Staff Profile
Laura Thomson
Transformation Workstream Lead
- Email: laura.thomson@ncl.ac.uk
- Personal Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-thomson-82381543/
- Address: Newcastle University
NE1 7RU
United Kingdom
Background
Transformation Workstream Lead
Leading the strategic transformation of Professional Services at Newcastle University to realise financial improvements, process efficiency and culture change. Alignment of new systems implementation to improve digital capabilities, automation, data improvement and more effective processes.
Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, Apprenticeships Ambassador, and Trustee of The Chronicle Sunshine Fund.
Previous roles:
- Head of Strategic Implementation & Change 2025-2026
- 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 Green Belt
- Project Fundamentals Qualification accredited by the Association for Project Management
- Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement
- 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)