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Our Research and Innovation (R&I) department is split into three teams. You can find out more about our different teams, and who to contact in the pages below.

The team is led by Sue Starbuck, Director of Research and Innovation.

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Preparing a Proposal Research Development Contracts & Intellectual Property Knowledge Exchange & Enterprise Research Project Management REF 2021

Find out more about the teams and who to contact:

Research Services

The Research services team will provide support:

identifying and promoting new research funding opportunities
research capacity and culture building
leading institutional support for Research Integrity and Ethics development
assisting with research proposal development and funding strategies
targeted support for major, large interdisciplinary proposals and strategically important research grant proposals
managing institutional level peer review, demand management, and institutional led proposals
costing, pricing research proposals and workflow approvals
liaising with Research Finance to facilitate the research project administrative lifecycle from pre-award to post-award.
advising on policy and financial matters relating to research grant applications
managing PURE and producing management information on proposals and awards
global challenges strategy development and support
Research Support Fund (RSF)
project-based post-award support for complex research grants when costed into grant applications

Sue Starbuck	Director / Head of Research Services
Strategic Grants Team:
Dr Christopher Daley	Research Development Manager (Providing support to Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences)
Dr Marcela Acuna Rivera	Research Development Manager (Providing support to Sciences)
Dr Hilary Lynch	Research Development Manager - Targeted Initiatives
Hanna Barclay	Research Grants Manager - EU / International
Eliza Bailey	Research Services Officer - International research grant applications
Kathryn Morley	Research Services Officer (Providing support to Sciences)
Judyta Golding	Research Services Officer (Providing support to Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences)
Integrity and Compliance Team:
Katherine Poole	Research Policy and Excellence Manager & Interim Policy and Compliance Lead
Peter Argust	Compliance and Risk Manager
Helga Neves	Research Information and Analysis Manager
Leisha Wickham	Research Ethics & Integrity Manager
General enquiries	For general enquiries please contact researchservices@rhul.ac.uk
Research Project Management Team:
Tracy Webster	Research Project Team Manager
Dr John Francis	Research Project Management Officer
General Enquiries	For general enquiries please contact researchprojectmanagement@rhul.ac.uk

Research Contracts

The Research Contracts team will provide support:

negotiating and agreeing research contracts and grants on behalf of the College
research project risk management
facilitating project set-up for major awards
providing expert advice and support on intellectual property (IP) matters and management of the College’s patent portfolio
pre-award management of the University consultancy scheme


Dr Miranda Joyce	Contracts and IP Manager
Amanda Pearson	Contracts and IP Manager
Paul Bulos	Contracts and IP Manager
Rehmat Aslam	Contracts and IP Manager
General Enquires	For general enquiries please contact researchcontracts@rhul.ac.uk

Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise (KEE)

The Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise team will:

Support the Schools and development of the industry engagement for the Colleges four Catalyst Research and Knowledge Exchange Hubs
Create an eco-system for commercial activities by supporting academic capacity to engage with industry – to generate income opportunities – building on our global reputation for research and commercialisation
Work with Academic colleagues to identify partners who can take the lead on commercialising our research outputs (IP) through industry licencing
Work with academic colleagues and existing industry partners to identify, stimulate and establish new collaborative research opportunities
Develop commercial opportunities for technical services and facilities – SuperFab, Earth Science, Biological Science
Support the College consultancy processes

Mark Pearson	Head of Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise
Kristina Glushkova	Knowledge Exchange Manager – StoryFutures and Social Innovation
Dr Sian Bailey	Knowledge Exchange Manager – Biotech
Rachel Daley	Knowledge Exchange Manager - Digital Technologies
Dr Peter Palasz	Knowledge Exchange Manager – Physical Technologies
Vinci Lee	Knowledge Exchange Support Officer
General enquiries	For general enquiries please contact knowledgeexchange@rhul.ac.uk