Our staff
Loughborough University London is a fantastic place to study, collaborate and work.
Senior leadership team
Professor David Deacon
Acting Dean for Loughborough University London
Professor David Deacon is the Acting Dean of Loughborough University London and is responsible for leading the team to deliver an outstanding learning environment and student experience.
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Chris Euden
Operations Director
Chris is responsible for the management of the Professional Services staff in London and ensuring that we have close links back to Loughborough.
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Professor Mike Caine
Currently on Sabbatical
Mike was the inaugural Dean of Loughborough University London (2013-2018). Mike is currently on sabbatical working with colleagues at MIT on research pertaining to innovation-driven entrepreneurship ecosystems.
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Professor Jo Tacchi
Associate Dean for Research
Professor Jo Tacchi is a media anthropologist with a record of research collaboration with academic, commercial, government and community partners.
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Professor Tony Edwards
Acting Associate Dean for Teaching and Professor of International Management
Professor Tony Edwards is a globally-recognised Professor of International Management. He has published forty articles in refereed journals, written fifteen book chapters and is author of a widely used textbook. Professor Edwards joined the University from King’s College London, where he was the Head of the School of Management and Business.
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Professor Mikko Koria
Associate Dean for Enterprise, Professor of Design Innovation and Director of the Institute for Design Innovation
Mikko’s key expertise is linked to successful leadership of complex, multicultural and multidisciplinary organisations and initiatives, combining technical and social goals.
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Dr Louise Scholes
Acting Director of the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Dr Louise Scholes joined Loughborough University London from Durham University as a Reader in Entrepreneurship. She is on the editorial board of the International Small Business Journal and has a specialist research focus on entrepreneurship and family firms.
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Professor Helen Drake
Professor of French and European Studies and Director of the Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance
Helen is an internationally-acclaimed Professor of contemporary French politics and EU affairs, and from 2012-2018 chaired the UK’s leading University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES).
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Professor Ahmet Kondoz
Director of the Institute for Digital Technologies
Ahmet is an internationally-recognised researcher in multimedia communications systems and has led major international, multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary research and development projects in his field.
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Professor James Skinner
Director of the Institute for Sport Business
James joined us from Australia and is passionate about delivering outstanding opportunities for students in the business of sport.
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Professor Thomas Tufte
Institute Director for the Institute for Media and Creative Industries
Thomas is an internationally leading scholar in the field of communication for social change.
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Academic faculty
Dr Ece Algan
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Algan is Senior Lecturer at the Institute for Media and Creative Industries.
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Professor Jo Tacchi
Associate Dean for Research
Professor Jo Tacchi is a media anthropologist with a record of research collaboration with academic, commercial, government and community partners.
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Dr Louise Scholes
Acting Director of the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Dr Louise Scholes joined Loughborough University London from Durham University as a Reader in Entrepreneurship. She is on the editorial board of the International Small Business Journal and has a specialist research focus on entrepreneurship and family firms.
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Professor Helen Drake
Professor of French and European Studies and Director of the Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance
Helen is an internationally-acclaimed Professor of contemporary French politics and EU affairs, and from 2012-2018 chaired the UK’s leading University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES).
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Dr Peggy Alexopoulou
Teaching Staff
Dr. Peggy Alexopoulou works within the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Loughborough University London.
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Professor Phil Almond
Professor of International Management
Professor Phil Almond is a Professor of International Management, with research expertise in management and contemporary capitalism.
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Hayet Bahri
University Teacher for the Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance
Hayet has a background in linguistics, international communication and diplomacy.
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Dr Erik Bohemia
Programme Director, Institute for Design Innovation
Erik joins Loughborough University London from the Loughborough Design School. His current research explores changes associated with Globalisation and the impact of these changes on Design.
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Dr Burçe Çelik
Dr Burçe Çelik teaches social movements and media, media cultures in the global south, and politics of communication. She is the Programme Director for all taught programmes in the Institute for Media and Creative Industries.
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Dr Nicola Chelotti
Lecturer in Diplomacy and International Governance
Dr Nicola Chelotti's teaching and research interests focus on negotiations, diplomacy and regional/international organizations, the EU in particular. The underlying theme is to understand how informal practices emerge in international interactions and shape policy processes and outcomes.
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Dr Clelia Clini
Research Associate in the Institute for Media and Creative Industries
Dr Clelia Clini is a Research Associate on the project “Migrant Memory and the Postcolonial Imagination (MMPI): British Asian Memory, Identity and Community after Partition”.
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Dr Holly Collison
Lecturer, Institute for Sport Business
Dr Holly Collison is an anthropologist in the field of Sport for Development and Peace (SDP).
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Dr Rohit K Dasgupta
Lecturer and Programme Director
Dr Rohit Dasgupta is Programme Director and lecturer on the Global Communications and Development programme at the Institute for Media and Creative Industries where he teaches across a range of modules in communication and cultural studies.
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Dr Varuna De Silva
Lecturer, Institute for Digital Technologies
Dr Varuna De Silva is a lecturer in Digital Engineering and joined Loughborough University London in 2016, after working in the industry as a research engineer.
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Dr Safak Dogan
Senior Lecturer in Multimedia Technologies, Institute for Digital Technologies
Safak is a leading international researcher and lecturer in multimedia communications systems.
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Dr Allan Edwards
Reader in the Institute for Sport Business
Dr Edwards is a Reader in the Institute for Sport Business. He is the Programme Director for MSc Sport Business and Innovation.
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Dr Erhan Ekmekcioglu
Senior Lecturer, Institute for Digital Technologies
Erhan is an experienced researcher with strong expertise in both 2D and 3D video processing, compression, transport systems, and perceptual quality assessment. Erhan has been an active contributor of various collaborative research projects and is an experienced supervisor of postgraduate students.
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Dr Kun Fu
MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management Programme Director and Lecturer
Prior to joining Loughborough University London, Kun worked as a Research Associate in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Department and a Research Fellow of the Enterprise Research Center at Imperial College Business School.
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Professor Tony Ghaye
Professor in Sport Business
Tony teaches in the Sport Business and Leadership programme in the area of reflective practice, and has previously held the position of External Examiner. He brings a blend of world class research, consultancy, and business experience to this role.
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Dr Juliana Goga-Cooke
Senior Lecturer, Institute for Design Innovation
Dr. Julia Goga-Cooke is an academic, journalist, design thinker and entrepreneur.
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Dr Daniel Graff
Lecturer in Design Innovation
Daniel’s expertise lies in high-performance teams. He leads the research initiatives in the area of creative and collaborative teamwork and is the key academic lead for the collaborative student projects across our London campus.
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Dr Anna Grosman
Lecturer in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Anna Grosman lectures the modules of entrepreneurial finance and corporate governance.
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Dr Emily Hayday
Lecturer in Sport Business
Emily is a lecturer in Sport Business, with research interests in sports mega-events and the associated concepts of leveraging and legacy.
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Dr Lewis Herrington
University Teacher
Dr Lewis Herrington is committed to world-class teaching and research within the field of international security.
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Professor Geoffrey M Hodgson
Professor in Management
Geoffrey Hodgson has been appointed as Professor in Management for the Institute for International Management at Loughborough University London.
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Dr Siv Jansson
University Teacher
Dr Siv Jansson has worked at a range of institutions in the UK and overseas, including eight years living and working in New Zealand and eight months living in Australia. She teaches on ‘Identity, Culture and Communication'.
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Dr Philipp Kern
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Philipp is an international management scholar whose research interests lie at the intersection of firms and institutions.
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Dr Ksenija Kuzmina
Lecturer in Design Innovation and Management
Ksenija has a PhD in Service Design and Education for Sustainable Development from Loughborough University and and MA in Sustainable Design from Kingston University.
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Dr Konstantinos Kyriakopoulos
Lecturer in Digital Communications
Kostas lectures in Digital Communications. He is an expert in Computer Networks and Network Security and his research interests include next generation communication networks, IoT and the aspects of Security, Trust and Privacy.
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Dr Hyun Lim
Lecturer, Institute for Digital Technologies
Hyun joined the institute from the Korean Aerospace Research Institute and has also worked with the Korean Institute of Science & Technology and the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI).
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Dr Vicky Lofthouse
Senior Lecturer, Institute for Design Innovation
Dr Vicky Lofthouse is a Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design and heads up the Sustainable Design Research Group in the Design School at Loughborough University.
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Dr Surya Mahdi
Teaching Staff
Dr Surya Mahdi works within the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Loughborough University London
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Dr Angela Martinez Dy
Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Angela's interest in entrepreneurship stems from her background as co-founder and director of Youth Speaks Seattle, a leading youth arts education social enterprise in Seattle, USA. She has extensive experience as an educator, teaching artist, youth mentor and collaborative digital content creator.
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Dr Aidan McGarry
Reader in International Politics
Dr Aidan McGarry’s research focuses on political representation and participation of minority and marginalised communities, particularly Roma across Central and Eastern Europe but also LGBTIQ communities.
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Dr Roy Meriton
Lecturer in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Dr Roy Meriton is a Lecturer in Innovation and Entrepreneruship, teaching modules on innovation management and research methods.
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Professor Toby Miller
Director of the Institute for Media and Creative Industries
Toby’s areas of expertise include cultural studies and media studies. He has published forty books, has written numerous articles, and is a guest commentator on television and radio programmes across the globe.
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Dr Tatevik Mnatskanyan
Lecturer in Diplomacy and International Governance
Dr Tatevik Mnatsakanyan’s specialism is in theories of International Relations and Diplomacy, and the study of security and insecurity, with a particular emphasis on critical approaches to security.
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Professor Graham Murdock
Professor, Institute for Media and Creative Industries
Graham is a Professor of Culture and Economy and has a particular interest in the advertising and broadcasting industries, risk communication and Asian media.
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Dr Cristian Nitoiu
Lecturer in Diplomacy and International Governance
Dr Cristian Nitoiu’s teaching and research interest focus on the foreign policy of Russia and the EU, the international relations of the BRICS countries, EU-Russia relations, Eastern Europe, international relations, the European public sphere and international political communication.
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Dr Tim Oliver
Senior Lecturer for the Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance
Tim's research and teaching currently focus on Brexit, British politics, London, European politics, international relations and international security. He has combined work in academia (LSE, UCL, NYU and the EUI) with work in political institutions (the House of Lords and the European Parliament), think tanks (in Berlin, Washington D.C. and London) and with the British military.
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Dr Ozge Ozduzen
British Academy's Newton International Postdoctoral Fellow
Ozge is currently British Academy's Newton International Postdoctoral Fellow in the Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance.
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Dr Samantha Porter
Senior Lecturer, Institute for Design Innovation
Dr Samantha Porter is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Design School at Loughborough University.
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Dr Sharon Prendeville
Lecturer
Dr Sharon Prendeville is a lecturer in design innovation. She specialises in sustainability, with a particular focus on design and business model innovation for a circular economy.
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Dr Yogachandran Rahulamathavan
Lecturer, Institute for Digital Technologies
Dr Yogachandran has a PhD in Signal and Information Processing and has worked at Loughborough University as a postdoctoral research associate.
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Andy Reed
Senior Lecturer, Institute for Sport Business
Andy Reed is the Director of SajeImpact and SportsThinkTank and has recently joined the board of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity.
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Jukka Rintamäki
Lecturer in the Institute for International Management
Jukka Rintamäki is a Lecturer in International Management offering a fascinating insight into global business perspectives.
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Dr Patria Roman-Velazquez
Senior Lecturer and Director of Studies
A Senior Lecturer in Media and Creative Industries, Patria specialises in sociology and communication and has an interest in urban communication, migrant and ethnic economies and urban regeneration.
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Dr Amalia G Sabiescu
Research associate
Amalia is a communication scientist with an interdisciplinary research track at the interface between communication technology, culture, education and development studies.
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Dr Laura Santamaria
Lecturer
Dr Laura Santamaria is a design practitioner and academic. She specialises in cultural and meaning-making aspects of innovation, with a particular focus on design for sustainability.
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Dr Gerhard Schnyder
Reader in International Management
Dr. Gerhard Schnyder is a Reader in International Management and joined the Institute for International Management from King’s College London in July 2017.
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Dr Xiyu Shi
Lecturer, Institute for Digital Technologies
Xiyu is a leading researcher and consultant with specialist knowledge of digital signal processing, wireless networking, multimedia communications and cybersecurity. Xiyu has contributed towards several high-profile international collaboration projects that have shaped the future of networked media.
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Professor Aaron Smith
Professor of Sport Business
Aaron Smith has been appointed as Professor of Sport Business at Loughborough University London. A global leader in his field with a formidable record of industry connections, his research focuses on the management of psychological, organisational and policy change in sport business.
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Dr Liudmyla Svystunova
Lecturer, International Management
Dr Liudmyla Svystunova recently joined the Institute for International Management having completed her PhD in Management at the University of Bath.
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Dr Steve Swanson
Lecturer in Sport Business
Dr Steve Swanson is an experienced manager in a variety of international sport settings. As a lecturer in sport business, Steve teaches in several areas relating to leadership and management in sport. His research explores key aspects of organisational behaviour such as leadership, culture, change management, and employee commitment.
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Dr Ida Telalbasic
Lecturer
As a member of the Institute for Design Innovation, Ida contributes to research, teaching and enterprise activities in the area of Design Innovation Management at Loughborough University London.
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Justin Tumlinson
MSc Entrepreneurship, Finance and Innovation Programme Director and Senior Lecturer
Justin Tumlinson is the Director of MSc Entrepreneurship, Finance and Innovation and a Senior Lecturer within the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
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Dr Matt Vidal
Reader in Sociology and Comparative Political Economy
Matt is Reader in Sociology and Comparative Political Economy in the Institute for International Management.
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Sam Whale
Teaching Fellow, Institute for Sport Business
Sam is Managing Director of Unforgiving Minute, bringing his extensive experience of crafting and delivering leadership and coaching solutions to Olympic and Paralympic sports.
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Dr Yanling Yang
Leverhulme Research Fellow, Institute for Media and Creative Industries
Yanling's main research interests include film industries, cultural policy, digital media, soft power and international communication.
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Tao Zhang
Senior Lecturer, Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Dr Tao Zhang is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) within the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Programme Director of MSc Managing Innovation in Creative Organisations (MICO).
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Dr Yang Zhao
Lecturer, Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Yang is a Lecturer in the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, with research interests in business model innovation and digital entrepreneurship.
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Guest contributors
Peter Keen
Guest Contributor and Director of Sport Advancement at Loughborough University
As part of his role, Peter is working with the Institute for Sport Business at Loughborough University London, sharing his expertise in national sport strategic planning, high performance leadership and coaching.
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Student support staff
Adam Adesina
Employer Partnerships and Employability Manager
Adam will be working to broker relationship with innovative employers in order to develop exciting learning challenges which support our students to progress into the professional world of work.
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Francoise Ahtuam
Senior Support Officer
Throughout her working career Fran has worked in various retail roles and gained extensive customer service skills both in retail and the higher education sector.
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Charlene Alves
Senior Support Officer
Prior to her role at Loughborough University London, Charlene was working at UCFB Wembley at Wembley Stadium.
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Angie Applegate
Academic and Learning Resources Librarian
Angie has over 8 years experience in academic libraries, having worked across public and private HE institutions. She specialises in Library management, information literacy teaching and academic liaison in the arts.
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Stacey Balsdon
Student Support Manager
Stacey is Student Support Manager for the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, providing welfare and academic support to students and staff within the Institute.
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Timothy Barnes
Head of Enterprise Development
Tim has managed large and small organisations in the private and public sectors ranging from universities to venture capital firms, leading start up companies, charities, political campaigns and public bodies.
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Miranda Bioh
Senior Support Officer
Miranda joins us from City of Westminster College where she has undertaken a number of administrative roles including a PA role and more recently in relation to Student Records.
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Deborah Bowen
Support Team Manager
With over fifteen years' experience of managing support services in higher education, Deborah's main responsibilities are to oversee the work of the Professional Services Team at Loughborough University London.
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Rachael Brivio
Student Support Manager
Rachael joins us from the University of West London where she is a Student Advisor with a focus on immigration and funding. She is involved in the University’s compliance committee and has developed policies and procedures to ensure compliance with government requirements.
Federica Cesario
Senior Support Officer
Federica joins us from the London-based English language school, Clubclass. Over the past five years she has worked in a student support role within educational cross-cultural environments.
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Faysal Chowdhury
IT Technician
Faysal works as part of the Student Support team as an IT Technician.
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Ben Cole
Stakeholder Development Manager
Ben is our resident East London Midlander and the driving force behind many of our student engagement innovations and community building activities.
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Parus Dhanani
Facility Manager
Parus joins us from Imperial College where he was Assistant Building Manager of the Medical campuses where he was responsible for the day-to-day running of buildings related to teaching, research and shared space with two hospitals.
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Dipesh Dhimar
Senior Support Engineer
Over the last 10 years, Dipesh has worked in a variety of technical roles at multiple universities across the UK.
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Benjamin Dobie
Business Development Manager
As Business Development Manager, Ben links academia and industry together for Loughborough University London.
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Dr Deborah Eagle
Finance Support Officer
Deborah has worked for Loughborough University for over 21 years, providing financial and administrative support across a wide range of functions for staff and students.
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Ashley Gray
Learning Partnerships Manager
Ashley manages operations on the Collaborative Project, a pioneering inter-disciplinary Master's module involving over 400 students and 15 collaborating organisations.
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Laura Hooke
Careers Consultant
Laura is a professionally qualified career consultant with over 30 years of experience of working with university students, graduates, adults and school leavers.
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Maxine Hurford
Curriculum Development Officer
Maxine has worked in education for over 7 years and has experience in teaching English as a Foreign Language and in both writing and developing a variety of curricula.
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Martin Hyams
English for Academic Purposes Tutor
Martin Hyams specialises in English for Academic Purposes, and he is in post to deliver embedded provision within the curriculum focusing on academic language and academic conventions directly relevant to the module assessment. He also provides one to one support for students at Loughborough University London.
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Hayley Jones
Student Enterprise Adviser
Hayley has supported the development of start-up businesses and enterprise in Higher Education for the past three years and now joins us as Student Enterprise Adviser
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Ben Kingscott
Senior Support Officer
Ben has been working in the Centre for Academic Practice as a Graduate Intern since graduating in 2013 with a degree in Social Psychology.
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Fatmah Lallmahamood
Student Support Manager
Fatmah joins us from the University of East Anglia’s London campus where she undertook student support with a particular link to their Diplomacy courses which are part of the portfolio on our London campus. Prior to that she worked at the University of Westminster and previously at the Moroccan Embassy.
Nadine Lewis
Careers Consultant
Part of the University’s Careers Network, Nadine provides career guidance, coaching and information to students, staff and graduates.
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Jon Linnell
Senior Support Officer (IT, AV, and Learning Resources)
Jon graduated with a degree in Communications and Media Studies from Loughborough University. During his time studying at the University he has worked in IT Services as a support assistant, has participated in several IT projects at the University, and has a wide knowledge of a variety of systems.
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Limahl Macfarlane
Student Support Manager
Limahl joins us from Kingston University and The University of West London.
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Dan Robinson
Stakeholder Engagement and Employability Coordinator
Dan coordinates the team responsible for the delivery and development of our Skills Check programme, a market leading Employability initiative exclusive to Loughborough University London.
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Bryony Stewart-Seume
Postgraduate Research Administrator
Bryony's current role at Loughborough University London is managing the procedures and processes around all aspects of PhD study. She also looks after some of the research activities of the department.
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Paul Steynor
Research Development Manager
Paul is the Research Development Manager for the Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDIH).
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Olly Swanton
Student Support Manager
Olly Swanton has been appointed as Student Support Manager at Loughborough University London.
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