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.
Paige Noyce is Associate Director of Imperial Global Singapore, a research hub based at the National University of Singapore (NUS) campus where scientists work closely with university, industry, government and third-sector partners in the region.
Jennifer Quint is one of two Deputy Directors (Academic) for the Early Career Researcher Institute (ECRI) and a Clinical Professor of Respiratory Epidemiology.
She leads the Respiratory Electronic Health Record group in the School of Public Health, alongside national roles including the Associate Director for the Respiratory Data Science Catalyst.
Dr Elena Dieckmann and Professor Sanjeev Gupta are the Academic Co-Directors of Imperial’s Global India Hub* which launched in May 2025.
Lilia and Darren volunteered at Commemoration Day in October 2024, which saw 3500 graduands awarded their degrees. Volunteers are essential to the successful running of the event and take on roles including crowd management around the South Kensington Campus, supporting on the information desks, ticket scanning at the receptions, and stewarding the livestream screening. Details of how to get involved at the 2025 ceremonies can be found at the end of the article.
What if finding your next brilliant colleague was easier and quicker? That’s the question Jack Leyshon-Richards, Imperial’s new Head of Recruitment, is working towards. Jack joined Imperial in January 2025 with almost 10 years’ experience in HR, most recently working with King’s College London as Head of Recruitment.
Harassment Support Contacts (HSCs), Neurodiversity Champions (ND Champions), and Staff Supporters are colleagues from across the organisation who volunteer their time to support an inclusive workplace culture.
They are available for informal, confidential conversations on a range of topics and are available to all employees, including line managers.
Each volunteer group has its own network which provides opportunities to get to know colleagues from across Imperial.
Cate is a fifth-year medical student who identifies as Queer and uses they/them pronouns. They are an advocate for the Queer community in medical education, a volunteer for a sex education charity and an active member of campus life.