Laura Wade

Laura Wade serves as the Associate Director of Strategy and Operations at the School of Design, University of Leeds since December 2023. Prior to this role, Laura has held the position of Senior Project Manager at the University of Leeds from October 2022. Laura has a solid background in project management, having worked as a Project Manager at North of England Commissioning Support and LPA Lighting Systems from July 2021 to October 2022 and from October 2012 to July 2021, respectively. Laura began the career as an Applications Engineer at Cooper Lighting, where services were rendered from June 2010 to October 2012. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Project Management from Leeds Beckett University (2015-2018) and an ONC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from North Lindsey College (2011-2012).