Spotlight on... Emer Girling

Emer Girling - This week we speak to Emer, Teaching and Learning Manager in the Department of Economics, about the challenges of working in a busy Department, being nominated for (and winning!) a One UCL Award, and her childhood in Northern Spain. What is your role and what does it involve?. I work as Teaching and Learning Manager at the Department of Economics and I manage a team made up of twelve staff. In my view, Teaching and Learning is one of the most challenging teams to work in at UCL. We work in a highly regulated environment at the intersection of students, academics, Faculty, central UCL teams and the Office for Students. With so many competing priorities and deadlines, it takes dedication to skilfully navigate workloads whilst understanding the objectives of different teams and how they interrelate. As a department, Economics is both research and teaching intensive, so I get to experience the best of both worlds.