Staff Profile
Laura Thomson
Head of Strategic Implementation & Change, Faculty of Science, Agriculture & Engineering
- Email: laura.thomson@ncl.ac.uk
- Personal Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-thomson-82381543/
- Address: SAgE Faculty Office
Stephenson Building
Newcastle University
NE1 7RU
United Kingdom
Background
Head of Strategic Implementation & Change, Faculty of Science, Agriculture & Engineering
- Leads the development and delivery of strategy, change, and business process improvement activities
- Responsible for the annual planning cycle and governance of the Faculty
- Leads the Faculty’s project and change management team of c.30 colleagues
Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, Apprenticeships Ambassador, and Trustee of The Chronicle Sunshine Fund.
Previous roles:
- Head of Business, Innovation & Skills 2022-2025
- Deputy Director of Faculty Operations 2013-2022
- School Manager, School of Engineering 2017-2018 (secondment)
- School Manager, Electrical & Electronic Engineering 2012-2013
- Combined Honours Centre Manager, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences 2002-2012
- School Administrator, Department of Geography 2000-2002
- Technician, Department of Geography 1997-2000
Qualifications:
- MSc Strategic Leadership
- Chartered Manager Fellow, Chartered Management Institute
- APMG International Change Management Practitioner
- Certificate in Lean Competency (Six Sigma White Belt - Yellow & Green Belt in progress)
- Project Fundamentals Qualification accredited by the Association for Project Management
- Certificate in Internal Workplace Mediation accredited by Acas
- Certificate in Management accredited by the Chartered Management Institute
- BA Hons Business and Finance
Memberships:
- Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
- Association for Project Management (APM)