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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 ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ 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 ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳, 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.

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 ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ 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 ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ for further parental advice.Ìý

• Contact Dr. Jepson:Ìýj.jepson@ucl.ac.uk

Laura Allum

Shared Parental Leave Advisor

Laura Allum is IoN HR Manager. She has a wealth of HR experience, working atÌý×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ 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 ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳. 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 ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ 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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