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Martin Howells ´¥ÌýDirector of Data and Insight | he/him ´¥Ìýdataandinsight@ucl.ac.uk

I direct development of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's data warehouse, and act as sponsor to the D&I Community of Practice. I am also responsible for leading ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's data strategy, which aims to enable the strategic delivery of data in support of decision-making, student and staff experience, and security and compliance.

Rob Strick | Head of Data and Insight (until March 2025) ´¥Ìýdataandinsight@ucl.ac.uk

Along with my colleagues, I’m responsible for developing and maintaining ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s suite of strategic dashboards via Tableau. I have built a range of dashboards in various data domains, including research, sector benchmarking, and staff. I am currently developing my skills in the coding language Python to enable more advanced insight generation.

Rebecca AllenÌý| Head of Data and Insight ´¥Ìýdataandinsight@ucl.ac.uk

I oversee the creation and maintenance of strategic dashboards on our Tableau site and lead our small team of data analysts. I have built a number of dashboards in the staff and student domains, and have significant professional expertise in the field of survey design, execution and analysis. I also lead on communications and engagement for the team.

Craig ArnoldÌý|Senior Data and Insight Analyst ´¥Ìýdataandinsight@ucl.ac.uk

Along with my colleagues, I am responsible for developing and maintaining ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s suite of strategic dashboards. I have a particular interest in how new tools and techniques can be incorporated to improve the insights that can be drawn from the data available. My earlier career was in academia, researching visual attention and memory, followed by analytical roles in both the private and public sector, before returning to higher education and joining ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº in late 2022.

Bettina BaumannÌý| Senior Data and Insight Analyst ´¥Ìýdataandinsight@ucl.ac.uk

Along with my colleagues, I’m responsible for developing and maintaining ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s suite of strategic dashboards via Tableau. I have developed a significant number of dashboards for the student domain. My main interest is effective data visualisation and I have co-led the Data & Insight Community of Practice on projects promoting best practice. I have established theÌýD&I digital badges award system supporting data literacy and knowledge sharing at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº.

Pip Johnson ´¥ÌýSenior Data and Insight Analyst ´¥Ìýdataandinsight@ucl.ac.uk

Along with my colleagues, I’m responsible for developing and maintaining ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s suite of strategic dashboards via Tableau. My main interests are developing a high-quality user experience and supporting ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº to use data for strategic decision-making. I joined ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº in 2022, after ten years working in a variety of analytical roles, focussed on environmental and social justice causes.

Clare Fox ´¥ÌýSenior Data and Insight Analyst

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Alison Amatsah | Data Governance Manager | data-governance@ucl.ac.uk

It is my job to identify the roles accountable for our structured data across the organisation and put in place policies and processes to make sure it is managed well. My work supports the Data Strategy by aiming to make good quality, well-defined data available to analysts and decision makers in a compliant and secure way.

Jonathan Mudhoo | Data Governance Officer | he/him ´¥Ìýdata-governance@ucl.ac.uk

I support the Data Governance Manager in acting as a point of coordination for data governance and data quality management matters. By working closely with data owners, data stewards and data producers, we aim to improve the quality and value of core data assets.Ìý

Sarah-Louise Earl ´¥ÌýHead of Portfolio Management | she/her ´¥Ìýsarah.earl@ucl.ac.uk

IÌýworkÌýwith colleagues across ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº to implement the university’s Strategic Delivery Framework, incorporating a strategic portfolio management function (put simply, a model to help ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº make good decisions about what large initiatives to invest in and to understand how they contribute to our overall strategy). I also co-lead ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s PPM Community of Practice. Before joining ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, I worked as a language teacher, and then in local government on urban regeneration programmes. I joined ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº in 2008 as a Teaching Fellow in the Bartlett, before moving to Professional Services in 2016.

Laura Mackenzie ´¥ÌýProject Manager (Academic Development) | she/her ´¥Ìýl.mackenzie@ucl.ac.uk

I work as a project manager supporting new strategic academic initiatives at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº. I am currently supporting the implementation ofÌý¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s Strategic Plan 2022-27Ìýincluding twice yearly progress reporting to University Management Committee and Council.

Ask me about:

• Ìýreporting.

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Clare Foyle | Director of Strategic Planning | she/her ´¥Ìýc.foyle@ucl.ac.uk

I lead on strategic planning, and I am overseeing the implementation of a new, integrated planning framework. This will link ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº strategy and ambition to planning at all levels of the institution.

Ask me about:

• integrated planning
• student number planning
• the tuition fee setting process;

I re-joined ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº in January 2021, having previously worked at the University on a maternity cover post in 2018. Prior to working at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº I worked in many different higher education institutions, bringing over 15 years of experience in strategic planning roles.

Jessica Sims ´¥ÌýStrategy Delivery Account Manager ´¥ÌýFaculties of Brain Sciences, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, Population Health Sciences | she/her ´¥Ìýj.sims@ucl.ac.ukÌý

Ask me about:

• student number planning;
• the annual strategic planning cycle;
• the tuition fee setting process;
• ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s strategic risk management process and local risk management.

I have worked at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº since 2014, previously co-leading a national biobanking infrastructure project to harmonise sample and data storage, access and use across academic and NHS biobanks. One of my areas of interest is equality and inclusion. While at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº I have been member of Athena Swan self-assessment committees on both the departmental and institutional level, and a Fair Recruitment Specialist.

SteveÌýWilliams | Strategy Delivery Account Manager | Faculties ofÌýBuilt Environment (Bartlett), Engineering, Maths & Physical Sciences (MAPS) ´¥Ìýs.f.williams@ucl.ac.uk

Ask me about:

• student number planning;
• the annual strategic planning cycle;
• the tuition fee setting process;
• ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s strategic risk management process and local risk management.Ìý

Prior to working in OVPS I worked in VPESE, managing projects and providing strategic advice to faculties and departments. Before joining ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, I worked in commercial and professional services roles at a number of other universities, as well as FE colleges, online education companies, and independent training providers.

Rupa Lakhani ´¥ÌýStrategy Delivery Account Manager | Faculties of Arts & Humanities, Education & Society (IOE), Laws, Social and Historical Sciences | r.lakhani@ucl.ac.ukÌý

Ask me about:

• student number planning;
• the annual strategic planning cycle;
• the tuition fee setting process;
• ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s strategic risk management process and local risk management.Ìý

Katie Price ´¥ÌýHead of Strategy Engagement | she/her ´¥Ìýkat.price@ucl.ac.uk

I work with the team of the Vice-Provost (Strategy) and the Vice-Provost (Faculties) to engage all ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº stakeholders with ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s institutional strategy and strategic plans. Ìý

Ask me about:

• engaging the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº community at any stage in your change initiative;Ìý
• developing your narrative and giving strategic context to your comms;Ìý
• stakeholder mapping.

Malika Barakat ´¥ÌýAdministration Support Officer | she/her ´¥Ìým.barakat@ucl.ac.uk

I am responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the office and the processes it oversees.

Ask me about:

• schedulingÌýmeetingsÌý
• raising requistions / IDTs / team purchasing cardÌý
• staff recruitment and inductions

I am the first point of contact for solving any other queries in the Department.

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