UCL Student Support and Wellbeing
STUDY ABROAD
Promoting Student Mobility Opportunities
Why student mobility?
Spending time overseas offers exposure to a different cultural and academic environment, and can
be both challenging and rewarding. In particular, recent research by the British Council has
indicated that growth in interpersonal skills, especially intercultural understanding, is the most
important impact of time spent overseas, even for short periods. Students also report positive
effects on employability, independence and commitment to studies.
What opportunities are available?
UCL has exchange agreements with over 250 institutions in 40 countries across five continents.
The majority of mobility opportunities for UCL students are offered through a structured period of
study as part of their undergraduate degree. To find out if your department offers this kind of
mobility, please see overleaf.
Opportunities for post graduate study abroad are limited, but research students may be interested
in carrying out part of their work at one of UCL’s partner institutions. Details of existing partnerships
covering are held at department level – if you are interested in finding out more, you can contact
the Study Abroad Tutor in your department, or your Head of Department if there is no Study
Abroad Tutor.
What support is available for students?
Undergraduate students on a period of Study Abroad are supported by the UCL Study Abroad
Team, part of UCL Student Support and Wellbeing. Our job is to support outgoing Study Abroad
students throughout their application, preparation and time away.
Students can get in touch with us by email at studyabroad@ucl.ac.uk, by phone on 0207 679 0121
(9am-5pm weekdays) or by popping to the Student Centre during our Office Hours, 2pm-4pm on
Tuesday afternoons.
Further information on support can be found on our website: www.ucl.ac.uk/studyabroad.
How can we promote these opportunities?
Departments offering Study Abroad opportunities as an optional part of a student’s degree
programme are encouraged to promote these to students as early as possible, including during
induction sessions. Research has shown that one of the key barriers to students going abroad is
simply a lack of awareness that opportunities exist. Simply mention the programme, give them
details of the website and encourage them to talk to their Study Abroad Tutor.
Department
name
Key contact
Job title
Email
Civil Engineering
Earth Science
Dr James Haworth
Prof Carolina
Lithgow-Bertelloni
Dr Willem Smelik
Study Abroad Tutor
Study Abroad Tutor
j.haworth@ucl.ac.uk
c.lithgowbertelloni@ucl.ac.uk
willem.smelik@ucl.ac.uk
History
Emma Patten
Study Abroad and
Affiliates
Administrator
e.patten@ucl.ac.uk
Anthropology
Dr Ruth Mandel
Study Abroad Tutor
r.mandel@ucl.ac.uk
Archaeology
Prof Marcos
Martinon-Torres
Mr Owain Evans
Study Abroad Tutor
m.martinontorres@ucl.ac.uk
o.evans@ucl.ac.uk
Hebrew and
Jewish Studies
Arts and Sciences
Biochemical
Engineering
Biosciences
Chemical
Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Economics
Electrical
Engineering
European Social
and Political
Studies
Geography
Dr Martina
Micheletti
Dr Lawrence
Bellamy
Dr Eric Fraga
Study Abroad tutor
Departmental Study
Abroad Coordinator
Study Abroad Tutor
l.bellamy@ucl.ac.uk
Study Abroad Tutor
e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk
Study Abroad Tutor
Study Abroad Tutor
Study Abroad Tutor
Affiliate
Undergraduate
Programme
Administrator
Study Abroad Tutor
s.howorka@ucl.ac.uk
ho.chow@ucl.ac.uk
j.krinke@ucl.ac.uk
paula.moore@ucl.ac.uk
Mr Andrew King
Departmental Study
Abroad Coordinator
andrew.k@ucl.ac.uk
Dr Alan Latham
Study Abroad Tutor
alan.latham@ucl.ac.uk
Prof Polina Bayvel
Notes
Lia Kahn-Zajtmann,
Departmental Administrator
l.kahn-zajtmann@ucl.ac.uk
History students must be enrolled
on either History with a Year
Abroad or History with a European
Language
Jolanta Skorecka,
Undergraduate Coordinator
j.skorecka@ucl.ac.uk
m.micheletti@ucl.ac.uk
Study Abroad Tutor
Dr Stefan Howorka
Dr Andy Chow
Dr Jens Krinke
Paula Moore
Additional contact name
Students must be enrolled on L101,
Economics with a Year Abroad
p.bayvel@ucl.ac.uk
Year abroad is a compulsory part
of this programme.
Greek and Latin
Laws
Dr Antony Makrinos
Ms Kerry Newlyn
a.makrinos@ucl.ac.uk
k.newlyn@ucl.ac.uk
Prof John Harris
Study Abroad Tutor
Departmental Study
Abroad Coordinator
Study Abroad Tutor
Linguistics
john.harris@ucl.ac.uk
Stefanie Anyadi, Teaching and
Learning Team Manager
s.anyadi@ucl.ac.uk
Management
Science and
Innovation
Richard Pettinger
Study Abroad Tutor
r.pettinger@ucl.ac.uk
Michelle Tinsley,
Departmental Administrator
(Teaching and Student Affairs)
m.tinsley@ucl.ac.uk
Mathematics
Mechanical
Engineering
Natural Sciences
Pharmacy
Dr Ioannis Petridis
Dr Jie Huang
Study Abroad Tutor
Study Abroad Tutor
i.petridis@ucl.ac.uk
jie.huang@ucl.ac.uk
Dr Steven Metcalfe
Ania Gasiorek
s.metcalfe@ucl.ac.uk
a.gasiorek@ucl.ac.uk
Physics
Planning
Dr Ruben Saakyan
Dr Claire Colomb
Study Abroad Tutor
Extramural
Placement
Coordinator
Study Abroad Tutor
Study Abroad Tutor
Psychology and
Language
Sciences
School of Slavonic
and Eastern
European Studies
SELCS
Dr Daniel
Richardson
Study Abroad Tutor
daniel.richardson@ucl.ac.
uk
Dr Rachel Morley
Study Abroad Tutor
rachel.morley@ucl.ac.uk
Year abroad is a compulsory part
of many programmes in SSEES.
Caroline Lenihan
c.horslen@ucl.ac.uk
Year abroad is a compulsory part of
all Modern Language programmes
Slade School of
Arts
Statistics
Statistics
Lou Adkin
IoE
Mrs Justyna
Fewster
Affiliate and Study
Abroad Officer
Courses and Student
Support Officer
Study Abroad Tutor
Interim Study Abroad
Tutor
IoE International
Officer
Dr Serge Guillas
Dr Simon Harden
r.saakyan@ucl.ac.uk
c.colomb@ucl.ac.uk
l.adkin@ucl.ac.uk
Currently on sabbatical
s.harden@ucl.ac.uk
j.fewster@ioe.ac.uk
Jenny Post, Undergraduate
Administrator
j.post@ucl.ac.uk