Staff Profile
Laura Thomson
Deputy Director of Faculty Operations
- Email: laura.thomson@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 8041
- Address: SAgE Faculty Office
Devonshire Building
Newcastle University
NE1 7RU
United Kingdom
Background
Deputy Director of Faculty Operations
- Leads the Faculty Student & Academic Services Team of around 45 staff across four core teams: Marketing & Communications, Education, Engagement & Internationalisation and Planning & Performance.
- Responsible for the Global activity of the Faculty, including International Relations and Partnerships, student recruitment with global reach and student mobility.
- Responsibile for the planning process of the Faculty including Strategic Planning, Annual Reviews, Student Number Planning and Business Continuity and Risk Management.
- Deputises for the Director of Faculty Operations across all work functions as required.
Worked for Newcastle University since 1997 in a number of roles ranging from technical laboratory work, financial administration, student lifecycle management and senior leadership and management positions.
The aspects of my current role that I enjoy most are leadership, mentoring and developing new industrial and international partnerships. I feel proud to work for a world-leading University with research and teaching activities that make a difference to people's lives locally, nationally and internationally.
Outside of work I volunteer as a co-opted Governor for a local Primary School with a view to encouraging more children to be interested in Higher Education, and Science and Engineering in particular.
Qualifications:
Certificate in Internal Workplace Mediation by Acas
Certificate in Management accredited by the Chartered Management Institute
BA Hons Business and Finance
HND Business Management
Memberships:
Association of University Administrators (AUA)
Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
Other:
Co-opted School Governor at a local Primary School