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Natalie Coles
Senior Project Manager
I am the Senior Project Manager working on BrainWaves at the Department of Psychiatry, having joined mid 2022.
BrainWaves is a new global mental health and wellbeing initiative for young people, led by the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, in partnership with the University of Swansea and The Day. This innovative new programme includes the development of a new large scale cohort study of adolescent mental health and wellbeing, creation of a new trials platform to evaluate school-based mental health interventions, and development of evidence-based educational materials for schools. Its mission is to better equip young people for adulthood, by helping them develop critical thinking skills and life tools for improved personal decision-making.
Find out more by visiting https://brainwaveshub.org/
To view our educational resources visit education.brainwaveshub.org
Prior to joining the University of Oxford, I worked as Operation Director in a consultancy, managing various projects alongside the effective management of a business.
My experience ranges from running a charity based both in the UK and the USA, project management at Save the Children, working with large corporate companies such as GKN, Morrisons and Hard Rock Café, building and developing relationships with prominent figures across various sectors and industries. I have a degree from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, and I am Prince 2 qualified.
I have over 20 years’ experience managing projects and organising events, from grass root level community engagement events to high-level multi stakeholder campaigns in prominent locations. I have produced campaigns and events in multiple locations, including the O2, Wembley arena, and Time Square, New York, and have managed and executed community fundraising campaigns across the country.
Having seen the needs at grassroots level from the refugee camps on the borders of Somalia to the slums in Mumbai, I am committed to making a difference through the work that I do. Throughout my career I have always focused on finding long-term solutions to the challenges at hand, aiming to make businesses and projects run smoothly for the people I work with.