Find out more and access contact details for our Research support teams and people.
About 911±¬ÁÏÍø Research, Innovation and Global Engagement (RIGE)
Our central research support teamsÌýsit within Research, Innovation and Global Engagement (RIGE), led byÌýProfessor Geraint Rees, UCL Vice-Provost RIGE. RIGE oversees UCL’s research strategyÌýto provide a supportive environment for world-leading research across UCL’s 11 faculties.
In addition to our central research support teams detailed below, RIGE also includes our teams in:
- Global Engagement
- Innovation & Enterprise
- UCL Consultants
- Ìý(our commercialisation company).
Contact relevant teams or for general enquiries, contact rige@ucl.ac.uk.
Meet our UCL 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
Operations Manager (Environment)Julia HyomÌý
Organisational Development & Communications Manager (secondment)Adnan Ali
Operations Manager (People)
- UCL Public Policy
UCL Public Policy is UCL’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
UCL CAPEÌýProject Manager
- Evaluation & Reporting
The team is responsible for coordinating the preparation and submission of UCL’s REF data. Information for UCL staff is available on the (UCL 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 UCL’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 UCL’s health-related research strategies. View all key contact in the ResearchÌýCoordination Office for LMSÌý(UCL 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 UCL Faculties of Laws, Arts and Humanities, and Social and Historical Sciences, and the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (LASH) and the UCL Institute of Education (IOE), UCL'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(UCL 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
- UCL Doctoral School
TheÌý isÌýthe cross-university support platform for UCL's postgraduate research community, committed to enhancing UCL's early careers researchers experience.ÌýView all key contacts in the Doctoral School.
Prof. David Bogle
Pro-Vice Provost (Doctoral School)Elizabeth Halton
Director
- UCL Grand Challenges
convenes cross-disciplinary collaborations to explore interconnected solutions to a range of societal issues. View all key contacts in UCL Grand Challenges.
Dr James Paskins
Assistant Director, UCL Grand ChallengesSiobhan Morris
Assistant Director, UCL Grand ChallengesÌý
- UCL Research Culture
The UCL Research Culture teamÌýworks in partnership with the research community to facilitate, manage and deliver research culture initiatives. View all contacts in UCL Research Culture (UCL login required).
Emma Todd
Director, UCL Research CultureContact the Research Culture team
For general enquiries
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