Get in touch

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)

The Intellectual Property and 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

The Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise team will provide support:

• building partnerships with industry and non-academic stakeholders to support the development of new research collaborations and impact generation
• impact acceleration including support for commercialisation of research outcomes and funded routes to impact
• regional engagement in support of College engagement with the Industrial Strategy
• targeted support for College Enterprise & Innovation Institutes (EIEs)
• development of new enterprise activities including a new incubation centre and support for PhD student enterprise
• supporting existing and driving new activity to enhance future KEF performance

The REF Support team will provide support:

• provide strategic advice and support to help secure the best possible performance for Royal Holloway
• day-to-day organisation and direction for the planning, oversight and management of arrangements for REF 2021
• collection and preparation of narrative and data components
• systems and processes to manage and validate data
• liaising with academic UoA REF leads on assessment and production of policy papers, briefings and reports
• to oversee specific projects arising from discussions at the University’s REF Steering group
• co-ordination of the REF Operations Group