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The Access and Widening Participation Office leads the development and implementation of UCL’s widening participation and fair access strategies.
General Enquiries
- Email: widening.participation@ucl.ac.uk
- Phone: 020 3108 6964
In light of the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, the UCL Access and Widening Participation Office is working remotely and is best contacted by email. We are unable to take telephone calls at this time.
Policy and Strategy
| Name | Role | Telephone | |
| Lucie March | Head of Access and Widening Participation | l.march@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8281 |
| Caroline Fionda Dedman | Access Manager (Teacher & Academic Liaison) | c.fionda@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8271 |
| Amy York | Acting Access Manager (Post-16) | a.york@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 7619 |
| Lauren Sandhu | Acting Access Manager (Communications and Planning) | lauren.sandhu@ucl.ac.uk | 020 7679 8175 |
| Jennifer Whitney | Access Manager (Pre-16) | j.whitney@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8243 |
| Beth Craigie | Senior Access Officer (Policy and Development) | e.craigie@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 7613 |
| Vacant | Senior Access Officer (Policy and Development) |
Pre-16 Team
The Pre-16 Team run events and programmes for students in years 6 to 11, and also for parents, families and teachers.
| Name | Role | Telephone | |
| Jennifer Whitney | Access Manager (Pre-16) | j.whitney@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8243 |
| Lauren Summersell | Senior Access Officer (Pre-16) UCL Sutton Scholars programme lead | 0207 679 8155 Sutton Scholars mobile: 07469 118172 | |
| Vijdan Zorba | Senior Access Officer (Pre-16) | Currently on maternity leave | |
| Whitney Robinson | Access Officer (Pre-16) | whitney.robinson@ucl.ac.uk | |
| Liz Dudley | Access Officer (Pre-16) | elizabeth.dudley.15@ucl.ac.uk | |
| James Bryan | Access Officer (Pre-16) | james.bryan@ucl.ac.uk | |
| Jalal Pour | Access Officer (Pre-16) | j.pour@ucl.ac.uk |
Post-16 Team
The Post-16 Team works with students in year 12 and 13 in secondary schools, sixth form colleges and FE colleges. .
| Name | Role | Telephone | |
| Amy York | Acting Access Manager (Post-16) | a.york@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 7619 |
| Fabrice Yala | Senior Access Officer (Post-16) | f.yala@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 7249 |
| Rebecca Surin | Senior Access Officer (Access UCL) | r.surin@ucl.ac.uk | 020 7679 8173 |
| Michele Sahiri | Access Officer (Post-16) | m.sahiri@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 6265 |
| Ben Lund-Conlon | Access Officer (Post-16) | b.lund-conlon@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8277 |
| Nicola Runciman | Access Officer (Transition) | 020 3108 9625 |
Communications and Planning Team
The Communications and Planning Team coordinates UCL's external Widening Participation communications, and leads on the evaluation and monitoring of Widening Participation and UK Undergraduate Recruitment programmes. The team also leads UCL's contribution to Widening Participation research and policy.
| Name | Role | Telephone | |
| Lauren Sandhu | Acting Access Manager (Communications & Planning) | lauren.sandhu@ucl.ac.uk | 020 7679 8175 |
| Jade Hunter | Senior Access Officer (Research) | Currently on maternity leave | |
| Shireen Quraishi | Senior Access Officer (Evaluation) | s.quraishi@ucl.ac.uk | 020 7679 8169 |
| Karen Roberts | Senior Access Officer (Pupil Engagement) | karen.roberts@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8270 |
| Anisha Tailor | Senior Access Officer (Research) | a.tailor@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 6614 |
| Vacant | Access Officer (Evaluation) | ||
| Fatima Ali | Finance and Reporting Officer | uczrf00@ucl.ac.uk |
Teacher and Academic Liaison Team
The Teacher and Academic Liaison Team leads UCL's support for teachers and related professionals in their widening participation and access work, including leading on UCL's residential Teacher Summer School programme. The team also supports UCL's academic departments with the development of their own widening participation initiatives, and leads on internal and external communications. The team runs UCL's Year 12 Summer School programme and Summer Challenge short courses.
| Name | Role | Telephone | |
| Caroline Fionda Dedman | Access Manager (Teacher & Academic Liaison) | c.fionda@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8271 |
| Jo Ward | Senior Access Officer (Teacher & Professional Engagement) | jo.ward.19@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 6236 |
| Matt Skidmore | Senior Access Officer (Teacher & Professional Engagement) | matthew.skidmore@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8241 |
| Bev Dee | Senior Access Officer (Academic Liaison) | b.dee@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 6850 |
| Rebecca Kelly | Access Officer (SLASH - Academic Liasion) | rebecca.kelly@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 6689 |
| Amalia Mihailescu | Access Officer (BEAMS/SLMS - Academic Liasion) | amalia.mihailescu@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8928 |