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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 |
| Celine West | Head of Schools Engagement, UCL East | celine.west@ucl.ac.uk | |
| Karen Roberts | Acting Access Manager (Post-16) | karen.roberts@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8270 |
| Bev Dee | Acting Access Manager (Teacher and Academic Liaison) | b.dee@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 6850 |
| Jennifer Whitney | Access Manager (Pre-16) | j.whitney@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8243 |
| Vijdan Zorba | Acting Access Manager (Communications and Planning) | v.zorba@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8275 |
| Suzanne Hewings | Senior Access Officer (Policy and Development) | s.hewings@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 7613 |
| Lauren Sandhu | Acting Access Manager (Communications and Planning) | Currently on Maternity Leave | |
| Caroline Fionda Dedman | Access Manager (Teacher and Academic Liaison) | Currently on Maternity Leave |
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 Horizons programme lead | 0207 679 8155
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| Alice Reilly | Senior Access Officer (Pre-16) UCL Scholars programme lead | 0203 108 5659 | |
| Whitney Robinson | Access Officer (Pre-16) | whitney.robinson@ucl.ac.uk | 0203 108 5679 |
| Liz Dudley | Access Officer (Pre-16) | elizabeth.dudley.15@ucl.ac.uk | 0203 108 5602 |
| James Bryan | Access Officer (Pre-16) | james.bryan@ucl.ac.uk | 0203 108 6687 |
| Jalal Pour | Access Officer (Pre-16) | j.pour@ucl.ac.uk | 0208 138 7302 |
| Vijdan Zorba | Senior Access Officer (Pre-16) | Currently on secondment |
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 | |
| Karen Roberts | Acting Access Manager (Post-16) | karen.roberts@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 7619 |
| Rebecca Surin | Senior Access Officer (Access UCL) | r.surin@ucl.ac.uk | 020 7679 8173 |
| Ben Lund-Conlon | Acting Senior Access Officer (Post-16) | b.lund-conlon@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8277 |
| Nicola Runciman | Access Officer (Transition) | n.runciman@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 9625 |
| Hannah Rogers | Temporary Access Officer (Post-16) | hannah.rogers.14@ucl.ac.uk | |
| Michele Sahiri | Access Officer (Post-16) | Currently on Parental Leave |
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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 | |
| Vijdan Zorba | Acting Access Manager (Communications & Planning) | v.zorba@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8275 |
| Jade Hunter | Senior Access Officer (Research) | jade.hunter@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 7638 |
| Shirley Wang | Senior Access Officer (Communications) | shirley.wang@ucl.ac.uk | |
| Shireen Quraishi | Senior Access Officer (Evaluation) | s.quraishi@ucl.ac.uk | 020 7679 8169 |
| Muhsina Jameelah | Access Officer (Evaluation) | muhsina.jameelah.15@ucl.ac.uk | |
| Emily Burchell | Research Assistant | e.burchell@ucl.ac.uk | |
| Fatima Ali | Finance and Reporting Officer | fatima.j.ali@ucl.ac.uk | 020 7679 9289 |
| Lauren Sandhu | Acting Access Manager (Communications & Planning) | Currently on maternity leave | |
| Karen Roberts | Senior Access Officer (Pupil Engagement) | Currently on secondment |
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.
- Y12 Summer Schools (S5 in Scotland, Y13 in Northern Ireland)
- Masterclasses
- Teacher and Professional Engagement
| Name | Role | Telephone | |
| Bev Dee | Acting Access Manager (Teacher and Academic Liaison) 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 Liaison) | amalia.mihailescu@ucl.ac.uk | 0203 108 8928 |
| Harvey Wiltshire | Temporary Access Officer - Academic Liaison | harvey.wiltshire@ucl.ac.uk | |
| Matt Skidmore | Senior Access Officer (Teacher & Professional Engagement) | matthew.skidmore@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 8241 |
| Caroline Fionda Dedman | Access Manager (Teacher & Academic Liaison) | Currently on maternity leave |
UCL East Schools Engagement
| Name | Role | Telephone | |
| Celine West | Head of Schools Engagement, UCL East | celine.west@ucl.ac.uk | |
| Emma Bryant | Schools Engagement Manager: Museums | e.bryant@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 6432 |