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Knowledge exchange funding and finance

Find contact information for staff involved with knowledge exchange funding and finance.

Ed Harris
Ed Harris

Head of Finance and Innovation Funding

Tel: 020 7679 8185 (internal: 08185)
Email: ed.harris@ucl.ac.uk

Ed is responsible for the management and distribution of more than £7 million of Knowledge Exchange and Impact funding, along with the financial management of the department. He also leads the financial evaluation of new projects, commercial ventures and funding bids.
 
Ed is a CIPFA qualified chartered accountant. He has 12 years’ experience with higher education finance with KPMG and EY.

Knowledge exchange and funding

Mariana Trejo
Mariana Trejo

Knowledge Exchange Manager

Tel: 020 3108 7933 (internal: 57933) 
Email: m.trejo@ucl.ac.uk

Mariana was appointed Knowledge Exchange Manager in 2014, having worked for UCL since 2012. She's responsible for the effective management of more than £7 million of knowledge exchange and impact funding held by UCL Innovation & Enterprise. UCL staff can contact Mariana about accessing knowledge exchange funding schemes and for advice in shaping a successful project.

Before this, Mariana managed the submission to the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) for UCL’s School of Life and Medical Sciences (SLMS). She has more than 15 years’ experience working in the UK Higher Education sector.

Shanna Tran

Knowledge Exchange Funding Officer

Tel: 020 7907 4635 (internal: 04635) 
Email: s.tran@ucl.ac.uk

Shanna is responsible for the administration of the knowledge exchange and impact funding held by UCL Innovation & Enterprise. This includes both Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAAs) and Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF).

Contact Shanna: 

  • to discuss your idea or project, what we can fund and which scheme is right for you
  • if you have any queries or problems when preparing or submitting an application
  • if you need to discuss your funded project
  • if you have any other general queries on the funding schemes

Tom Lam

Knowledge Exchange Funding Officer (Acting Up) 

Tel: 020 3108 9843 (internal: 59843)
Email: tom.lam@ucl.ac.uk

Tom is responsible for supporting the administration of the knowledge exchange and innovation funding held by UCL Innovation & Enterprise.

Contact Tom:

  • to discuss your idea or project, what we can fund and which scheme is right for you
  • if you have any queries or problems when preparing or submitting an application
  • if you need to discuss your funded project
  • if you have any other general queries on the funding schemes

Jane Roberts

Knowledge Exchange Funding Assistant

Tel: 020 3108 7885 (internal: 57885) 
Email: jane.roberts@ucl.ac.uk

Jane is responsible for supporting the administration of the knowledge exchange and innovation funding held by UCL Innovation & Enterprise.

Elizabeth Szymczak 

Knowledge Exchange Funding Assistant 

Tel: 020 3108 1821
Email: liz.szymczak@ucl.ac.uk

Elizabeth is responsible for supporting the administration of the knowledge exchange and innovation funding held by UCL Innovation & Enterprise.

Contact Elizabeth:

  • for information on funding calls, including deadlines, assessment criteria, timescales
  • if you have any general queries about knowledge exchange and available funding
  • if you’re not sure who in the team to contact

Jude Alwan 

Knowledge Exchange Communications & Reporting Officer

Tel: 020 3108 1826 (internal: 51826) 
Email: jude.alwan.20@ucl.ac.uk

Jude is responsible for publicising our funding opportunities and the outcomes of funding rounds. She leads on the preparation of qualitative and quantitative reports on UCL’s knowledge exchange activities for funders. Jude is also responsible for developing a portfolio of case studies on knowledge exchange projects for internal and external audiences.

Contact Jude:

  • for information on upcoming funding calls and how to apply for knowledge exchange funding
  • if you have any updates on the outcomes or impact of a current or previously funded project
  • if you received funding from UCL Innovation & Enterprise and think the outcomes and impact of your project would make a good case study 

Jude has an interest and background in neuroscience. She previously specialised in research on the hereditary ataxias at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, where she explored the genetic and molecular mechanisms of these neurodegenerative disorders. 

Finance

Liana Sasvari

Senior Finance Officer

Tel: 020 3108 1676
Email: l.sasvari@ucl.ac.uk

Liana is responsible for coordinating the financial activities and financial management of UCL Innovation & Enterprise.

Contact Liana about:

  • processing interdepartmental transfers (IDTs)
  • financial queries within the department
  • MyFinance and Axiom queries
  • approving expenses and purchase orders for knowledge exchange projects

Meera Gohil
Meera Gohil

Senior Finance Officer

Meera is on leave until April 2025. Liana is covering Meera's leave.

Meera is responsible for coordinating the financial activities and financial management of UCL Innovation & Enterprise.

Contact Meera about:

  • processing interdepartmental transfers (IDTs)
  • financial queries within the department
  • MyFinance and Axiom queries
  • approving expenses and purchase orders for knowledge exchange projects