The Innovation & Enterprise Board aims to foster a culture of enterprise across the Faculty, which is in alignment with UCL's commitment to becoming a global leader in enterprise and open innovation.
The Board, which comprises of departmental representatives, UCL’s OVP RIGE, UCLB staff, meets monthly and covers the following objectives:
- To create a culture of enterprise within the MAPS Faculty through promoting and facilitating enterprise and knowledge transfer activities
- To support the quality of research and grants by working with non-academic partners, including industry, government and NGOs, to foster international collaboration
- To disseminate relevant information to departments about funding and training in enterprise at UCL
- To provide support and advice for industry engagement
- To raise the awareness of Faculty enterprise among MAPS staff
- To assist the building and strengthening of collaborative networks in enterprise
- To support MAPS academics in accessing consultancy
Innovation & Enterprise Team Members
Prof Nguyen T. K. Thanh | Vice-Dean (Innovation & Enterprise) |
Dr Leah Frenette | MAPS Faculty Innovation & Enterprise Coordinator |
Ethne James-Souch | MAPS Faculty-PA to VDs, I&E Board Secretary |
Ms Charlotte Choudhry | Communications and Marketing Manager (MAPS Faculty Office) |
Departmental & Institution Representatives
Ingrid Bertasiute | MAPS Comms Team |
Peter Marron | MAPS Comms Team |
Laura Bovo | OVP RIGE, I&E |
Will Mortimore | UCLB |
Katie McFall | Earth Sciences |
Andrew Beale | Chemistry |
Erik Burman | Maths |
Andrew Green | LCN |
Chris Howard | Physics & Astronomy |
Gianluca Pescaroli | Risk and Disaster Reduction |
Jack Stilgoe | Science and Technology Studies |
Steve Baker | Space & Climate Physics – Head of Space Instrumentation, Technology and Enterprise |
Francois-Xavier Briol | Statistical Science |
- | Quantum Science & Technology Institute (UCLQ) |
Mojtaba Abdi Jalebi | Institute of Materials Discovery (IMD) |