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Operations teams and staff

Here you will find information about UCL Institute of Ophthalmology's Operations key staff, including contact details and areas of responsibility.

Team members and responsibilties 


Lisa Andrews

Education Manager 

ioo.education@ucl.ac.uk

  • Manage Education Team in Postgraduate Taught administration and student life-cycle (including introduction of new programmes, admissions, induction, assessment) 
  • Postgradute Research administration and student life cycle
  • Student support 
  • Advise on education policy for the institute

Jill Cowing

Oriel Programme Manager

j.cowing@ucl.ac.uk 
Tel: 020 7608 682

Vacant 

Finance and Research Manager

For information please contact: nicholas.burt@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7608 6802

  • Coordination and management of pre and post-award support
  • Institute’s central point of reference for research administration related enquiries
  • Provide financial administration authorisation for changes to grant budgets and for grant-funded staffing
  • First point of contact for finance-related queries in relation to core and other activities at the institute
  • Intermediary contact for institute team and Faculty finance team

Emanuela Evangelisti

Communications Manager

e.evangelisti@ucl.ac.uk 

  • Managing institute-wide communications, including website, social media, and news updates
  • Online content and publications 
  • Media and press enquiries
  • Filming and photography enquiries
  • Social media policy and guidelines
  • Working closely with UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences and UCL central communications/media teams

Paul Hammond

Safety and Building Manager

ioo.building@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7612 6251

  • Building refurbishment & Estates project requests, including advising on capital investment projects
  • Health & Safety
  • Security, access & inductions for new staff
  • Sustainability

Matt Hayes

Imaging Unit Manager

m.hayes@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7594 3105

Naheed Kanuga

Laboratory Operations Manager

n.kanuga@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7608 6891


Ah-Lai Law  

Athena SWAN Project Manager

ioo-equality@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7608 6986

  • Promote equality, diversity and inclusion across the institute, with a particular emphasis on gender equality
  • Develop and deliver institute events, seminars and/or workshops relating to equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Facilitate the Institute’s submission for the Athena SWAN Charter

Claire Roberts

Project Manager

claire.roberts@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7608 6928

  • Responsible for co-ordinating the Research Themes' activities
  • Delivering institute-wide projects
  • First point of contact for data protection and ethics

Nick Burt

Acting Institute Manager

nicholas.burt@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7608 6802

  • Support the institute's Director in implementing the institute’s strategy and policies
  • Lead the institute’s professional service operations
  • Manage the operational infrastructure of the institute to support education, research, administration and other activities

Safiyyah Patel

HR Manager

safiyyah.patel@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7608 6955

  • Provide advice and support to PIs and line managers on UCL HR policies and procedures
  • Manage job adverts and requests to central HR for contracts, changes to appointments and leavers
  • Advise on certificate of sponsorship applications

Director's EA

Executive Assistant to the Institute Director

ioo.ea@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7608 6808

  • Manage Director’s diary and provide support
  • Administration for institute's Executive Committee and Deputy Directors
  • Support the Deputy Directors in relation to their roles