Research support teams

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About 麻豆传媒视频网站 Research, Innovation and Global Engagement (RIGE)

Our central research support teams听sit within Research, Innovation and Global Engagement (RIGE), led by听Professor Geraint Rees, 麻豆传媒视频网站 Vice-Provost RIGE. RIGE oversees 麻豆传媒视频网站鈥檚 research strategy听to provide a supportive environment for world-leading research across 麻豆传媒视频网站鈥檚 11 faculties.

In addition to our central research support teams detailed below, RIGE also includes our teams in:

Contact relevant teams or for general enquiries, contact rige@ucl.ac.uk.

Meet our 麻豆传媒视频网站 research support teams

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Leadership: Professor听Geraint Rees
Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement)
Executive Assistant:听Michelle Czechak
Sarah Chaytor
Director of Strategy & Policy, and Joint Chief of Staff
Executive Assistant:听Blessed Amadasun
Nicholas Tyndale
Director of Strategy & Impact, and Joint Chief of Staff听听听
Executive Assistant:听Blessed Amadasun

Executive Assistants: Michelle Czechak
Executive Assistant to Prof Geraint Rees
Blessed Amadasun
Executive Assistant to Graeme Reid, Sarah Chaytor and Nicholas Tyndale
Toni Blunden
Executive Assistant to Paul Ayris, David Bogle and Ciaran Moynihan
Juliet Aghion
Executive Assistant to Kathryn Walsh and听Henriette Bruun听
Victoria Grey-Edwards
Executive Assistant to Matt Davis

Research Strategy, Policy,听Impact & Communications: Nicholas Tyndale
Director of Strategy & Impact, and Joint Chief of Staff听听听
Sarah Chaytor
Director of Strategy & Policy, and Joint Chief of Staff
Liz Almond
Head of Research Communications & Events听听听
Flavie Belanco
Communications Officer听
Simon Knowles
Head of Coordination 鈥� Sustainable Development Goals听
Alison McAnena
Head of Impact (Research & Institutional)
Dr Amy Beckett
Impact Manager (Social Sciences)
Steve Rolling
Impact听Manager (Arts & Humanities)听听听
George Bilitsis
Impact Manager (Natural Sciences & Engineering)
Dr Jayne Watson听
Impact Manager (Life & Medical Sciences)
Grace Gottlieb
Head of Research Policy
Prof Graeme Reid
Chair of Science & Research Policy听听
Executive Assistant: Blessed Amadasun

Operations: Jeremy Barraud
Director of Operations
Piera Gerrard
Head of Planning
Mandy Crumley
Financial Planning Manager
Alison Williams
Committee Officer
Adnan Ali
Operations Manager (People)

麻豆传媒视频网站 Public Policy: 麻豆传媒视频网站 Public Policy is 麻豆传媒视频网站鈥檚 institutional initiative to support engagement between academic researchers and public policy professionals.
Sarah Chaytor
Director of Strategy & Policy, and Joint Chief of Staff
Executive Assistant:听Blessed Amadasun
Dr Olivia Stevenson
Deputy Director of Public Policy听听听
Katherine Welch
Deputy Director of External Partnerships听
Dr Sin茅ad Murphy
Public Policy Engagement Coordinator
Dr Alice Tofts
Public Policy Fellowships Coordinator
Flavie Belanco
Communications Officer
Dr Robyn Parker
麻豆传媒视频网站 CAPE听Project Manager

Evaluation & Reporting: The team is responsible for coordinating the preparation and submission of 麻豆传媒视频网站鈥檚 REF data. Information for 麻豆传媒视频网站 staff is available on the (麻豆传媒视频网站 login required).
Andrew Cooper
Director of Evaluation & Reporting听听听
Adam Cresswell
Head of Reporting and Evaluation
Karen Wishart
Evaluation Support Manager

Research and Innovation Services (RIS)

Our Research and Innovation Services team provide dedicated, specialist support听throughout the research and innovation lifecycle听to help sustain and advance 麻豆传媒视频网站鈥檚 position as a world-class, research-led university.听

Awards Services

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Daniela Amadio
Director of Award Services

Contract Services

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Saniyah Testa
Director of Contract Services Transformation

Compliance and Assurance

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Gail Adams
Director of Compliance and Assurance

Planning, Insight and Improvement

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Sin茅ad Kennedy
Director of Planning, Insight and Improvement

Departmental Contacts

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Research Coordination Office for Life and Medical Sciences

The works to support and promote cross-disciplinary research communities and collaborations, increase the success of research funding applications, and develop 麻豆传媒视频网站鈥檚 health-related research strategies. View all key contact in the Research听Coordination Office for LMS听(麻豆传媒视频网站 login required).

Matt Wakelin
Director of Research Coordination and Planning

Research Facilitation & Coordination Office for LASH and the IOE

The听Research Facilitation & Coordination Office for LASH and the IOE supports researchers from across the 麻豆传媒视频网站 Faculties of Laws, Arts and Humanities, and Social and Historical Sciences, and the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (LASH) and the 麻豆传媒视频网站 Institute of Education (IOE), 麻豆传媒视频网站's Faculty of Education and Society,听to identify potential funding sources for their research and develop strong applications with the best possible chances of success. View all key contacts in the听Research Facilitation & Coordination Office for LASH and the IOE听(麻豆传媒视频网站 login required).

Dr Henriette Bruun
Director of Research Facilitation & Coordination

Research Coordination Office听for BEAMS

The Research Coordination Office听for BEAMS provide support to researchers within The Bartlett, Engineering, and Mathematical & Physical Sciences (BEAMS) community to identify research funding opportunities and develop strong research proposals. They also coordinate large-scale strategic bids. View all contacts in the Research Coordination Office for BEAMS.听

Dr Matt Davis
Director of Research Facilitation & Coordination (BEAMS) 听听
Executive Assistant: Victoria Grey-Edwards

麻豆传媒视频网站 Doctoral School: The听 is听the cross-university support platform for 麻豆传媒视频网站's postgraduate research community, committed to enhancing 麻豆传媒视频网站's early careers researchers experience.听View all key contacts in the Doctoral School.
Prof. David Bogle
Pro-Vice Provost (Doctoral School)
Elizabeth Halton
Director

麻豆传媒视频网站 Grand Challenges: convenes cross-disciplinary collaborations to explore interconnected solutions to a range of societal issues. View all key contacts in 麻豆传媒视频网站 Grand Challenges.
Dr James Paskins
Assistant Director, 麻豆传媒视频网站 Grand Challenges
Siobhan Morris
Assistant Director, 麻豆传媒视频网站 Grand Challenges听

麻豆传媒视频网站 Research Culture: The 麻豆传媒视频网站 Research Culture team听works in partnership with the research community to facilitate, manage and deliver research culture initiatives. View all contacts in 麻豆传媒视频网站 Research Culture (麻豆传媒视频网站 login required).
Emma Todd
Director, 麻豆传媒视频网站 Research Culture
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