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Provost's Team

Professor Fary Cachelin

Professor Fary Cachelin

Provost & Deputy Vice-Chancellor

Fary is responsible for the successful delivery of the University’s academic objectives and improving student engagement, wellbeing, retention, progression and employability.

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Professor Lawrence Phillips

Professor Lawrence Phillips

Associate Provost, Business, Academic Development & Resources

Lawrence is Associate Provost, Business, Academic Development & Resources. He is an experienced professor and multidisciplinary department head with more than 15 years’ experience, and has a track record in innovative programme development.

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Gill Stark

Professor Gill Stark

Associate Provost, Academic, Collaborative & Industry Partnerships

Gill Stark is Associate Provost, Academic, Collaborative & Industry Partnerships, having previously held the post of Head of the School of Creative and Liberal Arts at Regent's.

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Sam Grady, Director of Student Experience

Sam Grady

Associate Provost, Student Experience

Sam Grady is Associate Provost, Student Experience at Regent's University London.  

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Academic Directors

Directors (Content) oversee the development and delivery of the courses in their area.
Amparo Lallana

Amparo Lallana

Associate Professor and Director (Content) Languages

Amparo Lallana is the Director of the Regent’s Languages and Culture content area, where she leads a team of 20 staff teaching eight world languages, EAP, and cultural and intercultural communication.

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Bhavini Desai

Dr Bhavini Desai

Director (Content) Marketing & Brand

Dr Bhavini Desai is a Director (Content) Marketing & Brand, and also leads Undergraduate modules in Digital Marketing, Emerging Technologies and Quantitative Business Analysis.

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Dennis Maloney

Professor Dennis Maloney

Director (Content) Collaborative Provision

Dennis has worked in the Fashion media and communications sectors for over 15 years. He started his career working as a freelance journalist and editor, progressing to styling, creative direction and editorial roles.

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Elias Boukrami

Dr Elias Boukrami

Director (Content) Business, Finance & Entrepreneurship

Dr Elias Boukrami is an Associate Professor in Banking and Finance and a Director (Content) of the flagship area of Business, Finance and Entrepreneurship in charge of the Finance subject area at Regent’s University London.

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John Saint

Dr John Saint

Director (Content) Business Technology

Dr John Saint is an Associate Professor in Data Analytics, with extensive experience inside and outside of the education sector.

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Jonathan Wilson

Professor Jonathan Wilson

Director (Content) International Business

Dr Jonathan Wilson is a Professor of Brand Strategy and Culture with two doctorates. He has featured in LinkedIn’s Top Voices awards list for four consecutive years.

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Julia Weiner

Julia Weiner

Director (Content) Liberal Arts and Associate Professor of Art History

Julia Weiner is an art and design historian with extensive experience of teaching in museums and galleries. She has worked in this field for over 20 years and has been teaching a range of courses at Regent's University London since 2008. 

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Michael Peel

Michael Peel

Director (Content) Liberal Arts

Michael Peel is a practice-based lecturer and award-winning filmmaker, whose work has been screened at numerous international film festivals. As a Director (Content) Liberal Arts and Associate Professor, he lectures across a variety of postgraduate, undergraduate and foundation.

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Professor Simon Carrington

Director Psychotherapy and Counselling

Professor Simon Carrington is the Director Psychotherapy and Counselling with leadership over the content and delivery of the postgraduate level psychotherapy training, accredited by the UKCP. He also has oversight of content for the Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (DPsych).

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Dr Zubin Sethna

Professor (Dr) Zubin Sethna

Director (Content) Business, Finance & Entrepreneurship

Dr Zubin Sethna is a Professor of Entrepreneurial Marketing and Consumer Behaviour. He is also a qualified chartered marketing practitioner and an entrepreneur. 

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Vincent Ong

Dr Vincent Ong

Director (Content) Business, Finance & Entrepreneurship

Dr Vincent Ong is a Director (Content) of Global Management and a Senior Fellow member of the Higher Education Academy. He has championed enriching co-curricular activities and events for students.

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Directors (People) coach, mentor and develop cross-disciplinary teams, and contribute to innovative teaching and learning.
Sharon Cahill

Sharon Cahill

Director of People and Associate Professor

Dr Cahill is a Director of People and Associate Professor, teaches qualitative research methods to PG students and supervises PhD and Professional Doctoral students.

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Eric Chan

Dr Eric CK Chan

Director (People), Chartered Fellow, and Course Director of CMI Dual Awards Courses

Eric has worked extensively as a strategist, personnel development, trainer, lecturer, life/business coach and corporate management consultant.

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nuria guasch

Nuria Guasch

Assistant Professor

Nuria Guasch is a Senior Lecturer in Spanish and specialises in the area of assessment for languages and assessment and feedback in higher education.

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Jo Lusher

Professor Joanne Lusher

Director (People)

Professor Joanne Lusher joined Regent’s University London in September 2021. Jo is a Director of People and member of the Provost’s Group.

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Angels Trias-I-Valls

Dr Angels Trias-i-Valls

Associate Professor in Economic and Digital Anthropology and Director (People)

Àngels Trias i Valls is an anthropologist with seventeen years of academic research experience in the field of social and cultural anthropology.

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Dr Tom Villis

Professor Tom Villis

Director (People)

Tom Villis is Director (People) and head of the PhD programme at Regent’s University London. He teaches courses on modern history and politics. Tom has published widely on literature, religion and cultural politics. 

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yaron lapid

Yaron Lapid

Associate Professor and Director (People)

Yaron Lapid is a photographer, film-maker and artist whose work explores the social side effects and behaviours of image-making.

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