Biography
Roles & Responsibilities
- Responsibility for the day-to-day operational management of the UK DRI at UCL Centre
- Supporting the Centre Director and senior faculty in the delivery of the Centre’s strategic objectives
- Financial management and oversight of Centre budgets, research grants and other funding streams
- Supporting the development, costing and financial management of research grant applications and awards
- Management of Centre personnel matters, including recruitment, appointments, contracts, appraisals and staff development
- Line management of the Centre Research Administration team
- Supporting research governance, reporting and regulatory requirements
- Coordinating Centre events, meetings and seminars
- Working across UCL, the Queen Square Institute of Neurology and UK DRI to support the Centre’s research activities and operational requirements
I have a broad background spanning higher education, research operations and education. Before joining the UK DRI at UCL, I worked at Queen Mary University of London, managing the operations of the Centre for Bone and Joint Health and supporting its research activity across finance, HR, governance, recruitment and research administration. Prior to this, I held a number of operational and management roles at the University of Hertfordshire, including within School and Registry teams, and earlier in my career I worked as a primary school teacher. I particularly enjoy bringing together the people, processes and resources that enable research teams to work effectively and deliver their ambitions.