Professor Opara joined London Met as Head of the School of Human Sciences on 1 October 2020.

She is committed to enhancing the student experience and working with her staff to identify

opportunities for staff development and progression.

She has mentored both staff and students and has contributed to scholarly work on the experience

of black female academics working in the UK.

Elizabeth has a Medical Biochemistry BSc (Hons) degree from Royal Holloway College (University

of London) and a Biochemistry (with a focus on nutritional biochemistry) DPhil degree from Oxford

University.

Prior to joining London Metropolitan Univeristy, Elizabeth was Head of Applied and Human

Sciences at Kingston University. During her time at Kingston, she led her team to achieve excellent

outcomes including delivering strong results in the National Student Survey (NSS), narrowing the

degree-awarding gaps and strengthening the links and engagement with employers which

contributed to improvements in student employability, student progression and the student

experience overall.