CITY STARTERS - Key Persons
I lead the Philanthropy team, setting strategy and the overall direction for the team. I am passionate about the transformative power of education and love working at an institution that champions social mobility.
Please do contact me if you would want to talk about City's overall strategy for philanthropy and the impact that philanthropy has across our whole community of staff and students.
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- Finance and Awards Officer
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- Executive
- Historian, Author
Anna Whitelock is a historian, author and broadcaster. She is Professor of the History of Monarchy at City, University of London and Director of the Centre for the Study of Modern Monarchy.
Anna is an international media commentator on monarchy, public history and heritage, and the Tudors and Stuarts.
She is the Principal Investigator on a major AHRC project: The Visible Crown: Queen Elizabeth II in the Caribbean: 1952-present.
Professor Anna Whitelock is the Executive Dean of the School of Communication & Creativity (from 1 st August 2022). Prior to her appointment she was Dean of the School of Arts and Social Sciences on an interim basis.
She is also Professor of the History of Monarchy at City, University of London and Director of the Centre for the Study of Modern Monarchy as well as the Principal Investigator on a major AHRC project: The Visible Crown: Queen Elizabeth II in the Caribbean: 1952-present.
Professor Anna Whitelock's biography
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- Department of Economics / Department of International Politics / Department of Sociology and Criminology
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- Thesis Title: Analysis of Dynamic Models of Evolving Popuations / Further Information: Completed 2007
I look after the Major Gifts and Stewardship Team at City. I joined in January 2023, after working extensively with the international philanthropic community at King's College London and the Kew Foundation.
Our team is passionate about working with our donors and the alumni community and supporting them along their philanthropy journey here at City and beyond. If you would like to hear more about the philanthropic opportunities across the University and their significant impact, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Charles Lees is Executive Dean and Professor of Policy and Global Affairs in the School of Policy and Global Affairs, City, University of London, UK (2022 - ). Previously, he was Dean (People and Resources) and Professor of Government in the College of Business, Government and Law at Flinders University, Australia (2017-2022), and Head of Department and Professor of Politics in the Department of Politics, Languages, and International Studies at the University of Bath, UK (2011-2017).
Charles Lees has research expertise in comparative politics and policy, including party systems, coalition government, environmental politics and policy, and has contributed to debates on the methodology of single-country studies. He has provided research and advice for the Centre for American Progress, Australian Labor Party, the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, the UK House of Lords, and the Scottish Executive, amongst others. He is a Visiting Professorial Fellow at the University of Sussex, and Associate Fellow in the Institute for German and European Studies at the University of Birmingham. He has also held visiting fellowships at the University of California San Diego, the Australian National University, the University of Sydney, the University of Bath, and Cardiff University.
Charles Lees has a strong record of program and unit design, teaching innovation and delivery, and PhD supervision, across political science, area studies, and other inter-disciplinary settings. He remains very active in PhD supervision, as well as widening opportunity activities and improving the student experience.
Qualifications
PhD, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, Sep 1994 - Jul 1998
MA, University of Essex, United Kingdom, Sep 1993 - Jul 1994
Professor Charles Lees joined City on 1 August 2022.
He was previously a Professor of Government as well as Dean (People and Resources) in the College of Business, Government and Law at Flinders University, Australia.
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- Fellow of the European Academy of Optometry
- Further Information: Completed 2005
Professor Chris Hull has been at City for over 30 years and is currently Assistant Vice-President and Head of City Doctoral College.
He has spent his academic life at City involved in eyes and vision within the Department of Optometry and Visual Science where he holds a chair in optics of vision.
His research largely involves how the eye interacts with the optical image in health and disease and focuses primarily on problems at the front of the eye including corneal disease, corneal and cataract surgery.
Chris has also taught widely across the optometry programme and has a track record of PhD supervision and mentorship of colleagues. His previous roles have included head of department, Associate Dean for Research and Enterprise and Deputy Dean.
Outside City, Chris is a Fellow of the European Academy of Optometry and Optics and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers. Beyond work, Chris can be found walking the family's yellow Labrador, playing cricket for Pinner CC and tinkling the ivories!
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- Alumni and Supporter Communications Officer
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- People
- Professor of Complexity Science / School of Science & Technology Department of Mathematics
- Professor of Complexity Science at City University
Andrea Baronchelli is Professor of Complexity Science at City University of London, Token Economy theme lead at The Alan Turing Institute, and a research associate at the UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies.
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- Associate Dean / School of Science & Technology Department of Mathematics
- People
Dr Cox studied at Clare College, Cambridge (1990-4), and graduated with a BA(Hons) degree in Mathematics, followed by a Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics. He spent the next three years preparing his PhD at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, graduating in 1997.
After working in Oxford, Stuttgart, and Bielefeld, he joined the Mathematics Department in 1999. He is currently Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in the School.
Dr Cox's research interests lie in representation theory, where he studies representations of algebraic groups and related algebraic objects. Recent collaborations have involved researchers in Australia and China, as well as at City and elsewhere in the UK.
Dr Cox is a member of the Representation Theory research group.
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PhD Mathematics, University of London, United Kingdom, 1997
Cert of Adv Study in Mathematics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1994
BA Mathematics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1993
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- Doctoral Researcher Training and Developing Coordinator
Beth completed her PhD in English at Goldsmiths in 2017. Throughout this and since she has developed a keen interest in student skills development and career opportunities both within and outside of higher education.
Beth has worked, and continues to occasionally work as a lecturer, a public speaker, a writer, and is a member of the International Network of Comparative Humanities, overseen by Princeton University and the University of Notre Dame.
Beth is highly experienced in helping students to increase their skill sets through finding work and extra-curricular experiences related to their studies, as well as running and coordinating skills development programmes and initiatives.
Beth's role in the City Doctoral College brings together her experiences as both an academic and a member of university professional services, providing a strong platform upon which to assist our Doctoral Researchers to develop their research and skills interests through the Doctoral Researcher Development Programme.
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- Associate Dean Education ( Development and Students ) School of Science & Technology Department of Mathematics
- People
Dr Lara Silvers was awarded a PhD from the University of Leeds in 2004. After a short time as a temporary lecturer at the University of Leeds she became a postdoctoral researcher at UCSD in California before moving to Ecole Normale Superieure (ENS) in Paris. After working at the ENS she became a postdoctoral researcher in DAMTP at the University of Cambridge before taking up a position as a lecturer in mathematics at City in 2009.
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- People
- Reader / School of Science & Technology Department of Mathematics
Dr De Visscher studied at the Free University of Brussels graduating with a Licence in Mathematical Science in 1999. As part of her degree she spent one year as an Erasmus students at the University of East Anglia, graduating with a MSc in pure Mathematics in 1998. She prepared her PhD at the University of Oxford in 2000-2003. After working at Queen Mary College London, she joined City University London in 2005.
Qualifications
DPhil Mathematics, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, 2003
Licence Mathematics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, 1999
Aggregation Teaching Qualification, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, 1999
MSc Mathematics, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom, 1998
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- Member of the Development Committee
- Vice - President ( Enterprise, Engagement and Employability )
Dr Sionade Robinson is responsible for strategic leadership of all activities relating to enterprise, engagement and employability across the University.
This includes a particular focus on enhancing and developing and strategic relationships with external partners and other organisations.
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- Member of Audit and Risk Committee
- Member of the Development Committee
- Member of the Remuneration Committee
- College Secretary
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- Further Information: Completed 2006
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- Head of Bayes Alumni Relations
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- Further Information: Date of Start 01 Oct 2011
I joined City in the summer of 2016 and have over 16 years' experience in managing regular giving programmes, both as a member of university teams and as a consultant.
I am responsible for City's regular giving programmes, legacy giving and fundraising through trusts and foundations. If you would like to make a donation to the City or Bayes Future Fund, initiatives that support our current and future students, or are interested in remembering City or Bayes in your will, please contact me.
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- Thesis Title: Integrable Systems With PT - Symmetries / Role: 1st Supervisor
Professor Juliet John is responsible for the strategic leadership of all teaching and learning activities.
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- Alumni and Supporter Relations Officer
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- Thesis Title: Modelling Structured Populations Involving Multiplayer Games / Further Information: Date of Start 01 Oct 2013
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- Head of Alumni and Supporter Relations
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- Head of Doctoral College Operations
Marcus oversees the activities of the Doctoral College and works with colleagues and services across the University in developing and implementing support for Doctoral Researchers.
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- Deputy Head of Doctoral College Operations ( Quality )
Mariah has over a decade of experience in higher education specialising in policy, governance and quality matters.
As the Deputy Head of the Doctoral College, she oversees the quality of research degrees, the student journey from registration to award, and the smooth operation of the Research Manager system.
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of Audit and Risk Committee
Marion O'Hara has responsibility for the for Finance and Procurement teams.
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- Development Research Manager
I joined City in 2011 and have over 17 years' experience of philanthropic prospect research. Please contact me if you have any queries about prospect research; donors and supporters; trusts and foundations; corporate philanthropy; alumni and alumni of interest; Honorary Graduates, or general philanthropic and alumni-relations issues.
Professor Mark Broom obtained a BA (Hons) in Mathematics from the University of Oxford in 1989, followed by an MSc in Statistics (1990) and a PhD in Mathematics (1993) at the University of Sheffield. He then held a postdoctoral research position again at Sheffield (1993-5) and a temporary lecturing position at the University of Glasgow (1995-6). He joined the University of Sussex as a Lecturer in 1996, where he worked until the end of 2009, most recently as Reader in Mathematics, and he was the Head of the Department of Mathematics from 2007 to 2009. Mark was appointed as Professor of Mathematics at City University in January 2010. He became Head of the Department of Mathematics in August 2021.
In 2013, together with Jan Rychtář, he completed the book Game-Theoretical Models in Biology published by Chapman and Hall. A second edition is in preparation, due to appear towards the end of 2021.
He is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Theoretical Biology, Dynamic Games and Applications and of the newly created Chapman and Hall Mathematical Biology book series.
Qualifications
PhD in Mathematics, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, Oct 1990 - Sep 1993
MSc in Statistics, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, Sep 1989 - Sep 1990
BSc (Hons) in Mathematics, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, Oct 1986 - Jun 1989
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- Further Information: Completed 2010
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Professor Miguel Mera is a composer of music for the moving image and a musicologist exploring the theory and practice of screen music and sound.
Professor Miguel Mera is responsible for strategic leadership of all activities relating to Research and Innovation across the University.
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- Member of Audit and Risk Committee
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- Member of the Remuneration Committee
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- Chairman of the Development Committee
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- Member of Audit and Risk Committee
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- Member of Audit and Risk Committee
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- Member of Audit and Risk Committee
- Director of Internal Audit
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- Member of the Development Committee
- Member of the Independent Council
- Member of the Remuneration Committee
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- Chief Operating Officer
- Member of Audit and Risk Committee
- Member of the Development Committee
- Member of the Executive of the Association of Heads of University Administration
Helen joined City's Senior Leadership Team as Chief Operating Officer in February 2022.
Helen came back to City after five years at Goldsmiths University of London, where she was Chief Operating Officer and Registrar and Secretary. Before that she worked for six years at the University of Oxford where she was Director of Planning and Resource Allocation, Head of the Council Secretariat and a Fellow of Exeter College.
Helen worked previously at City, from 2001-2010. She held a variety of roles including Head of Administration for the School of Allied Health Sciences and Deputy Academic Registrar; she also set up and lead City's Strategy and Planning Unit. Helen read music at Exeter College, Oxford and has a Masters in Higher and Professional Education from the Institute of Education.
Helen is an elected member of the Executive of the Association of Heads of University Administration (AHUA). She was previously on the Board of the Higher Education Strategic Planners Association (HESPA).
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- Chairman of the Independent Council
- Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
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- Member of the Development Committee
- Member of the Independent Council
- Member of the Remuneration Committee
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- Committee Secretary
- Member of the Development Committee
- Member of the Remuneration Committee
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- Chairman of Audit and Risk Committee
- Member of the Independent Council
- Member of the Remuneration Committee
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- Member of the Remuneration Committee
- Reward Manager
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- Director of Human Resources
- Member of the Remuneration Committee
Mary Luckiram is responsible for full range of Human Resource functions, including Equality and Diversity, and Health and Safety.
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- Alumni and Supporter Relations Manager
Professor Rajkumar Roy is the Executive Dean of the School of Science & Technology and is leading on the development of City's STEM Digital Academy.
Prior to his appointment, Raj was Director of Manufacturing at Cranfield University. He is a fellow of the International Academy for Production Engineers, the Institute of Engineering Designers and the Higher Education Academy.
Professor Richard Ashcroft was appointed Executive Dean of The City Law School in December 2022, after joining the Senior Leadership Team in September 2022 as Executive Dean for the School (interim).
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- Member of Audit and Risk Committee
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- Thesis Title: Mathematical Models of Kleptoparasitism / Further Information: Completed 2004
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- Committee Secretary
- Member of Audit and Risk Committee
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- Alumni and Supporter Relations Assistant
As the Doctoral College Officer, Sayeda manages the Doctoral College mailbox and ensures appropriate response and triaging of communications.
She works closely with Course Officers and Academic Colleagues on the record keeping and reporting for PhD student registrations on Research Manager as well as ensuring that Research Manager is running smoothly.
Sayeda completed her BA (Hons) in Politics from Queen Mary University of London in 2018. Sayeda joined City from the University of the West of Scotland where she worked closely with PGR's and the Doctoral College as an Administrator.
She has previously worked at the University Foundation Programme for David Game College where she developed her administrative skills within the education sector. Outside of City, Sayeda works as a freelance illustrator.
Simon May Show - BBC Radio 5 Live. Miguel was a guest on the Simon Mayo show on BBC Radio 5 Live and discussed the use of music in film with composer David Arnold, filmmaker Kenny Glennan and film critic Nigel Floyd.
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- Alumni and Supporter Relations Officer
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- Head of Data and Operations
I lead the Data and Operations team which supports colleagues in Major Gifts, and in Alumni & Supporter Relations. I joined City in 2019 and have ten years' experience of database management in the charitable sector, both in the UK and internationally.
Professor Susannah Quinsee is responsible for the strategic leadership of the digital offer and wider student experience.
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- Thesis Title: Non - Hermitian Quantum Field Theories / Role: 1st Supervisor
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- Thesis Title: Unitary Time - Evolution in Non - Hermitian Quantum Systems / Role: 1st Supervisor
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- Director
- Member of the Development Committee
- Director of Marketing and External Relations
Alongside my overall responsibility for Philanthropy and Supporter & Alumni Relations, I oversee City's student recruitment, its events programme, marketing, branding, communications, and digital. Please contact me if you would like to learn how City's alumni and other supporters fit into the University's wider strategy, or if you are interested in hearing about the University communicates with its staff, students, prospective students and others.
Tim Longden's responsibilities include UK and International student recruitment, corporate affairs (embracing media and PR activities, events and communications), corporate marketing, digital marketing, the provision of marketing support for Schools and Professional Services and City's alumni relations and fundraising activities.
Tim joined City in November 2011 and was previously Director of Marketing and Communications at the University of Hertfordshire.
Alderman Vincent Keaveny took office as the 693 rd Lord Mayor of the City of London in November 2021.