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Business enquiries 

We welcome enquires from organisations and individuals interested in collaborating on research, accessing our services, expertise, and specialist facilities.

Please contact business@soton.ac.uk to be directed to the right expert or intellectualproperty@soton.ac.uk if your enquiry is IP related. Please be assured all emails are assigned to a team member and you won’t receive an automated response.

To speak to us directly regarding a business collaboration please call us on +44 (0)23 8059 3095.

If you are interested in becoming a supplier to the University please contact procurement 

For all other enquiries please call the University's main switchboard on +44 (0)23 8059 5000.

University of Southampton staff members can use the internal SharePoint site for further contact information and support.

To contact our Research and Innovation team please select a contact below

RIS Directors

Department coordinators

Research funding development team

Business and Industry Partnerships

Research Information and Systems

Research Ethics and Governance

Research Integrity and Compliance

Research Contracts Team and Enterprise & IP Contracts Team

Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property

Enterprise and IP Contracts

Impact Funding

Business acceleration

Public Engagement with Research unit

Public Policy Southampton

Strategic Research Initiatives

RIS Directors

NamePositionContact details
Lorna Colquhoun Director of Research & Innovation Services

+44 (0)23 8059 8573

l.m.colquhoun@soton.ac.uk

Diana Galpin Director of Enterprise and Knowledge Exchange

+44 (0)23 8059 8673

d.galpin@soton.ac.uk

Doug Akins Director of Research Contracts and Compliance

+44 (0)23 8059 8567

doug.akins@soton.ac.uk

Mylene Ployaert Director of Research Strategy and Funding

+44 (0)23 8059 4680

mgsp@soton.ac.uk

Sue Littlemore Director of Civic and Arts

+44 (0)23 8059 9650

s.j.littlemore@soton.ac.uk

Department Coordinators

Provides administrative support for the RIS Directors and department.

NamePositionContact details
Holly Warren Departmental Coordinator

+44 (0) 23 8059 2518

h.a.scully@soton.ac.uk,

depcoord@soton.ac.uk

Helen Ballem Department Administrator

+44 (0) 23 8059 1703

h.m.ballem@soton.ac.uk

depcoord@soton.ac.uk

Research Funding Development

Provides expert funding advice and bid management support for large-scale research initiatives, fellowships and first grants.

For general enquiries please contact funding@soton.ac.uk

NamePositionContact details
Ying Chen Head of Research Funding Development

+44 (0)23 8059 6802

ying.chen@soton.ac.uk

Hannah Fraser Research Funding Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 4695

h.fraser@soton.ac.uk

Jacqui Ayling

Research Funding Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 9198

j.a.ayling@soton.ac.uk

Maria Norton

Research Funding Manager

+44 (0)23 80 591376

m.k.norton@soton.ac.uk

Emily Nisbet

Research Funding Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 2971

e.d.nisbet@soton.ac.uk

Amy Halls

Research Funding Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 0721

a.v.halls@soton.ac.uk

Sarah Billingham

Research Funding Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 7332

s.j.billingham@soton.ac.uk

Maud Vandereyken Research Funding Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 5338

m.m.g.vandereyken@soton.ac.uk

Ruth Churchill Research Funding Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 4663

r.churchill@soton.ac.uk

Stephen Abolins Research Funding Officer

+44(0)23 8059 5686

s.r.abolins@soton.ac.uk

Raquel Meco-Melguizo Research Funding Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 3752

r.meco-melguizo@soton.ac.uk

Becky Moss

Research Funding Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 2819

r.j.moss@soton.ac.uk

Frances Demuth

Research Funding Coordinator

+44 (0)23 8059 1734

f.c.demuth@soton.ac.uk

Maisie Cross Research Funding Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 8792

maisie.cross@soton.ac.uk

Jamie Chadd Research Funding Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 2970

j.m.chadd@soton.ac.uk

Silvia Gonzato Research Funding Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 5761

s.gonzato@soton.ac.uk

Alison Tebbutt Research Funding Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 7738

a.m.tebbutt@soton.ac.uk

Christelle Pereira Research Funding Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 7718

c.p.j.pereira@soton.ac.uk

Joanna Jackson Research Funding Officer

+44 (0)2380 596806

j.jackson@soton.ac.uk

Julia Newman Senior Bid Development Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 8574

j.c.newman@soton.ac.uk

Taylor North Administrative Assistant (RFD)

+44 (0)23 8059 0661

t.k.north@soton.ac.uk

Business and Industry Partnerships

Supports and advises on external engagement and corporate collaborations, prioritising a portfolio of strategic corporate partners to deliver large scale, complex and new opportunities, both directly funded and involving third parties.

For general enquiries please contact business@soton.ac.uk

NamePositionContact details
Rosemary Nunn

Head of Business and Industry Partnerships

+44 (0)23 8059 5499

r.f.m.nunn@soton.ac.uk

Jackie Milne

Corporate Partnerships Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 8560

j.milne@soton.ac.uk

Charlotte Shearing

(maternity Leave)

Corporate Partnerships Manager

 +44 (0)23 8059 3894

C.R.Shearing@soton.ac.uk

Andrew Burton

Corporate Partnerships Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 8340

A.Burton@soton.ac.uk

Erin Downey

Corporate Partnerships Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 5377

e.downey@soton.ac.uk

Hannah Styles Corporate Partnerships Officer

 +44 (0)23 8059 7582

h.c.styles@soton.ac.uk

Kerrie Graham Business Engagement Manager (SETsquared Scale-Up)

+44 (0)23 8059 1115

k.j.b.graham@soton.ac.uk

Frances Clarke Business Engagement Manager (SPRINT)

+44 (0)23 805 28975

f.m.clarke@soton.ac.uk

Justin Lewis Business Engagement Officer (KTP)

02380 598568

justin.lewis@soton.ac.uk

Research Information and Systems

Manages the University’s REF submission, leads the development of the Pure information system, provides research analyses to support decision-making, and delivers internal communications celebrating the University’s research and enterprise activities.

NamePositionContact details
Gemma Fitzsimmons Head of Research Information Systems

+44 (0)23 8059 8849

gemma.fitzsimmons@soton.ac.uk

Jason Milburn Research Information Systems Specialist

+44 (0)23 8059 5547

j.milburn@soton.ac.uk

Lee Chisman Research Information Systems Specialist

+44 (0)23 8059 2209

l.j.chisman@soton.ac.uk

Vicky Bennett Systems Support Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 8867

v.bennett@soton.ac.uk

Ben Willmott Management Information Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 8672

b.willmott@soton.ac.uk

Tom Corp Management Information Officer

t.j.corp@soton.ac.uk

Sarah Hartley Impact Framework Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 5208

s.c.hartley@soton.ac.uk

Louise Payne Communications Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 4694

l.s.payne@soton.ac.uk

Kate Williams Communications Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 0667

k.m.williams@soton.ac.uk

Sophie Lister Communications Officer

+44 (0)2380 590049

s.e.lister@soton.ac.uk

Research Ethics and Governance

The primary function of the Research Integrity and Governance team is to review all the applicable elements of good research governance for higher risk studies involving human participants; and to arrange University sponsorship and insurance for eligible research studies.

The team is also responsible for monitoring the University's ethical review system and ensuring high ethical standards are maintained.

NamePositionContact details
Linda Hammond  Head of Research Ethics and Governance

+44 (0)23 8059 8677

l.hammond@soton.ac.uk

Kate Rolfvondenbaumen Research Governance Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 5641

k.e.rolfvondenbaumen@soton.ac.uk

Lindy Dalen Research Ethics and Governance Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 8848

rgoinfo@soton.ac.uk

Julia Hill Research Ethics and Governance Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 8566

rgoinfo@soton.ac.uk

Annette Holland Research Ethics and Governance Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 0237

a.holland@soton.ac.uk

Sri Chandana Tanguturi Research Ethics and Governance Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 5925

sri.tanguturi@soton.ac.uk

Trudi Bartlett Research Governance Coordinator (Research Governance Support)

+44 (0)23 8059 5058

rgoinfo@soton.ac.uk

Ellen Gallacher Ethics Coordinator (ERGO support)

+44 (0)23 8059 2984

risethic@soton.ac.uk

Hayley Davis Research Ethics and Clinical Monitoring Support Coordinator

+44 (0)23 8059 1113

risethic@soton.ac.uk 

Research Integrity and Compliance

NamePositionContact details
Julie Merriman-Jones          Head of Research Integrity and Compliance       

+44 (0)23 8059 0722

j.a.merriman-jones@soton.ac.uk          

Anna Lewkowicz Research Compliance Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 6846

researchintegrity@soton.ac.uk

Jemima Kakpa Research Integrity and Compliance Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 0605

j.b.kakpa@soton.ac.uk

Alexandra Mikheeva-Ashe Research Integrity and Compliance Officer

+44 (0)2380 598023

a.mikheeva-ashe@soton.ac.uk

Research Contracts Team and Enterprise & IP Contracts Team

Professional advice and support for the drafting, review and negotiation of research contracts with collaborators, funders and industry.

If you are enquiring about putting a new research contract in place or about an existing contract negotiation please contact riscontracts@soton.ac.uk in the first instance.

NamePositionContact Details
Peta-Anne Durrant Head of Research Contracts

+44 (0)23 8059 4050

p-a.s.durrant@soton.ac.uk

Kieron Dolphin Major Contracts Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 8564

k.dolphin@soton.ac.uk

Jonathan Trapp Major Contracts Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 7700

j.trapp@soton.ac.uk

Mark Bull Major Contracts Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 8560

m.a.bull@soton.ac.uk

Vin Kaluza Major Contracts Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 9664

v.r.kaluza@soton.ac.uk

Alex Wilkinson Major Contracts Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 8676

a.r.wilkinson@soton.ac.uk

Sultan Aldubayan Contracts Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 5678

s.s.y.aldubayan@soton.ac.uk

Megan Piggot Contracts Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 1657

M.Pigott@soton.ac.uk

Harj Mandair Contracts Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 8409

H.Mandair@soton.ac.uk

Victoria Dew Contracts Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 8598

riscontracts@soton.ac.uk

Kate Onianwa Contracts Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 0764

K.I.Onianwa@soton.ac.uk

Kiran Antony Contracts Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 1584

k.antony@soton.ac.uk

Charlotte Stringer Contracts Coordinator

+44 (0)23 8059 8578

riscontracts@soton.ac.uk

Louise Stretton Contracts Coordinator

+44 (0)23 8059 7380

l.k.stretton@soton.ac.uk

Rachel Owen Contracts Coordinator

+44 (0)23 8059 5427

riscontracts@soton.ac.uk

Megan Taylor-Trueman Contracts Coordinator

+44 (0)23 8059 0733

m.taylor-trueman@soton.ac.uk

Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property 

Provides expert advice on the commercialisation of research outputs through patenting, licensing and company formation

+44 (0)23 8059 8341

NamePositionContact details

If you have a new technology transfer or IP enquiry please contact

intellectualproperty@soton.ac.uk

David Woolley Head of Technology Transfer and Impact Programmes

+44 (0)23 8059 8341

+44 (0)77 2392 4922

d.woolley@soton.ac.uk

Charles Opoku Technology Transfer Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 5330

c.opoku@soton.ac.uk

Kambiz Kalantari Technology Transfer Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 1736

k.kalantari@soton.ac.uk

Graham Cradock Technology Transfer Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 8518

g.w.cradock@soton.ac.uk

Laura Powell Technology Transfer Associate

+44 (0)2380 598117

l.m.powell@soton.ac.uk

Kaya Davies-Brenchley Technology Transfer Associate

+44 (0)23 8059 9183

k.e.davies-brenchley@soton.ac.uk

Tanya Stuchinskaya Technology Transfer Associate

+44 (0)2380 597972

t.t.stuchinskaya@soton.ac.uk

Christopher Buckingham Commercialisation Manager (Social Sciences)

+44 (0)7942 322079

c.r.buckingham@soton.ac.uk

Tom Carnay Strategic Innovation Programme Lead,

+44 (0)2380 595257

t.j.c.carnay@soton.ac.uk

Richard Copland Innovation Bid Manager

02380 594130

r.a.copland@soton.ac.uk

Laura Keene Intellectual Property Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 2035

l.h.keene@soton.ac.uk

Lorraine Shepperd Administrator (IP&TT)

+44 (0)23 8059 8581

l.h.shepperd@soton.ac.uk

Enterprise and IP Contracts

 

Tony Hill Head of Enterprise and IP Contracts

+44 (0)23 8059 9473

a.a.hill@soton.ac.uk

Brian Ho Enterprise and IP Contracts Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 0588

b.ho@soton.ac.uk

Laura Karydis Enterprise Contracts Officer

+44 (0)23 805 28975

l.i.karydis@soton.ac.uk

Victoria Blakesley Enterprise Contracts Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 9481

v.blakesley@soton.ac.uk

Impact Funding

If you have a new enquiry please contact impact@soton.ac.uk

 

 

Ruth Saw Impact Funding Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 8707

ruth.saw@soton.ac.uk

Leigh Purdie Impact Funding Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 5724

l.purdie@soton.ac.uk

Tracy Stevens Impact Funding Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 9042

t.stevens@soton.ac.uk

Heidi Benge Impact Funding Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 7896

h.a.benge@soton.ac.uk

Alex Barras Impact Funding Coordinator

+44 (0)23 8059 5548

a.barras@soton.ac.uk

Parisa Vahdatian Impact Funding Coordinator

+44 (0)23 8059 0724

p.vahdatian@soton.ac.uk

Business Acceleration

Develops practical programmes to support knowledge transfer, incubate start-up companies, deliver scale-up services and drive economic development.

 

NamePositionContact details
Karen Brooks SETSquared Programmes Director

+44 078 1080 5406

Karen.brooks@setsquared.co.uk

Rosy Jones Head of ICURe Programme

+44 02380 590627

rj5n22@soton.ac.uk

Thea Glasspool ICURe Programme Officer

+44 075 5717 9144

t.glasspool@soton.ac.uk

Public Engagement with Research unit

NamePositionContact details
 Ben Littlefield  Head of Public Engagement

+44 (0)2380 595732

b.t.r.littlefield@soton.ac.uk

Elizabeth Nutburn PERu Senior Administrator

02380 594621

e.c.nutburn@soton.ac.uk

Tony Curran Senior Public Engagement Fellow

+44 (0)23 8059 9279

tcu@soton.ac.uk

Silvia Lanati Public Engagement Operations Lead

+44 (0)23 8059 3858

s.lanati@soton.ac.uk

Ronda Gowland-Pryde Senior Public Engagement Fellow/Civic University Lead

+44 (0)23 8059 9348

r.j.gowland-pryde@soton.ac.uk

Wendy-Anne Appleby Civic University Administrator

+44 (0)23 8059 6876

civicuni@soton.ac.uk

Jess Spurrell Schools University Partnership Officer (40/60 PERu/Student Recruitment and Outreach

+44 (0)23 8059 7521

j.c.spurrell@soton.ac.uk

Public Policy Southampton

NamePositionContact details
Giles Giles  Head of Public Policy 

+44 (0)23 8059 8981

g.giles@soton.ac.uk

Yaryna Basystyuk Public Policy Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 5466

y.basystyuk@soton.ac.uk

Wassim Dbouk Marine and Maritime Policy Officer (SMMI/PPS)

+44 (0)23 8059 5836

w.dbouk@soton.ac.uk

Chandni Jacob Specialist Policy Officer (Environment and Life Sciences)

c.m.jacob@soton.ac.uk

Jaskiran Gill Specialist Policy Officer (Medicine)

+44 (0)23 8059 8304

j.k.gill@soton.ac.uk

Grace Compton Specialist Policy Officer (SRI)

+44 (0)23 8059 7117

g.p.compton@soton.ac.uk

Alistair Sackley Specialist Policy Officer (WSI)

+44 (0)23 8059 7139

a.j.sackley@soton.ac.uk

Strategic Research Initiatives

NamePositionContact details
Pamela Varley Head of Strategic Research Initiatives

+44 (0)2380 590050

p.m.varley@soton.ac.uk

Sustainability and Resiliance Institute (SRI)

NamePositionContact details
Jon Lawn SRI Collaboration Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 6793

j.p.lawn@soton.ac.uk

Alice Brock SRI SDG Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 7317

a.brock@soton.ac.uk

Ellie Pun SRI Coordinator

+44 (0)23 8059 0354

e.v.pun@soton.ac.uk

Institute for Life Sciences (IFLS)

NamePositionContact details
Janette Thompson IFLS Project Manager

j.l.thompson@soton.ac.uk

+44 (0)23 8059 7280

Alexandra Mant IFLS Collaboration Manager

a.mant@soton.ac.uk

+44 (0)23 8059 4441

 Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute

NamePositionContact details
 Carin Reisinger  SMMI Coordinator

 c.reisinger@soton.ac.uk

+44 (0)2380 592316

 Web Science Institute

NamePositionContact details
Susan Davies Coordination Manager

s.d.davies@soton.ac.uk

+44 (0)2380 593523

Nichola Need Senior Administrator

n.need@soton.ac.uk

+44 (0)2380 593255

Samantha Collins Administrator

s.a.collins@soton.ac.uk

+44 (0)2380 593826

 

NamePositionContact details
Toni Hunt Project Officer

+44 (0)23 8059 0592

a.couvoussis@soton.ac.uk

Genna del Rosa Research Culture Manager

+44 (0)23 8059 0592

g.delrosa@soton.ac.uk

 

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