Meet the team

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The community engagement team act as a bridge between the local community and Imperial staff and students. We support collaboration between the community and the university by providing facilities, project management support and advice to community-university projects.

Our team

  • Professor Maggie Dallman

    Professor Maggie Dallman

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    Professor Maggie Dallman Vice-President (International), Associate Provost (Academic Partnerships)

    Responsibilities

    Maggie oversees societal engagement at Imperial, including White City community engagement, student recruitment and schools outreach, public engagement with research, and international relations.

  • Farial Missi

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    Farial Missi Senior Partnerships and Community Engagement Manager

    Responsibilities

    Farial is the first point of call for all community-university relationships, managing several collaborative projects.

  • Andrew Brooks

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    Andrew Brooks Public Engagement Programmer and Practitioner, Community Engagement (White City)

    Responsibilities

    Andrew works with Imperial’s scientists to design and deliver science focused community events and activities at the Invention Rooms.

  • Samantha Allen-Turner

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    Samantha Allen-Turner Community Engagement Coordinator (Venue & Programmes)

    Responsibilities

    Sam manages the bookings and community engagement projects that take place in The Interaction Zone.

  • Wegahta Mohammed

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    Wegahta Mohammed Community Engagement Assistant (Venue and Programmes)

    Responsibilities

    Wegahta manages the administration of the public engagement family programme and covers duty management of the Interaction Zone

  • Emma Watson

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    Emma Watson Evaluation Officer (Outreach and Engagement)

    What I can help with:

    • Evaluation ideas for your engagement activities – particularly those in and around White City
    • Gathering information about target audiences in London, particularly, I can give you access to the White City residents dashboard .
    • Data Protection advice for evaluation and engagement work.

  • Dr Melanie Bottrill

    Mel Bottrill

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    Dr Melanie Bottrill STEM Programmes Manager, Schools Outreach

    Responsibilities

    Mel oversees the schools outreach programmes and teams in both the Dangoor Reach Out Makerspace in the Invention Rooms. In South Kensington, she also manages the Access funded programmes, Summer Schools, the Wohl Reach Out Lab and its associated programmes.

  • Kate Mulcahy

    Kate Mulcahy

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    Kate Mulcahy Makerspace Programmes Manager, Schools Outreach

    Responsibilities

    Kate manages all the Maker Challenge programmes in the Dangoor Reach Out Makerspace at the Invention Rooms.

  • Richard Brown

    Richard Brown

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    Richard Brown Reach Out Makerspace Technician, Schools Outreach

    Responsibilities

    Richard provides technical and teaching support for the Maker Challenge Programmes.

  • Rebecca Sweeney

    Rebecca Sweeney

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    Rebecca Sweeney Reach Out Makerspace Assistant, Schools Outreach

    Responsibilities

    Rebecca provides programme support and assistance for all makerspace activities and coordinates the recruitment of schools and students for all of the makerspace programmes. 

  • Silje Andersen

    Silje Andersen

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    Silje Andersen Interdisciplinary Programmes Manager, Schools Outreach

    Responsibilities

    Silje develops and manages interdisciplinary schools outreach and widening participation programmes in White City and South Kensington, including Creative Roots at the Invention Rooms.

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of Imperial staff working with the community – many other academic departments and staff are involved in community-focused projects.