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The Global Engagement team, Pro-Vice-Provost (Global Engagement), and networks of Global Strategic Academic Advisors and Vice-Deans (International) work together to help forge connections, collaborations and relationships between people at ÂÒÂ×Ðã and other universities, companies and organisations around the world.

Are you a global partner interested in collaborating with ÂÒÂ×Ðã? See our regional pages for the latest news from your area, and to contact the relevant Senior Global Engagement Manager. We'd love to hear from you.

Are you a ÂÒÂ×Ðã staff member? Contact us for guidance and support with:

• Global partnerships and collaborations, from concept and proposal onwards
• International delegation visits, both inbound and outbound
• Regional advice, expertiseÌýand knowledge sharing
• Global communications and telling ÂÒÂ×Ðã's global story

Vice-Provost (RIGE)

Professor Geraint Rees Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement) Geraint took up the role of ÂÒÂ×Ðã Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement) in May 2022, having served as Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences from 2014-2022. He is responsible for providing vision and academic leadership for ÂÒÂ×Ðã’s world-leading research, knowledge exchange and global engagement, bringing together a range of functions, services and resources in order to maximise ÂÒÂ×Ðã’s impact on the world.

Pro-Vice-ProvostÌý(Global Engagement)

Professor David Coen Pro-Vice-Provost (Global Engagement)Ìý David Coen is the founding Director of the Institute of Global Governance at ÂÒÂ×Ðã. Previously he was Head of Department of Political Science from 2010 to 2018. He has held the Fulbright Distinguished Fellowship at Harvard University and visiting fellowships at Harvard, Boston University, the Max Planck Institute, Koln, Sciences Po Paris, and the European University Institute, Florence. David helps shape ÂÒÂ×Ðã’s strategic approach to global engagement, while providing academic leadership that ensures GE effectively coordinates strategic input from ÂÒÂ×Ðã’s networks of Vice-Deans (International) and Global Strategic Academic Advisors.Ìý

Global Strategic Academic Advisors

The GSAAs play an important strategic role as a catalyst for ÂÒÂ×Ðã’s engagement in their particular region.

They welcome international delegations to ÂÒÂ×Ðã and act as ambassadors and advocates for ÂÒÂ×Ðã's work internationally.

Director Katharine Carruthers Global Strategic Academic Advisor (China) Email: k.carruthers@ucl.ac.uk Katharine Carruthers is the Director of the IOE, ÂÒÂ×Ðã's Faculty of Education and Society Confucius Institute for Schools. Her research interests centre around teaching and learning of Chinese as a foreign language in schools, the notion of intercultural competence in Chinese and UK schools and globalisation and language policy. Katharine chairs the East Asia Network.
Dr Uta Staiger Global Strategic Academic Advisor (Europe) Email: u.staiger@ucl.ac.uk Uta Staiger is Executive Director of the ÂÒÂ×Ðã European Institute. Her research interests are in mid-20th-century European thought seeking to straddle aesthetics and politics, and the role culture plays for ideas of citizenship in both political theory and European integration. Dr Staiger chairs the Europe Network.
Professor Monica LakhanpaulÌý Global Strategic Academic Advisor (India) Email: ³¾.±ô²¹°ì³ó²¹²Ô±è²¹³Ü±ô°ª³Ü³¦±ô.²¹³¦.³Ü°ìÌý Professor Lakhanpaul isÌýProfessor of Integrated Community Child Health at the ÂÒÂ×Ðã GOS Institute of Child Heath. In 2016 she was appointed Head of Population, Policy and Practice.ÌýProfessor Lakhanpaul’s research promotes citizen science and she particularly focuses on disability, asthma and nutrition as exemplar public health issues in South Asian families.Ìý Professor Lakhanpaul chairs the South Asia Network.
Professor Julius Mugwagwa Global Strategic Academic Advisor (Africa)Ìý Email:Ìýj.mugwagwa@ucl.ac.uk Professor Mugwagwa is Professor of Health Innovation and Public Policy in ÂÒÂ×Ðã's Department of Science, Technology Engineering and Public Policy (ÂÒÂ×Ðã STEaPP), and currently serves as the Global Health Thematic Director of ÂÒÂ×Ðã’s Global Governance Institute.ÌýHe has worked in veterinary research, pharmaceutical research and development and quality assurance and harmonisation of medicines regulatory systems in Africa.

Vice-Deans (International)

The Vice-Deans (International) provide a Faculty focus for ÂÒÂ×Ðã's global activities – they help us tell the story of ÂÒÂ×Ðã’s global impact by discipline and department.

ÂÒÂ×Ðã Global Engagement works closely with the Vice-Deans (International) to facilitate global engagement across ÂÒÂ×Ðã.

SLMS

Professor Dr Lasana Harris Vice-Dean (International) for Brain Sciences Email: lasana.harris@ucl.ac.uk Lasana Harris completed post-doctorate research at New York UniversityÌýand held his first appointment as an Assistant ProfessorÌýat Duke University, USA. He wasÌýAssistant ProfessorÌýat Leiden University, the Netherlands andÌýis now an Associate Professor in Experimental Psychology at ÂÒÂ×Ðã. HisÌýresearch explores the neural correlates of person perception and social decision-making.
Professor Jolene Skordis Vice-Dean (International) for Population Health Sciences Email: j.skordis@ucl.ac.uk Jolene Skordis is Director of ÂÒÂ×Ðã’s Centre for Global Health Economics, Deputy Director of the Institute for Global Health and Vice Chair of the European Global Health Research Institutes Network.ÌýShe is an economist, specialising in health and development, and a regular advisor to the WHO and World Bank.ÌýHerÌýwork has directly influenced government policy in a range of countries.Ìý
Professor Ahmed Rashid Vice-Dean (International) for Medical Sciences Email: ahmed.rashid@ucl.ac.uk Ahmed Rashid is Professor of Medical Education at ÂÒÂ×Ðã Medical School, where he leads the ÂÒÂ×Ðã Centre for International Medical Education Collaborations, including current projects in Saudi Arabia, China, Thailand, UAE, Egypt and Jordan. He has served as a higher education accreditation reviewer in UAE and Bahrain, as a medical school external examiner in the UK and Oman, and has advised on postgraduate medical training in Vietnam, Japan, and Mexico.
Professor Tara Keck Vice-Dean (International) for Life Sciences Email: t.keck@ucl.ac.uk Tara Keck is Professor of Neuroscience in the Division of Biosciences, where her research focuses on how experience and external factors shape the brain during adulthood and ageing.Ìý She has worked in collaboration with the United Nations and NGOs on projects in a range of countries, examining how communities can be engaged to support mental well-being in underserved populations.ÌýÌý

SLASH

Associate ProfessorÌýGraciaÌýMarín Durán Vice-Dean (International) for LawsÌý Email: gracia.marin-duran@ucl.ac.ukÌý Dr. Gracia Marín Durán is anÌýAssociate Professor in International Economic Law at the University College London Faculty of Laws. Her areas of teaching and research expertise are in the fields of EU/international trade law and policy and EU/international environmental law and policy. She has widely published on the relationship between international trade and environmental protection. She has also extensive experience inÌýproviding legal consultancy and pro bono legal advice on trade and trade-related matters to governmental institutions,Ìýinternational organisations and NGOs.
ProfessorÌýSue Hamilton Vice Dean (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement) forÌýSocial and Historical SciencesÌý Email:Ìýs.hamilton@ucl.ac.uk Professor Sue Hamilton is a Professor of Prehistory at the ÂÒÂ×Ðã Institute of Archaeology, where she was Director from 2014-2022. Throughout her career as an archaeologist, she has spearheaded and secured funding for innovative, interdisciplinary projects spanning diverse geographical areas, including the UK, China, Europe, the USÌýand the Pacific. SheÌýserves as the Principal Investigator of the Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Landscapes of Construction Project (LOC).ÌýSue and her team were the first British archaeologists to work on the island since 1914.Ìý
Professor Florian Mussgnug Vice-Dean (International) for Arts and HumanitiesÌý Email: f.mussgnug@ucl.ac.uk Florian MussgnugÌýis Professor of Comparative Literature and Italian Studies in SELCS. He has held visiting and honorary positions at Rome Sapienza University, the Universities of Siena, Roma Tre, Oxford and Cagliari, and the British School at Rome. From 2018-2021, he served as the first academic director of the ÂÒÂ×Ðã Cities Partnerships Programme, enabling the organisation of more than forty ÂÒÂ×Ðã-led international conferences and symposia in Rome.

BEAMSÌý

Professor Barbara Lipietz Vice-Dean (International) for the Bartlett Email:Ìýb.lipietz@ucl.ac.uk Barbara Lipietz is Professor of Urban Development Planning at the Bartlett Development Planning Unit where her research and teaching focus on the governance of urban transformations. She has an extensive public engagement record with actors across scales in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Barbara is part of the editor collective for City and sits on the Board of Trustees for the IJURR Foundation.
Professor Tiziana Rossetto Vice-Dean (International) for Engineering Email:Ìýt.rossetto@ucl.ac.uk Tiziana RossettoÌýis the founder and co-director of ÂÒÂ×Ðã EPICentre, a multidisciplinary research centre focused on studying natural hazard risks affecting communities and the built environment.ÌýShe founded and teaches on the MSc Earthquake Engineering with Disaster Management.ÌýTiziana has undertaken a number of field missions to assess damage to buildings and infrastructure in earthquake zones including the L'Aquila earthquake of 2009,Ìýthe Wenchuan earthquake in China in 2008, the Kashmir earthquake ofÌý2005, the Sumatra earthquake and tsunami of 2004, and the Bhuj earthquake in India in 2001.
Professor Ofer Lahav Vice-Dean (International) for MAPS Email: o.lahav@ucl.ac.uk Ofer Lahav is Perren Chair of Astronomy in theÌýAstrophysics GroupÌýat ÂÒÂ×Ðã. He is also co-Director of the STFC-fundedÌýCentre for Doctoral Training in Data Intensive ScienceÌýat ÂÒÂ×Ðã, established in 2017. Ofer's research area is observational cosmology, in particular probing and characterising dark matter and dark energy. His work involves advanced statistical methodsÌýe.g., machine learning for big data.

IOE

Professor John O'ReganÌý Vice-Dean (International) for IOE Email: john.oregan@ucl.ac.uk John O’Regan is Professor of Critical Applied Linguistics at IOE, ÂÒÂ×Ðã’s Faculty of Education and Society, where he is also Deputy Director of the International Centre for Intercultural Studies. He has held visiting and honorary positions at South-Western University of Finance and Economics - Chengdu, Beijing Normal University, and the Universities of Granada, Negeri Jakarta, Chileno-Británica, Potosí, and National Taiwan Normal University. John’s research crosses applied linguistics, sociology, philosophy, history, international political economy, and education, with a specific focus on the political economy of English as a global language. He also speaks Spanish.

Global Engagement team

View members of the Global Engagement team by function:

GE Directorate

Ciaran Moynihan, Director of ÂÒÂ×Ðã Global Engagement
ciaran.moynihan@ucl.ac.uk,Ìý+44 (0)20 3108 7777Ìý/ internal 5777

Toni Blunden,ÌýExecutive Assistant to Director of Global Engagement
t.blunden@ucl.ac.uk,Ìý+44 (0)20 3108 7818Ìý/ internalÌý57818

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Global Partnerships

Conor Rickford, Associate Director of Global Engagement
c.rickford@ucl.ac.uk,Ìý+44 (0)20 3108 7785Ìý/ internal 57785Ìý

Adam Walker,ÌýAssociate Director of Global Engagement
adam.p.walker@ucl.ac.uk,Ìý+44 (0)20 3108 7682 / internal 57682

Clément Leroy,ÌýSenior Global Engagement Manager (Americas & Australasia)Ìý
c.leroy@ucl.ac.uk, +44 (0)20 3108 7400 / internal 57400

Funanani Nemaheni, Senior Global Engagement Manager (Africa & Middle East)
f.nemaheni@ucl.ac.uk,Ìý+44 (0)20 3108 7793Ìý/ internal 57793

Dan Li,ÌýSenior Global Engagement Manager (East Asia)
li.dan@ucl.ac.uk,Ìý+44 (0)20 3108 9044Ìý/ internal 59044

Dr Amit Khandelwal,ÌýSenior Global Engagement Manager (South & South East Asia)
amit.khandelwal@ucl.ac.uk,Ìý+44 (0)20 3108 7811Ìý/ internal 57811

Rebecca Holt,ÌýSenior Global Engagement Manager (Europe)
rebecca.holt.ucl.ac.uk,Ìý+44 (0)20 3108 5588Ìý/ internal 55588

Dr Yuchun Chiang Mathews, Strategic Global Initiatives Manager
y.mathews@ucl.ac.uk,Ìý+44 (0)20 7679 8071 / internalÌý08071

Bryan Taylor, Senior Cities PartnershipsÌýProgramme Manager
bryan.taylor@ucl.ac.uk,Ìý+44 (0)20 3108 7780Ìý/ internalÌý57780

Abel Dorantes, Global Engagement Manager
,Ìý+44 (0)20 3108 5507Ìý/ internal 55507

Zhou Kuang, Global Engagement Manager
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Siobhan O'Brien, Global Engagement Manager
²õ¾±´Ç²ú³ó²¹²Ô.´Ç’b°ù¾±±ð²Ô°ª³Ü³¦±ô.²¹³¦.³Ü°ì,Ìý+44 (0)20 3108 5509Ìý/ internal 55509

Mustafa Sakr, Global Engagement Manager
m.sakr@ucl.ac.uk, Ìý/ internal 59367

Keiko Tsunekawa, Global Engagement Manager
k.tsunekawa@ucl.ac.uk,Ìý+44 (0)20 3108 5508Ìý/ internal 55508

AnnieÌýBrown,ÌýGlobal Engagement Officer
a.m.brown@ucl.ac.uk,Ìý+44 (0)20 3108 7575Ìý/ internal 57575

GeorgieÌýHawtin, Global Engagement Officer
g.hawtin@ucl.ac.uk,Ìý+44 (0)20 3108 5338Ìý/Ìýinternal 55338

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Programme Management

Chris Cook,ÌýSenior Global Programme Manager
c.cook@ucl.ac.uk,Ìý+44 (0)20 3108 7566Ìý/ internal 57566

Sophia Hilt,ÌýGlobal Programme Manager
s.hilt@ucl.ac.uk,Ìý+44 (0)20 3108 7566Ìý/ internal 57795

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Communications

Sophie Vinter, Senior Global Engagement Communications ManagerÌý
s.vinter@ucl.ac.uk,Ìý+44 (0)20 3108 7787Ìý/ internal 57787

Shuyue Ren,ÌýCommunications Officer
,Ìý+44 (0)20 3108 1701 / internal 59842