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Research funding development team
Contracts, policy and governance
| Name | Position | Contact details |
|---|---|---|
| Lorna Colquhoun | Director |
+44 (0) 23 8059 8573 |
Provides administrative support for the RIS Director and department.
| Name | Position | Contact details |
|---|---|---|
| Rachel Tucker | Department Coordinator |
+44 (0) 23 8059 4686 |
| Helen Ballem | Department Administrator |
+44 (0) 23 8059 3095 |
Provides expert funding advice and bid management support for large-scale research initiatives, fellowships and first grants.
| Name | Position | Contact details |
|---|---|---|
| Mylene Ployaert | Head of Research Funding Development |
+44 (0)23 8059 4680 |
| Linda Hammond | Research Funding Manager |
+44 (0)23 8059 8677 |
| Denise Martin | Research Funding Manager |
+44 (0)23 8059 8561 |
| Niki Price | Research Funding Manager |
+44 (0)23 8059 8574 |
| Jon Williams | Research Funding Manager |
+44 (0)23 8059 8569 |
| Cecillia Di Chio | Research Funding Officer |
+44 (0)23 8059 5686 |
| Julia Newman | Research Funding Officer |
+44 (0)23 8059 4695 |
| Ruth Saw | Research Funding Officer |
+44 (0)23 8059 8707 |
| Joanna Stewart | Research Funding Officer |
+44 (0)23 8059 9279 |
| Emma Winnell | Research Funding Officer |
+44 (0)23 8059 8342 |
| Jo Lancaster | Research Funding Officer |
+44 (0)23 8059 8671 |
| Becky Aldus | Research Funding Coordinator |
+44 (0)23 8059 2819 |
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.
| Name | Position | Contact details |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Lord | Head of Corporate Partnerships |
+44 (0)23 8059 4136 |
| Brigitte Lavoie | Corporate Partnerships Manager |
+44 (0)23 8059 3894 |
| Nikki Matthews | Corporate Partnerships Manager |
+44 (0)23 8059 8340 |
| Jackie Milne | Corporate Partnerships Manager |
+44 (0)23 8059 8560 077 7634 6497 |
| Frances Clarke | Corporate Partnerships Officer |
+44 (0)23 80598975 |
Manages the University’s REF2021 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.
| Name | Position | Contact details |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Staniczenko | Head of Research Performance |
+44 (0)23 8059 7600 |
| Omar Salim | Research Information Manager |
+44 (0)23 8059 8565 |
| Gemma Fitzsimmons | Research Information Analyst |
+44 (0)23 8059 8849 |
| Anna Hills | Management Information Officer |
+44 (0)23 8059 8672 |
| Ben Willmott | Management Information Officer |
+44 (0)23 8059 8672 |
| Louise Payne | Communications and Training Officer |
+44 (0)23 8059 4694 |
Professional advice and support for the drafting, review and negotiation of research contracts with collaborators, funders and industry.
Ensures the Research & Enterprise Policy Framework is clear, proportionate, fair and well understood by staff and students undertaking research.
| Name | Position | Contact details |
|---|---|---|
| Vacancy | Head of contracts, policy and governance |
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Integrity and governance team |
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| Ferdousi Chowdhury | Research Integrity and Governance Manager |
+44 (0)23 8059 5058 |
| Lindy Dalen | Research Integrity Officer (Clinical/Ethics) |
+44 (0)23 8059 5058 |
| Joanna Dixon | Research Integrity Officer (Clinical/Ethics) |
+44 (0)23 8059 5058 |
| Anna Lewkowicz | Research Integrity Officer (Policy Ethics) |
+44 (0)23 8059 5058 |
| Trudi Bartlett | Research Governance Coordinator |
+44 (0)23 8059 5058 |
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Contracts team |
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| Doug Akins | Major Contracts Manager |
+44 (0)23 8059 8567 |
| Olivia Chalwin | Major Contracts Manager |
+44 (0)23 8059 8676 |
| Kieron Dolphin | Major Contracts Manager |
+44 (0)23 8059 8564 |
| Anita Krainska | Major Contracts Manager |
+44 (0)23 8059 9118 |
| McKenzie Rate | Contracts Officer |
+44 (0)23 8059 1901 |
| Lizzie Richley | Contracts Officer |
+44 (0)23 8059 7380 |
| Bee Trezise | Contracts Officer |
+44 (0)23 8059 9663 |
| Anthony Stephenson-Hart | Contracts Officer |
+44 (0)23 8059 4456 |
| Angela Faux | Contracts Coordinator |
+44 (0)23 8059 8598 |
| Charlotte Stringer | Contracts Coordinator |
+44 (0)23 8059 3895 |
| Vin Kaluza | Contracts Coordinator |
+44 (0)23 8059 9664 |
| Harj Mandair | Contracts Coordinator |
+44 (0)23 8059 8409 |
| Vacancy | Contracts Administrator |
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Provides expert advice on the commercialisation of research outputs through patenting, licensing and company formation.
| Name | Position | Contact details |
|---|---|---|
| Di Galpin | Head of Technology Transfer and Impact Programmes |
+44 (0)23 8059 8673 |
| James Hamilton | Technology Transfer Manager |
+44 (0)23 8059 9348 |
| David Woolley | Technology Transfer Manager |
+44 (0)23 8059 8341 077 2392 4922 |
| Laura Keene | Intellectual Property Manager |
+44 (0)23 8059 2035 |
| Leigh Purdie | Impact Funding Officer |
+44 (0)23 8059 5724 |
| Lorraine Shepperd | Administrator (IP&TT) |
+44 (0)23 8059 8581 |
| Phil Jewell | Programme Officer (KTP & Impact funding) |
+44 (0)23 8059 8568 |
Develops practical programmes to support knowledge transfer, incubate start-up companies, deliver scale-up services and drive economic development.
| Name | Position | Contact details |
|---|---|---|
| David Bream | Head of Business Acceleration |
075 4542 3694 |
| Alan Scrase | SET2 Business Acceleration Centre Manager |
078 2576 1652 |
| Karen Brooks | SET2 Programmes Director |
078 1080 5406 |
| Thea Glasspool | ICURe Programme Coordinator |
075 5717 9144 |
| Gary Smith | SET2 Hub Manager | TBC |
| Richard Hall | ERDF Hub Manager |
077 7060 5664 |
| Paula Richardson | ERDF Hub Manager |
078 2352 1052 |
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