Find contact information for staff involved with knowledge exchange (KE) policy and strategy, data analysis and reporting, and project and programme management.
Krista Macmillan
Director of KE Policy & Planning
Tel: 020 3108 7939 (internal: 57939)
Email:Ìýk.macmillan@ucl.ac.uk
Krista has a key leadership role to embed a culture of innovation and enterprise at °×С½ãÂÛ̳. This involves developing and implementing strategy and institutional policy, and leading the institutional response to the Knowledge Exchange Framework and Knowledge Exchange Concordat. She’s also responsible for strategic planning and delivery of a portfolio of strategic projects.Ìý
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Krista leads a number of teams responsible for KE policy and strategy, data analysis and reporting and project and programme management.Ìý
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Contact Krista about:
- innovation and knowledge exchange strategy, policy and planning
- innovation and knowledge exchange reporting, including HEIF, Knowledge Exchange Framework and Knowledge Exchange Concordat
Before joining °×С½ãÂÛ̳, Krista worked for °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Business, Scottish Enterprise and the University of California, Berkeley and has an MSc Information Systems and an MA (Hons) English Literature.
Strategy, policy andÌýreporting
Lydia Harwood
Head of Knowledge Exchange Strategy, Policy and Reporting
Tel: 020 3108 8920 (internal: 58920)
Email: l.harwood@ucl.ac.uk
Lydia leads and oversees the development and implementation of strategy and institutional policies to encourage and enable innovation and enterprise. She's alsoÌýresponsible for delivering supporting systems, processes and reporting for the department, including the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) and Knowledge Exchange Concordat (KEC), and manages the Policy and Data Management and Analysis teams within Innovation & Enterprise.
Contact Lydia about:
- innovation and enterprise strategy development and delivery
- innovation and enterprise related policies, including Disclosure of Conflicts and Declaration of Interest, Revenue Sharing, and Intellectual Property policies
- innovation and enterprise related systems, processes and data analysis
- reporting to UKRI and Research England around knowledge exchange and innovation, including on the HEIF, KEC and KEF.
Lydia joined Innovation & Enterprise from °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Communications and Marketing, where she worked in strategic planning, market research and, initially, international student recruitment. Prior to °×С½ãÂÛ̳ she worked for Lancaster University and a public policy think tank in New Zealand.
Victoria Banks
Knowledge Exchange Programme Manager
Tel: 020 7679 9358 (internal: 09358)
Email: v.banks@ucl.ac.uk
Dr Samuel Drake
Policy Support Officer
Tel:Ìý020 3108 4755 (internal:Ìý54755)
Email:Ìýsamuel.drake@ucl.ac.uk
Sam is responsible for developing and supporting institutional policies to encourage innovation.
Contact Sam about innovation and enterprise policies, including the:
- Disclosure of Conflicts and Declaration of Interest Policy
- Revenue Sharing Policy
- Intellectual Property Policy
Sam’s background is in history (PhD). Before joining °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Innovation & Enterprise, he worked in commercial education.Ìý
Nicolás Ulloa Olguin
Data Manager andÌýManagement Information Analyst
Tel:Ìý020 3108 7932 (internal: 57932)
Email:Ìýnicolas.ulloa-olguin@ucl.ac.uk
Nicolás joined °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Innovation & Enterprise in 2011 after graduating with a Master's degree in Management from °×С½ãÂÛ̳.
Before this he was a Planning, Programming and Control Engineer for Metro de Santiago. He holds a BSc in Industrial Civil Engineering from the University of Chile.
Harshila Rana
Data Business AnalystÌý
Tel: 020 3108 9039 (internal: 59039)
Email: h.rana@ucl.ac.uk
Harshila works with data and systems, undertaking analysis to support the business needs of °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Innovation & Enterprise.
Before joining °×С½ãÂÛ̳, Harshila worked as a Due Diligence Analyst for the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and a Procurement Analyst for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Knowledge exchangeÌýengagement
Caroline May
Web & UX Manager
Tel:Ìý020 3108 6136 (internal: 56136)
Email:Ìýc.may@ucl.ac.uk
Caroline manages the °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Innovation & Enterprise website. She alsoÌýsupports other digital assets and systems to ensure best practice and user needs are considered and met.
Contact Caroline about:
- updating or adding new content to the Innovation & Enterprise website
- using SharePoint to share information within °×С½ãÂÛ̳
- website and SharePoint analytics
- digital accessibility and usability best practice
Knowledge exchange programme and project management
Miriam Sandford
Senior Project Manager
Miriam is on leave until November 2024.
Miriam oversees the project management office (PMO) functionÌýand Innovation & Enterprise's project portfolio. She alsoÌýprovides project management for complex key strategic and operational projects.Ìý
Contact Miriam for:
- information on Innovation & Enterprise’s project portfolio
- guidance on how to run projects within Innovation & Enterprise
Jaini Shah
Project Officer
Email: jaini.a.shah@ucl.ac.uk
Jaini provides project management and project support in °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Innovation & Enterprise. This includes supporting projects funded by Leadership Initiative Fund, HEIF Business & Commercialisation Fund and the Faculty Innovation Fund.
Contact Jaini for:
- information on Innovation & Enterprise’s projects
- guidance on how to run projects within Innovation & Enterprise
Jaini has worked at °×С½ãÂÛ̳ for over 8 years in a variety of roles, including research project administration and executive education project management.
Jaini is a qualified PRINCE 2 practitioner. She has an undergraduate degree in Business Studies and Marketing and a postgraduate qualification in Development Management. Jaini also has experience in e-learning course development, web development and e-commerce.