Rabia Arshad
Postgraduate Researcher Development Manager
Rabia joined University Alliance in December 2022 to support the DTA team.
Tom Creese
Communications Manager
Tom joined University Alliance in September 2022 to support with delivering UA’s communications and press strategy.
Nigel Davies
Director of Business Services
Nigel joined University Alliance in March 2020 to work closely with the CEO with a focus on UA operations, staffing, finance, strategy and membership engagement and retention.
Katharine D’Souza
Research and Data Analyst
Katharine joined University Alliance in September 2021 as the Research and Data Analyst within the Policy team.
Jennie Eldridge
Director of Postgraduate Provision
Jennie joined University Alliance in 2015 as part of the new Doctoral Training Alliance team.
Laura Foster-Devaney
Communications Manager
Laura joined University Alliance in December 2020 to assist in delivering UA’s communications and press strategy.
Mei Yee Justin
Executive Assistant
Mei Yee joined University Alliance in May 2022 as Executive Assistant to the CEO.
Susanna Kalitowski
Director of Policy
Susanna joined University Alliance in September 2019 to head up the policy team.
Laurella Noble
DTA Programme Administrator
Laurella joined the University Alliance in October 2023 as Programme Administrator for the Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA).
Ellie Russell
Deputy Director of Policy
Ellie joined the University Alliance team in March 2019 to help UA’s policy work.
Elizabeth Somerville
Director of Communications
Elizabeth joined University Alliance in November 2025 to head up the communications team.
Isabel Spence
Director of Member Engagement
Isabel joined University Alliance in September 2019 to manage and coordinate University Alliance’s core academic and professional networks.
Robbin Wilson
Business Services Officer
Robbin joined University Alliance in July 2023 to assist with UA’s business operation functions.
