Oana is the Training Coordinator for the Great Service Programme, a long-term project which will deliver a range of improvements across People, Procurement, Finance and Research Administration at Imperial.
Within Imperial’s Department of Brain Sciences, the LGBTQ+ Allies Network has become a growing source of visibility, connection and support. Nan Fletcher-Lloyd, Research Associate, and Tommaso Barba, PhD student, both share how the network has influenced their journeys at Imperial and why creating this space for staff and students matters. (more…)
Emanuele Bacchelli is Senior Sous Chef in the Sherfield Building of Imperial’s South Kensington Campus. Since joining Imperial in April 2024, Emanuele has been at the heart of the university’s culinary operations, ensuring fresh, high-quality options are available across campus every day.
His role is fast-paced and dynamic, but that’s exactly what he loves about it. “We put a lot of effort into making the lunchtime here at Sherfield the best. The daily operation is really busy and really fun. I have colleagues from all around the world and we exchange experiences and recipes.”
Katy Ingleby is the Head of Public Affairs and part of the team responsible for managing the delivery of the WestTech London project, one strand of Imperial’s Science for Humanity strategy.
After completing her PhD in English Literature, Katy’s career began first at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh and then the Houses of Parliament in London. Following this, she held roles at several charities before joining the Medical Research Council and UKRI.
Dr Esma Koca is a Principal Teaching Fellow at Imperial Business School and Deputy Academic Director for the Full-Time and Weekend MBA programmes. Alongside her leadership in teaching and programme design, she is an active researcher in analytics, operations and marketing. Her work examines how digitisation and AI transform decision-making and market outcomes across both commercial and societal domains, drawing on tools from game theory and data analytics.
Amandip Bisel joined Imperial in August 2024 as Head of Education and Student Experience Strategy Projects in the Education Office. With a background in widening participation and a PhD from Imperial, she is passionate about improving students’ experience at Imperial regardless of their background.
Amy Lloyd Evans is a fourth-year medical student and Disabilities Officer for Imperial College Union.
Amy said that she first felt able to be open about, and celebrate, her disability when she joined Imperial.
“I’ve always been disabled and, even though I didn’t know it for a lot of my life, it’s shaped all my experiences, beliefs and values. I try my best to be welcoming and inclusive to everyone because I understand the feeling of being othered for something you can’t, or don’t want to, change.
Sana is a Postgraduate Taught student on the MSc Bioscience Futures: Communication, Innovation and Entrepreneurship course in the National Heart and Lung Institute.
The course combines entrepreneurial, communication and commercialisation skills to address global challenges.
Sana enjoys how interactive her course is and says that it bridges the gap between her undergraduate biomedical degree and applications of research in the real world.
Peter Bryan is a fourth-year postgraduate research student in the Department of Bioengineering and co-chair of the Black Doctoral Network.
He is also one of the first recipients of the James West scholarship which aims to address the under-representation of Black and mixed Black Heritage PhD students within the department.
Ayo Oluyemi is the Education Projects Coordinator in the Education Office and is leading a project to improve the experience of Black students at Imperial. After running successful pilot activities last year supported by the Education Office Innovation Fund, they have secured further funding for the Black @ Imperial programme to run a series of events across the 2025-26 academic year, with the first event taking place later this month.