau Tung

Institute Manager

w.tung@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7608 6935

Support the Institute Director in implementing the institute’s strategy and policies
Lead the institute’s professional service operations
Manage the operational infrastructure of the Institute to support education, research, administration and other activities

Safiyyah Patel

HR Manager

safiyyah.patel@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7608 6955

Provide advice and support to PIs and line managers on UCL HR policies and procedures
Manage job adverts and requests to central HR for contracts, changes to appointments and leavers
Advise on certificate of sponsorship applications

Director's EA

Executive Assistant to the Institute Director

ioo.ea@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7608 6808

Manage Director’s diary and provide support for him
Administration for Institute Executive Committee and Deputy Directors
Support the Deputy Directors in relation to their roles
Institute newsletter
Some communications, including digital signage