Transnational Education is split into five teams, each managed by a Teaching and Learning Manager. Scroll down to find out more about each team and the contact details for staff within them.
Academic Development
The Academic Development Team work closely with academic and professional colleagues across the University to project manage the process of developing a new online or blended course. We also liaise with colleagues in our International Centres and deliver other activities across the wider Education Development Team.
Academic Development Staff
| Name | Job Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sian Yeowell | Teaching and Learning Manager | sian.yeowell@manchester.ac.uk |
| Stephen Cooke | Teaching and Learning Officer (OBL Projects) | stephen.cooke-2@manchester.ac.uk |
| Sarah Swithenbank | Teaching and Learning Officer (OBL Projects) | sarah.swithenbank@manchester.ac.uk |
Course Delivery
The Course Delivery team provides support for admissions and students, co-ordinates workshops/conferences/masterclasses for blended programmes, and the on-going maintenance and design updates for course units. Each course has a dedicated Student Support Advisor who is the first point of contact for non-academic student enquiries.
Course Delivery Staff
| Name | Job Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Pam Giblin | Teaching and Learning Manager | pam.giblin@manchester.ac.uk |
| Jenny O'Mara | Teaching and Learning Officer - Student Support | j.o’mara@manchester.ac.uk |
| Omar Ali | Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Coordinator | omar.ali@manchester.ac.uk |
| Lauren Hodgson | Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Coordinator | lauren.hodgson@manchester.ac.uk |
| Sophia Lewis-martyr | Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Coordinator | sophia@manchester.ac.uk |
| Irene Kapetanaki | Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Coordinator | irene.kapetanaki@manchester.ac.uk |
| Luke Smith | Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Coordinator | luke.smith-2@manchester.ac.uk |
| Gail Bradbury | Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Administrator | Gail.Bradbury@manchester.ac.uk |
| Ashley Murray-Green | Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Administrator | ashley.murray-green@manchester.ac.uk |
| Laura Langston | Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Administrator | laura.langston@manchester.ac.uk |
| Dominika Kotarbinska | Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Assistant | dominika.kotarbinska@manchester.ac.uk |
| Rachael Barlow | Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Assistant | rachael.barlow@manchester.ac.uk |
| Chris Wade | eLearning Technologist | chris.wade@manchester.ac.uk |
| Katie Fudge | eLearning Support Officer | katie.fudge@manchester.ac.uk |
| Martyn Green | eLearning Support Officer | martyn.green@manchester.ac.uk |
| Joanne Harvey | eLearning Support Officer | joanne.harvey@manchester.ac.uk |
| Ellen Nicholson | eLearning Support Officer | ellen.nicholson@manchester.ac.uk |
Design and Development
The Design and Development team work in collaboration with academic teams to design and develop course units for online delivery. We work with colleagues to write the initial NPP, including reviewing ILOs and discussing ideas for authentic assessment, providing a framework for planning an overview of a course unit, and advising on production of content and activities.
Design and Development Staff
| Name | Job Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Diane Bennett | Teaching and Learning Manager (DL) | diane.bennett@manchester.ac.uk |
| Caroline Hughes | Learning Technologist | caroline.hughes@manchester.ac.uk |
| Lukasz Kaczmarek | Learning Technologist (Distance Learn) | lukasz.kaczmarek@manchester.ac.uk |
| Tamara Montrose | Learning Technologist | tamara.montrose@manchester.ac.uk |
| Nadine Morgan | eLearning Technologist | nadine.morgan@manchester.ac.uk |
| Rachel Powild | Learning Technologist (Distance Learn) | rachel.powild@manchester.ac.uk |
| Peter Trimbel | Learning Technologist | peter.trimbel@manchester.ac.uk |
| Stephen Wheeler | eLearning Technologist | stephen.wheeler@manchester.ac.uk |
| Emma-Lee Yarwood | Learning Technologist (Distance Learn) | emma-lee.yarwood@manchester.ac.uk |
| Grace Lowther | eLearning Support Officer | grace.lowther@manchester.ac.uk |
Finance
The finance team is based in John Owens Building and they work closely with programme teams to provide financial support to all the Transnational Education courses. This includes all courses procured through our global centres in Dubai, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore.
Finance Staff
| Name | Job Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Powell | Head of Finance | daniel.powell-2@manchester.ac.uk |
| Sabahat (Sabs) Akhtar | Finance Manager | Sabahat.akhtar@manchester.ac.uk |
| Carmen Yuen | Finance Officer | Carmen.yuen@manchester.ac.uk |
Marketing and Recruitment
The Marketing and Recruitment team work with market insight to support the development of courses. From marketing planning, building webpages, messaging, to developing the full suite of marketing assets, including digital adverts for Google and social media platforms, brochures, videos, PR and student and academic testimonials. Our Course Advisor team work with Programme Directors to host and promote webinars and other online events. We create dashboards to share prospective student data and behaviour, and provide analytics and statistics on a regular basis.
Marketing and Recruitment Staff
| Name | Job Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Donnelly | Marketing and Recruitment Manager | lisa.donnelly@manchester.ac.uk |
| Magda Lipka | Marketing and Recruitment Officer | magda.lipka@manchester.ac.uk |
| Daniel Bylo | Marketing and Recruitment Officer | dan.bylo@manchester.ac.uk |
| Lisa Meyer | Marketing and Recruitment Officer | lisa.meyer@manchester.ac.uk |
| Nadya Suleiman | Marketing and Recruitment Officer | nadya.suleiman@manchester.ac.uk |
| Victoria Cochrane | Digital Marketing Officer | victoria.cochrane@manchester.ac.uk |
| James Wood | Course Advisor - student recruitment | james.wood-2@manchester.ac.uk |
| Phoebe Sergeant | Course Advisor - student recruitment | phoebe.sergeant@manchester.ac.uk |
| Xavier Lavry | Course Advisor - student recruitment | xavier.lavry@manchester.ac.uk |
| Hazel Craven | Course Advisor - student recruitment (mat leave) | hazel.craven@manchester.ac.uk |
| Rebecca Evans | Course Advisor - student recruitment (mat cover) | rebecca.evans-2@manchester.ac.uk |
| Eve McIntyre | Content Assistant | eve.mcintyre@manchester.ac.uk |
| Thomas Holmes | Content Assistant |
If you are unsure who to contact, please email educationdevelopment@manchester.ac.uk and your query will be directed appropriately.