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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
Policy and Strategy
| Name | Role | Telephone | |
| Robin Barrs | Head of Access | r.barrs@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8268 |
| Lucie March | Acting Head of Access | l.march@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8281 |
| Caroline Fionda Dedman | Access Manager (Teacher & Academic Liaison) | c.fionda@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8271 |
| Alison Forbes | Access Manager (Post-16) | alison.forbes@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8267 |
| Lucie March | Access Manager (Communications and Planning) | l.march@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8281 |
| Jennifer Whitney | Access Manager (Pre-16) | j.whitney@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8243 |
| Suzanne Hewings | Senior Access Officer (Policy and Development) | s.hewings@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 7613 |
| Amy York | Senior Access Officer (Policy and Development) | a.york@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 7619 |
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 |
| Vacant | UCL Horizons programme lead | Horizons mobile: 07852 312221 | |
| Abi Robertson | Senior Access Officer (Pre-16) UCL Sutton Scholars programme lead | 020 3108 7680 Sutton Scholars mobile: 07469 118172 | |
| Vijdan Zorba | Senior Access Officer (Pre-16) On maternity leave | ||
| Jake Featherstone | Access Officer (Pre-16) | 020 7679 8159 Sutton Scholars mobile: 07469 118172 | |
| Vacant | Access Officer (Pre-16) | scholars@ucl.ac.uk | Sutton Scholars mobile: 07469 118172 |
| Felicity Hayter-Gare | Access Officer (Pre-16) | 0203 108 7864 Horizons mobile: 07852 312221 | |
| Lauren Summersell | Access Officer (Pre-16) | l.summersell@ucl.ac.uk horizonsgcse@ucl.ac.uk | 0207 679 8155 Horizons mobile: 07852 312221 |
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 | |
| Alison Forbes | Access Manager (Post-16) | alison.forbes@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8267 |
| Kemi Hassan | Senior Access Officer (Post-16) | oluwakemi.hassan@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 7846 |
| Rebecca Surin | Senior Access Officer (Access UCL) | r.surin@ucl.ac.uk | 020 7679 8173 |
| Ben Lund-Conlon | Access Officer (Post-16) | b.lund-conlon@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8277 |
| Vacant | Access Officer (Post-16) | ||
| Alex Owusu | Access Officer (Transition) | a.owusu@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8337 |
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 | |
| Lucie March | Access Manager (Communications & Planning) | l.march@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8281 |
| Jade Hunter | Senior Access Officer (Research) | jade.hunter@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 7638 |
| Shireen Quraishi | Senior Access Officer (Evaluation) | s.quraishi@ucl.ac.uk | 020 7679 8169 |
| Lauren Sandhu | Senior Access Officer (Communications) | lauren.sandhu@ucl.ac.uk | 020 7679 8175 |
| Karen Roberts | Senior Access Officer (Pupil Engagement) | karen.roberts@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8270 |
| Anisha Tailor | Access Officer (Evaluation) | a.tailor@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 6614 |
| Morag Wright | Finance and Reporting Officer | morag.wright@ucl.ac.uk | 020 7679 5269 |
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, Taster Days and Summer Challenge short courses.
| Name | Role | Telephone | |
| Caroline Fionda Dedman | Access Manager (Teacher & Academic Liaison) | c.fionda@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8271 |
| Carly Sandy | Senior Access Officer (Teacher & Professional Engagement) | carly.sandy@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 7639 |
| 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 |
| Alice King | Access Officer (SLASH) | alice.king@ucl.ac.uk | 0203 108 6689 |
| Vacant | Access Officer (SLMS) | 020 7679 5269 | |
| Kate Geller | Access Officer (BEAMS) | k.geller@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 6265 |