Meet the Admissions Team

In her current role as Associate Director Outreach, Recruitment and Admissions, Claire has both strategic and operational responsibility for the University’s fully centralised enquiries and admissions functions, international student support and UKVI compliance, outreach and student recruitment in the UK, Europe, and UK International markets.

Claire has 18 years’ experience of working in higher and further education marketing, recruitment, and admissions, previously working as Head of UK Recruitment and Admissions and as Marketing and Recruitment Manager for the Faculty of Health Studies at Bradford, and in marketing positions at the University of Leeds and Leeds City College.

Claire is passionate about supporting students to achieve the best possible educational outcomes, and is a Community Governor for Gorse Academies Trust Post 16 Governing Body, a member of the governing body Finance Committee and lead governor for Pupil Premium.

Claire is a member of the UCAS Provider Advisory Group and former Chair of the UCAS Undergraduate Advisory Group.  Claire represents the University on the Go Higher West Yorkshire Board and chairs the GHWY Access and Participation Subgroup. A Chartered Marketer and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Claire also chairs the Chartered Institute of Marketing Yorkshire Board. A graduate of the University of Bradford in French and Spanish, Claire also has postgraduate qualifications in marketing and management.

Dida is the Admissions Manager (Operations) and is responsible for the successful day to day operation of the University’s centralised admissions function, ensuring the delivery of an exemplary applicant experience and the effective processing of all applications. 

Dida is a primary source of advice and guidance both within the University and externally on complex admissions issues and policies and is the key admissions contact for the international offices.

She is committed to customer service and led the team that worked hard to achieve Customer First re-accreditation in 2019.

Outside of work Dida is kept busy with her husband’s restaurant and bar and their two sons.  She also volunteers at Marie Curie Hospice and helps local semi-professional football team, Albion Sports, with administration and fund-raising.

Karen is responsible for working with key stakeholders to ensure the efficient day to day running of admissions processes from a technical perspective, as well as their continuous improvement in order to enhance customer experience.

Karen has worked for the University for over 25 years in a number of administrative roles working in both a faculty and professional services.  She has worked in the Admissions Office since 2001, helping to develop the SITS student system and centralised admissions processes.

Prior to working at the University Karen worked for the Halifax Building Society.

Sam has worked at the University of Bradford since October 2014 and is the Senior Admissions Officer for the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences, responsible for coordinating the workload of the team.

He has over 10 years’ experience in Higher Education recruitment and admissions having previously worked at the University of Melbourne in Australia, City University in London and the University of Leeds.

Allison joined the University of Bradford in 2012 as an Admissions Officer and has worked in Higher Education for 14 years.

She is responsible for undergraduate and postgraduate application processing. Her role involves making decisions on applications and liaising with new and potential applicants to provide information on qualifications and eligibility for study at the University.

Allison is also a University of Bradford graduate who is committed to providing an excellent applicant experience to ensure that applicants can be confident in choosing the University of Bradford as their place of study.

Joe started at the University of Bradford in 2017, moving to the admissions team in 2019 where he is primarily responsible for processing undergraduate and postgraduate taught applications in the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences.

With the exception of 4 years of study in Manchester, Joe is a lifelong Bradfordian and knows all about the city’s idiosyncrasies. He is also a keen sports fan, with a particular interest in football and cricket.

Nicholas is one of the Admissions Officers responsible for the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences programmes.

He has worked at the University of Bradford since 2016 and before that has worked in admissions related roles in the Higher Education Sector for a further ten years.

His current role involves decision making on applications as well as supporting applicants from first query to enrolment.

Lauren has worked for the University of Bradford since 2012. She started in the Student Registry team looking after student records from enrolment up until graduation and then joined the Admissions team in 2015. 

She has looked after a wide variety of courses within Social Sciences, Engineering and Health but is currently responsible for applications in the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences. 

Neil handles all the incoming applications for Postgraduate Research programmes (PhD, DBA and MPhil), as well as applications for the University of Bradford's triple-crown accredited MBA programmes and assisting with postgraduate taught and undergraduate/UCAS applications. He is the university’s link administrator for the White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership (WRDTP) and is involved with the Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education (YCEDE). He has worked at Bradford for well over 10 years, mainly in admissions.

Neil has a BSc (hons) in Computing and Information Systems (2005), a PGDip in Forensic Computing (2007), both from the University of Bradford, and a PGCert in Higher Education Administration, Management and Leadership (2021) from Nottingham Trent University. He has studied PRINCE2 project management (2018) and completed an apprenticeship in Leadership and Management (2020) awarded by ILM. He is an Accredited Member of the Association of University Administrators (AMAUA) and an Associate Member of the Institute of Leadership and Management (AMInstLM).

In his spare time, Neil is an avid photographer and enjoys visiting new places with his wife and daughter.

Contact details

  Research email: research@bradford.ac.uk

  MBA email: mba@bradford.ac.uk

  DBA email: dba@bradford.ac.uk

  Tel: 01274 236088

Salma joined the University of Bradford back in 1998 in the Marketing, Recruitment & Admissions Team within the Faculty of Health Studies.  Most of these years were spent dealing with undergraduate Nursing recruitment and later postgraduate International applications and CPD programmes.

In 2016 she joined the Admissions team and is one of the first points of contact for the team, dealing with a whole host of enquiries whether those come via telephone, email, letter, or in person.  She is passionate about life-long learning and will be keen to help you understand what is required to study at the University of Bradford.

Debbie works in the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences team and is the first point of contact for applicants, dealing with a whole host of enquiries. These come either via telephone, email, letter, or in person.   

Debbie will help you to understand what is required to study at the University of Bradford.

Amr is an Admissions Assistant that works in the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences team. Amr is the first point of contact for applicants, dealing with a range of enquiries by email, telephone and in-person.  

Amr joined the University in February 2022.

Sarah is the Senior Admissions Officer for the Faculty of Health studies, specifically dealing with undergraduate applications for Child Nursing, Mental Health Nursing and Nursing CPD programmes and modules.

She has worked at the University for over 12 years – initially in the Faculty of Management and Law as a Marketing and Recruitment Officer.  Prior to her employment at the University Sarah has worked in various customer facing roles within the travel industry.

Sarah is committed to providing an excellent applicant service, ensuring applicants have the information they need to make decisions.

Fliss joined the admissions team in 2016 and currently works within the Faculty of Health admissions team with a focus on BSc Paramedic Science and BSc/MSc Midwifery as well as CPD Radiography and the Dementia programmes. 

She is an amateur dramatics enthusiast and enjoys going off-roading in her ATV.

Mel joined the Admissions team in 2015 after a spending a year in the Student Registry team. She is currently an Admissions Officer for the Faculty of Health Studies but has also previously looked after courses in Engineering and Social Sciences.

Prior to working at the University of Bradford, Mel has worked in several roles in Higher Education over the past 16 years.

Andrew has worked at the University of Bradford since August 2009 and is an Admissions Officer for the Faculty of Health, responsible for Diagnostic Radiography, Independent Prescribing and general Undergraduate and Postgraduate admissions.

He has over 12 years’ experience in Higher Education recruitment and admissions, previous work experience included working as a Project Manager at Asda Head Office and as an account Manager for CCL Computers.

In his spare time he enjoys spending it with his friends and family and is a keen boxing enthusiast.

Prior to Bradford, Pete’s background was in the heritage and museums sector. Originally from the North-East, Pete studied at both Leeds and Newcastle and holds a BA in Classical Civilisations and an MA in Heritage Management. He is passionate about giving everyone the same opportunities to study at University level.

Pete once worked at Beatrix Potter's house in the Lake District where the rabbit jokes were unending. When he is not working, Pete is usually writing or playing music as a folk musician and singer/songwriter. He is also keen on photography and lino cutting, and takes every opportunity to return to the Lake District to walk on the fells and recover with a pint or two.

Saleena has experience in a wide variety of sectors including journalism, customer service and admin. She has a BA (Joint Hons) in English and Media from Leeds Trinity University and a MA in English Literature from the University of Leeds. She is looking forward to helping students attend the University of Bradford. 

In her spare time Saleena enjoys creative writing, running her own blog and having some work published. She also enjoys the pain of supporting Manchester United and travelling. 10 countries down, the whole world to go! 

Steve recently joined the team as an Admissions Assistant. He is a born and bred Bradfordian and has just moved to North Yorkshire in a little village near Skipton.  Previously he worked at The Magistrates Court for 18 years in various roles, but mainly dealt with all the road traffic offences, so if you have points on your licence for speeding don’t hold it against him!

He has just qualified as a Cricket umpire, and really enjoys cricket which is one of his loves.  He also enjoys Ballroom and Latin American dancing and Christmas - most of his grandchildren believe he is the real Father Christmas, so if he's not available in December then...

Karen joined the University of Bradford as a Recruitment and Admissions Officer within the Faculty of Social Sciences in September 2008.   Prior to this she was employed by Capita Insurance Services where she worked in various roles from call centre work to project delivery over a period 13 years.

She has been part of the University Admissions Team since October 2011.  As a Senior Admissions Officer she is responsible for overseeing the workload in her team and for admissions to all undergraduate and postgraduate courses within the Faculty of Life Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering and Informatics, with specialist knowledge of the Foundation and BSc Clinical Sciences programmes. 

Karen has a strong background in customer service and believes in providing a friendly, informative and supportive service to all of our prospective students.

Contact details

  Faculty of Life Sciences email: admissionslife@bradford.ac.uk

  Faculty of Engineering and Informatics email: admissionsei@bradford.ac.uk

  Tel: 01274 236088

Tom started working for the University in the Admission Team at the beginning of 2017. After a period of working with the Recruitment Team, Tom returned to Admissions in the summer of 2019 and deals with undergraduate, postgraduate and exchange applications.

Tom has a BSc (Hons) in Events Management with Arts and Entertainment and previously worked at various music venues across Sheffield, before landing a role at Sheffield Hallam University and starting his career within the higher education sector.

In his spare time Tom like to keep active at the gym and socialise with friends.

Dave has worked at the University for 10 years in total, firstly in the Student Support Office at The Faculty of Engineering for 2 years and then 8 years in the Central Admissions Office, firstly as an Admissions Assistant and then as an Admissions Officer.

Dave mainly deals with the Faculty of Life Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering and Informatics.

He is originally from the Midlands before relocating to Yorkshire and enjoys attending football matches and going to the gym.

Contact details

  Faculty of Life Sciences email: admissionslife@bradford.ac.uk

  Faculty of Engineering and Informatics email: admissionsei@bradford.ac.uk

  Tel: 01274 236088

Lindsay joined the University over 14 year ago, firstly at the Faculty of Management and Law where she was responsible for the administration of one of our international partnerships based in Hong Kong. Following a restructure, she then was responsible for admissions for the MBA programmes.

Lindsay joined the Central Admissions team in 2016 and currently works as an Admissions Officer for the Faculty of Life Sciences and Faculty of Engineering and Informatics and is responsible for both postgraduate and undergraduate courses for home and international students.

Contact details

  Faculty of Life Sciences email: admissionslife@bradford.ac.uk

  Faculty of Engineering and Informatics email: admissionsei@bradford.ac.uk

  Tel: 01274 236088

Shakil is the Admissions Officer assigned to deal with Faculty of Engineering and Informatics and Faculty of Life Sciences degree programmes.

As first point of contact for phone and email queries, he can guide you through the application process.  He is passionate about life-long learning and will be keen to help you understand what is required to study at the University of Bradford.

Shakil joined the admissions team in 2011 and is a keen sports enthusiast.

Contact details

  Faculty of Life Sciences email: admissionslife@bradford.ac.uk

  Faculty of Engineering and Informatics email: admissionsei@bradford.ac.uk

  Tel: 01274 236088

Before joining the university, Simrah worked in the NHS after graduating from Manchester Metropolitan University with a History with Sociology degree. Simrah joined the university in 2022 and is a part of the Faculty of Life Sciences and Faculty of Engineering & Informatics team.

Simrah always has a book with her, “just in case” she gets time to read and enjoys collecting and reading books. Simrah hopes to one day live in a library with all the books she buys, but is currently making do with piles of books on the floor as her bookshelves are full. 

Contact details

  Faculty of Life Sciences email: admissionslife@bradford.ac.uk

  Faculty of Engineering and Informatics email: admissionsei@bradford.ac.uk

  Tel: 01274 236088