I lead on the global research and innovation policy, focusing on maximising opportunities for the UK HEIs to collaborate internationally.
This includes work on boosting participation in Horizon Europe, engagement with International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF) and otherwise. I am particularly interested in the areas where policy meets practice and work collaboratively across UUKi and externally to maximise opportunities for the UK HEI sector. I am currently on a 12-month secondment from the Head of Strategic Partnerships (small but perfectly formed) where I was responsible for foresight activities related to international research funding as well as overseeing several international partnerships related contracts.
I joined UUKi from Newcastle University where I led on the EU and International research funding activities, including advising senior managers on the implications of Brexit. I was also responsible for managing RENKEI, a Japan-UK strategic partnership. Prior to this I worked at Queen’s University Belfast and Durham University significantly contributing to the internationalisation and diversification of research funding. I had the privilege of acting as a UK Research Office (UKRO, Brussels) subscriber representative from 2018 to 2020 and was an elect member of the UKRO Board during this period. I hold a PhD in Astrophysics from Durham University and an MPhys from the University of Edinburgh.
I enjoy working within and across UUKi teams and gathering top secret external intelligence.
