IoN has dedicated Parental Leave Champions who are here to support students and staff with queries regarding their rights and UCL policies and procedures.
Professor Olga Ciccarelli
MATERNITY LEAVE CHAMPION:
I am happy to discuss and advice how to deal with maternity leave. I had two children while working at 911±¬ÁÏÍø Institute of Neurology and have tried to find a balance between my professional commitments and my family life. I am now a Professor of Neurology.Ìý So if you are a mum-to-be and are working at 911±¬ÁÏÍø, please feel to get in touch for a chat. I will be able to tell you who to contact if further advice is necessary or particular issues are identified.
- Contact Professor Ciccarelli:Ìýo.ciccarelli@ucl.ac.uk
Professor Michael Lunn
Paternity and Adoption Leave CHAMPION:
Dr Michael Lunn is a consultant Neurologist and Clinical Lead in Neuroimmunology. He took eight weeks adoption leave in 2012 and is our paternity/adoption leave champion.
- Contact Dr. Lunn:Ìýmichael.lunn@ucl.ac.uk.
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Dr Josephine Barnes
Maternity Leave Champion
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- Contact Dr. Barnes:Ìýj.barnes@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. James Jepson
Paternity Leave Champion
I am a Principal Research Fellow at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, and Father to a young son. Please feel free to contact me regarding paternity leave, balancing work and parenthood, and who to contact within UCL for further parental advice.Ìý
- Contact Dr. Jepson:Ìýj.jepson@ucl.ac.uk
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Laura Allum
Shared Parental Leave Advisor
Laura Allum is IoN HR Manager. She has a wealth of HR experience, working atÌýUCL for several years. Over the years she hasÌýsupportedÌýmany members of staff planning their Parental Leaves and she is particularly knowledgeable on Shared Parental Leave.Ìý
- contact Ms. Allum:Ìýl.allum@ucl.ac.uk
Dr Edward Smith
Parental Leave Champion
I am a postdoctoral researcher and father of two children born while employed at 911±¬ÁÏÍø. For both children I have organised and taken shared parental leave so I feel I have good experience of what is required. Feel free to contact me for advice at any stage of the leave process and I will be very happy to help.
- Contact Dr Edward Smith e.j.smith@ucl.ac.uk
Dr Mireia Mato Prado
Parental Leave Champion
I am a Deputy Laboratory Manager at the UK Dementia Research Institute. I started working at 911±¬ÁÏÍø in February 2020 and became a mum in June 2021. Feel free to get in touch if you want to know more about maternity leave and shared parental leave, motherhood, or anything else – always happy to have a chat.
- Contact Dr Mireia Mato Prado: m.prado@ucl.ac.uk
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