Find out more and access contact details for our Research support teams and people.
About MyAV·¶ Research, Innovation and Global Engagement (RIGE)
Our central research support teamsÌýsit within Research, Innovation and Global Engagement (RIGE), led byÌýProfessor Geraint Rees, MyAV·¶ Vice-Provost RIGE. RIGE oversees MyAV·¶â€™s research strategyÌýto provide a supportive environment for world-leading research across MyAV·¶â€™s 11 faculties.
In addition to our central research support teams detailed below, RIGE also includes our teams in:
- Global Engagement
- Innovation & Enterprise
- MyAV·¶ Consultants
- Ìý(our commercialisation company).
Contact relevant teams or for general enquiries, contact rige@ucl.ac.uk.
Meet our MyAV·¶ research support teams
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- Leadership
ProfessorÌýGeraint Rees
Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement)
Executive Assistant:ÌýMichelle CzechakSarah Chaytor
Director of Strategy & Policy, and Joint Chief of Staff
Executive Assistant:ÌýBlessed AmadasunNicholas Tyndale
Director of Strategy & Impact, and Joint Chief of StaffÌýÌý Ìý
Executive Assistant:ÌýBlessed Amadasun
- Executive Assistants
Michelle Czechak
Executive Assistant to Prof Geraint ReesBlessed Amadasun
Executive Assistant to Graeme Reid, Sarah Chaytor and Nicholas TyndaleToni Blunden
Executive Assistant to Paul Ayris, David Bogle and Ciaran MoynihanJuliet Aghion
Executive Assistant to Kathryn Walsh andÌýHenriette BruunÌýVictoria Grey-Edwards
Executive Assistant to Matt Davis
- Research Strategy, Policy,ÌýImpact & Communications
Nicholas Tyndale
Director of Strategy & Impact, and Joint Chief of StaffÌýÌý ÌýSarah Chaytor
Director of Strategy & Policy, and Joint Chief of StaffLiz Almond
Head of Research Communications & EventsÌýÌý ÌýFlavie Belanco
Communications OfficerÌýSimon Knowles
Head of Coordination – Sustainable Development GoalsÌýAlison McAnena
Head of Impact (Research & Institutional)Dr Amy Beckett
Impact Manager (Social Sciences)Steve Rolling
ImpactÌýManager (Arts & Humanities)ÌýÌý ÌýGeorge Bilitsis
Impact Manager (Natural Sciences & Engineering)Dr Jayne WatsonÌý
Impact Manager (Life & Medical Sciences)Grace Gottlieb
Head of Research PolicyProf Graeme Reid
Chair of Science & Research PolicyÌýÌý
Executive Assistant: Blessed Amadasun
- Operations
Jeremy Barraud
Director of OperationsPiera Gerrard
Head of PlanningMandy Crumley
Financial Planning ManagerAlison Williams
Committee OfficerAdnan Ali
Operations Manager (People)
- MyAV·¶ Public Policy
MyAV·¶ Public Policy is MyAV·¶â€™s institutional initiative to support engagement between academic researchers and public policy professionals.
Sarah Chaytor
Director of Strategy & Policy, and Joint Chief of Staff
Executive Assistant:ÌýBlessed AmadasunDr Olivia Stevenson
Deputy Director of Public PolicyÌýÌý ÌýKatherine Welch
Deputy Director of External PartnershipsÌýDr Sinéad Murphy
Public Policy Engagement CoordinatorDr Alice Tofts
Public Policy Fellowships CoordinatorFlavie Belanco
Communications OfficerDr Robyn Parker
MyAV·¶ CAPEÌýProject Manager
- Evaluation & Reporting
The team is responsible for coordinating the preparation and submission of MyAV·¶â€™s REF data. Information for MyAV·¶ staff is available on the (MyAV·¶ login required).
Andrew Cooper
Director of Evaluation & ReportingÌý ÌýÌýAdam Cresswell
Head of Reporting and EvaluationKaren Wishart
Evaluation Support Manager
- Research and Innovation Services (RIS)
Our Research and Innovation Services team provide dedicated, specialist supportÌýthroughout the research and innovation lifecycleÌýto help sustain and advance MyAV·¶â€™s position as a world-class, research-led university.Ìý
Awards Services
View all team members in Awards Services.
Daniela Amadio
Director of Award ServicesContract Services
View all team members in Contract Services.
Saniyah Testa
Director of Contract Services TransformationCompliance and Assurance
View all team members in Compliance and Assurance.
Gail Adams
Director of Compliance and AssurancePlanning, Insight and Improvement
View all team members in Planning, Insight and Improvement.
Sinéad Kennedy
Director of Planning, Insight and ImprovementDepartmental Contacts
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- Research Coordination Office for Life and Medical Sciences
The works to support and promote cross-disciplinary research communities and collaborations, increase the success of research funding applications, and develop MyAV·¶â€™s health-related research strategies. View all key contact in the ResearchÌýCoordination Office for LMSÌý(MyAV·¶ login required).
Matt Wakelin
Director of Research Coordination and Planning
- Research Facilitation & Coordination Office for LASH and the IOE
TheÌýResearch Facilitation & Coordination Office for LASH and the IOE supports researchers from across the MyAV·¶ Faculties of Laws, Arts and Humanities, and Social and Historical Sciences, and the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (LASH) and the MyAV·¶ Institute of Education (IOE), MyAV·¶'s Faculty of Education and Society,Ìýto identify potential funding sources for their research and develop strong applications with the best possible chances of success. View all key contacts in theÌýResearch Facilitation & Coordination Office for LASH and the IOEÌý(MyAV·¶ login required).
Dr Henriette Bruun
Director of Research Facilitation & Coordination
- Research Coordination OfficeÌýfor BEAMS
The Research Coordination OfficeÌýfor BEAMS provide support to researchers within The Bartlett, Engineering, and Mathematical & Physical Sciences (BEAMS) community to identify research funding opportunities and develop strong research proposals. They also coordinate large-scale strategic bids. View all contacts in the Research Coordination Office for BEAMS.Ìý
Dr Matt Davis
Director of Research Facilitation & Coordination (BEAMS) ÌýÌý
Executive Assistant: Victoria Grey-Edwards
- MyAV·¶ Doctoral School
TheÌý isÌýthe cross-university support platform for MyAV·¶'s postgraduate research community, committed to enhancing MyAV·¶'s early careers researchers experience.ÌýView all key contacts in the Doctoral School.
Prof. David Bogle
Pro-Vice Provost (Doctoral School)Elizabeth Halton
Director
- MyAV·¶ Grand Challenges
convenes cross-disciplinary collaborations to explore interconnected solutions to a range of societal issues. View all key contacts in MyAV·¶ Grand Challenges.
Dr James Paskins
Assistant Director, MyAV·¶ Grand ChallengesSiobhan Morris
Assistant Director, MyAV·¶ Grand ChallengesÌý
- MyAV·¶ Research Culture
The MyAV·¶ Research Culture teamÌýworks in partnership with the research community to facilitate, manage and deliver research culture initiatives. View all contacts in MyAV·¶ Research Culture (MyAV·¶ login required).
Emma Todd
Director, MyAV·¶ Research CultureContact the Research Culture team
For general enquiries
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