Our Staff
The Quality Assurance and Enhancement (QAE) team is based at the Docklands Campus
Ian Pearson - Head of Quality Assurance and Enhancement
Roles: Development and implementation of QAE policy; communication with external bodies; Institutional Audit and review; staff development in quality matters; advice and guidance on quality systems;
Telephone: 020-8223-2341
E-mail: i.pearson@uel.ac.uk
Alison Coates - Quality Manager (Validation and Review)
Roles: Provide advice and guidance on quality assurance systems and procedures; assists with the co-ordination of the QAE Office's activities, manage the validation and review schedule; manages the Quality and Standards Committee's annual audit; maintenance of institutional records of validated programmes and pathways; staff development activities; represent QAE on Cass School of Education and Communities School Quality Standing Committee (SQSC) and School Research Degrees Sub-Committee (SRDSC); Secretary to Validation and Review Panels; Officer to Masters Development Group
Telephone: 020-8223-2373
E-mail: a.coates@uel.ac.uk
Nikki Makinwa - Quality Manager (Collaborations)
Roles: Provide advice and guidance on quality assurance systems and procedures particularly in relation to collaborative activity; co-ordinate processes that lead to approval of new collaborative partnerships and management of links with collaborative partners; drafting and updating Memoranda of Co-operation; staff development activities; represent QAE on The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Research Degrees Committees; represent QAE on a number of School Collaborative Committees; Secretary to Validation and Review Panels
Telephone: 020-8223-6210
E-mail: n.makinwa@uel.ac.uk
Joanne Wood - Quality Assurance Officer
Roles: Secretary to Validation and Review Panels. Officer to Research and Knowledge Exchange and Committee and Regulations Committee; Student appeals; represent QAE on School of Psychology School Quality Standing Committee (SQSC) and School Research Degrees Sub-Committee (SRDSC); staff development activities
Telephone: 020-8223-2678
E-mail: j.l.wood@uel.ac.uk
Nazmin Uddin - Quality Assurance Officer
(currently on maternity leave)
Telephone: 020-8223-2712
E-mail: n.uddin@uel.ac.uk
Ravinder Bassi - Quality Assurance Officer
Roles: Working with Schools, staff and UELSU officers to maximise student representation on university and programme committees. Secretary to Validation and Review Panels; Officer to the Collaborations Monitoring sub-Committee and Student Experience Programme Board; represents QAE on Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Quality Committee; QAE lead on internal Student Satisfaction Surveys; staff development activities.
Telephone: 020-8223-2393
E-mail: r.bassi@uel.ac.uk
Merlin Harries - Quality Assurance Officer
Roles: author of Postgraduate Research Code of Practice, Process Ownership Model for Postgraduate Research Degrees and Code of Practice for Research Ethics; specialised advice and guidance to academic staff and students on research ethics, governance, fieldwork risk assessment and indemnity; management of research ethics, research governance and research degrees processes; represent QAE on School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering (ACE) School Quality Standing Committee (SQSC) and School Research Degrees Sub-Committee (SRDSC); officer to University Research Ethics Committee (UREC); training and consultation with Research Degrees Leaders and Research Administrators; training and guidance in research ethics for postgraduate research students; Secretary to Validation and Review Panels.
Telephone: 020-8223-2009
E-mail: m.harries@uel.ac.uk
Caroline Quirk - External Examiners' Administrator
Roles: External Examiners' Administrator (responsible for institutional links with External Examiners; Secretary to External Examiners Sub-Committee); Support for external examiner processes;
Telephone: 020-8223-2011
E-mail: c.t.quirk@uel.ac.uk
Sam Milne - Quality Assurance Officer
Roles: Roles: Secretary to Validation and Review Panels. Officer to Validation & Review Sub-Committee and Short Course Panel; Student appeals; represent QAE on Royal Docks Business School (RDBS) School Quality Standing Committee (SQSC) and School Research Degrees Sub-Committee (SRDSC); staff development activities
Telephone: 020-8223-2007
E-mail: S.Milne@uel.ac.uk
Earle Abrahamson - Quality Assurance Officer
Roles: Secretary to Validation and Review Panels; Officer to Research Degrees sub-committee; extenuation; represent QAE on School of Psychology School Quality Standing Committee (SQSC) and School Research Degrees Sub-Committee (SRDSC)
Telephone: 020-8223-2712
E-mail: e.d.abrahamson@uel.ac.uk
Kathy Dale - Quality Assurance Officer
Roles: Secretary to Validation and Review Panels; Secretary to Quality and Standards Committee; complaints; represent QAE on School of Arts and Digital Industries (ADI) School Quality Standing Committees (SQSC) and School Research Degrees Sub-Committee (SRDSC)
Telephone: 020-8223-2003
E-mail: k.m.dale@uel.ac.uk
Katy Savage - Quality Assurance Officer
Roles: Coordinate the process of Institutional Approval for new partners, Secretary to Validation and Review Panels; represent QAE on School of Health, Sport and Bioscience (HSB) School Quality Standing Committee (SQSC) and School Research Degrees Sub-Committee (SRDSC); Drafting and Updating Memorandum of Cooperation; Maintenance of institutional records of collaborative programmes and partners; Officer to Equality and Diversity Committee and Student Experience Committee; programme specifications; represent QAE on a number of School Collaborative Committees;.
Telephone: 020 8223 2467
E-mail: k.savage@uel.ac.uk
