UK Research Development – Contacts
Faye Robinson
Head of Research Development
Email: f.k.robinson@leeds.ac.uk
Tel: 0113 343 0011
- Responsible for leading the UK Research Development Team
- Responsible for helping to shape the University’s strategies for research development, including strategic interactions with key UK funders, and identifying and responding to opportunities where the University’s research strengths and capabilities align with external funding.
- Responsible for proactively supporting the development of high value/strategically important research proposals
- Responsible for leading the University’s relationship with UKRI
Helen Pickard
Research Development Manager (Economic and Social Sciences, Natural Environment)
Email: h.r.r.pickard@leeds.ac.uk
Tel: 0113 343 7331
- Funder intelligence for UK public funders in the Economic and Social Sciences and Natural Environment.
- Fellowships support programmes
- Individual hands-on and project management support for large or complex proposals
- Research strategy, planning and development
Bharat Pokhrel
Research Development Manager (Engineering and Physical Sciences)
Email: B.Pokhrel@leeds.ac.uk
- Funder intelligence for UK public funders in the Engineering and Physical Sciences
- A key point of contact for UK public funding bodies primarily in the Engineering and Physical Sciences
- Managing and leading the coordination of support for fellowship programmes
- Individual hands-on and project management support for large or complex proposals
- Research strategy, planning and development
Bethny Morrissey
Research Development Manager (Health and Life Sciences)
Email: b.morrissey@leeds.ac.uk
Tel: 0113 343 1946
- Primary University contact for queries relating to, and supporting proposals targeted to, the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Wellcome Trust (WT)
- Funder intelligence for the MRC and WT
- Research strategy, planning and development across the MRC and WT space
- Individual hands-on and project management support for large or complex proposals across the Health and Life Sciences
Emma Bowen
Research and Innovation Development Manager (Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute)
Email: E.J.Bowen@leeds.ac.uk
Tel: 0113 343 4663
- Working with Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute to support development of externally-funded research in the Arts and Humanities, championing the value of Arts and Humanities perspectives in broader, challenge-led research programmes
- Responsible for funder intelligence on UK Arts and Humanities Research Council
- Working with Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures on strategic research plans and promoting positive research environment
David MacDougall
Research and Innovation Development Manager (Faculty of Biological Sciences)
Email: d.a.macdougall@leeds.ac.uk
Tel: 0113 343 1576
- Primary internal contact for queries relating to (and supporting proposals targeted to) the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
- Early Career Researcher (ECR) Fellowship bid support in FBS
- Individual hands-on and project management support for large or complex proposals in FBS
- Research strategy, planning and development within FBS and across the BBSRC space
Emma Tolson
Research and Innovation Development Manager (Faculty of Medicine and Health)
Email: e.j.tolson@leeds.ac.uk
- Primary University contact for queries relating to (and supporting proposals targeted to) the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
- Funder Intelligence for the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
- Fellowship support for those within the Faculty of Medicine and Health, with a focus on NIHR Fellowship applications.
- Research Development and individual hands-on project management support for large, strategic research proposals in FMH
- Research strategy, planning and development within FMH and across the NIHR space
Lee Mason
Research and Innovation Development Manager (EPS)
Email: L.A.Mason@leeds.ac.uk
Tel: 0113 343 3735
- Support EPSRC New Investigator Award applications.
- Primary contact for Schools of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering as well as Robotics at Leeds network.
- Management of capital equipment match funding requests for research and also support of equipment-specific funding calls.
- Support for EPSRC Standard Grants in Engineering Schools.
Veronica Sanchez-Romaguera
Research and Innovation Development Manager (EPS)
Email: V.Sanchez-Romaguera@leeds.ac.uk
Tel: 0113 343 2713
Daniel A Paterson
Research and Innovation Development Officer (The Bragg Centre for Materials Research)
Email: d.a.paterson@leeds.ac.uk
Tel: 0113 343 0930
- Development of research and innovation opportunities within the Bragg Centre for Materials Research
- Leading on business engagement activities for research within the Materials Science space
- Supporting early stage commercialisation of research and tech transfer opportunities
- Principal contact with the Henry Royce Institute and a member of the Royce Scientific Advisory Board
Andrew Meggs
Research Development and Infrastructure Support Officer
Email: A.W.S.Meggs@leeds.ac.uk
Tel: 0113 343 2571
- Administration of institutionally managed funding applications (BBSRC, EPSRC, MRC, UKRI)
- Organisation and feedback for mock interviews
- Key contact for equipment and infrastructure and capital funding applications
- Key contact for RIS blog
Erin Pickles
Research Development and Infrastructure Support Officer
Email: e.r.k.pickles@leeds.ac.uk
Tel: 0113 343 9672
- Coordination of peer review processes for ESRC, NERC
- Administration of institutionally managed funding applications (AHRC, ESRC, NERC, Royal Society, UKRI, Wellcome)
- Organisation and feedback for mock interviews
- Key contact for non-capital match funding applications
Nazia Nasir
Research Development Coordinator
Email: N.Nasir@leeds.ac.uk
Tel: 0113 343 4091
- Organisation and feedback for research grant mock interviews
- Support for funder-facing Strategy Groups
- Visits and funding-related events coordination and support
- Support for funding opportunities communications and coordinating support for Pivot-RP