Our Research and Innovation (R&I) department is split into four teams. You can find out more about our different teams, and who to contact in the pages below.
The team is led by Alicen Nickson, Director of Research and Innovation.
Below you will find contact information for each team:
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
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Mark Pearson
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Head of Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise
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Kristina Glushkova
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Knowledge Exchange Manager – StoryFutures and Social Innovation
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Dr Peter Palasz
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Knowledge Exchange Manager – Physical Technologies
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Vacant
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Knowledge Exchange Manager – Culture and Heritage
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Vacant
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Knowledge Exchange Manager – Biological Technologies
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General enquiries
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For general enquiries please contact knowledgeexchange@rhul.ac.uk
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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