Meet the UCIL team

Learn more about the UCIL team and what we do.

Leadership team

Colette Cooke

Head of Education Development

Colette leads the Education Development team, which includes UCIL, and has been involved with UCIL since it began in 2012. She works closely with Sian and Alison to shape the strategic direction and vision of UCIL.
Dr Alison Fisher

Academic Lead for UCIL

Alison provides strategic leadership and academic management of UCIL, overseeing curriculum development and quality assurance, advocating for UCIL, elevating its profile within the University and externally.
Sian Yeowell

Teaching and Learning Manager

Sian heads up the UCIL team, she leads on all aspects of curriculum development for UCIL’s in-person, online and blended units. In addition, she works closely with Alison on strategic leadership and management of UCIL.

Dr Amélie Mons

Learning and Assessment Developer

Amélie (SFHEA) is specialised in interdisciplinary learning. She is the unit lead for Leadership in Action, teaching theories of leadership to 100s of students each year. Her research background is in pedagogy in the arts.
Dr Maria Kopsacheili

Learning and Assessment Developer

Maria (DPhil Oxon) develops online and blended units, including Philosophy in Action. A former SALC lecturer, she supports academics with pedagogical strategies and is leading on UCIL’s Introduction to Interdisciplinary Learning module.
Dr Chris Shoop-Worrall

Learning and Assessment Developer

Chris (SFHEA) develops online and blended units, including 'Are We Alone?' and 'Communicating with Confidence'. Having worked teaching across higher, further, and secondary education, he also supports on academic and teaching strategies.

Luke Smith

Teaching Learning and Student Experience Co-ordinator

Luke leads the UCIL administration team, who manage UCIL enquiries, coordinate governance meetings and prepare exam boards.
Gail Bradbury

Teaching Learning and Student Experience Administrator

Gail is the first point of contact for student queries regarding UCIL units, from enrolment through to exam boards, as well as liaising with academics and being the UCIL DASS contact.
Laura Langston

Teaching Learning and Student Experience Administrator

Alongside Gail, Laura provides administrative support to the UCIL students and units, and also assists with the Ethical Grand Challenges

Alice Godliman

e-Learning Technologist

Alice develops engaging online learning resources for UCIL's online and blended learning courses and ensures the Virtual Learning Environment operates smoothly for all UCIL and EGC content.
Steve Miller

Digital Learning Developer

Steve's background is in filmmaking and design. He has led the development and delivery of online UCIL units, including Why China Matters, Visualising Information, and Equality Diversity and Inclusion.

Sarah Thompson

Teaching and Learning Manager (Course Delivery and Projects)

Sarah provides project management support for the UCIL team, coordinating new development work as well as business as usual delivery.
Rachael Snell

Teaching and Learning Officer (Marketing and Communications)

Rachael leads the promotion of UCIL opportunities to students and works to build awareness amongst the University community through various marketing and communication activities.
Amiee Hamby

Teaching and Learning Officer (Online and Blended Learning Projects)

Amiee works closely with the team delivering UCIL and EGC project management support, assisting in establishing project management structures and coordinating new development work.

Annabel Robson

Graduate Intern - SBS Project

Annabel studied biology at Manchester and has now joined the team assisting colleagues in various projects. Currently, she is assisting in the development of a bitesize version of an existing UCIL course for SBS students.
Michelle Feng

Graduate Intern - SBS Project

Michelle completed her MSc Geographical Information Science at Manchester. She is now supporting colleagues on a number of UCIL projects, including working on the bitzesize version of a UCIL unit for SBS students.