Click on the links below to find a directory of contacts for the N8 groups and programmes:

N8 Board
N8 Strategic Executive Group
Nominated points of contact
Research Directors Group
Communications Directors Group
Research Culture and Environment Group
Library Directors Group
Net Zero North lead
Child of the North lead
N8 Policing Research Partnership leads
N8 CIR leads
International leads
PDRA leads

 

N8 Board

Durham

Karen O’Brien, Vice-Chancellor

Lancaster

Andy Schofield, Vice-Chancellor

Leeds

Hai-Sui Yu, Interim Vice-Chancellor

Liverpool

Tim Jones, Vice-Chancellor

Manchester

Dame Nancy Rothwell, President and Vice-Chancellor

Newcastle

Chris Day, Vice-Chancellor and President

Sheffield

Koen Lamberts, President and Vice-Chancellor

York

Charlie Jeffrey, Vice-Chancellor and President

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N8 Strategic Executive Group

Durham

Colin Bain, Vice-Provost (Research)

Lancaster

Malcolm Joyce, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise)

Leeds

Nick Plant, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)

Liverpool

Anthony Hollander, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research & Impact

Manchester

Colette Fagan, Vice-President for Research

Newcastle

Matthew Grenby, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation

Sheffield

Sue Hartley, Vice-President for Research

York

Matthias Ruth, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research

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Nominated points of contact

Durham

Lorna Wilson, Co-Director, Research & Innovation Services

Lancaster

Anita Formby-Barker, PA to Malcolm Joyce

Leeds

Rachel Curwen, Director of Research and Innovation Development

Liverpool

Lewis Smith, Strategic Projects Manager

Manchester

Sarah Albutt, Head of Research Strategy

Newcastle

Matthew Grenby, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation

Sheffield

Sue Hartley, Vice-President for Research

York

Justine Daniels, Director of Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange

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Research Directors Group

Durham

Lorna Wilson, Co-Director, Research & Innovation Services

Lancaster

Dion Williams, Director of Research, Enterprise and Innovation

Leeds

Rachel Curwen, Director of Research and Innovation Development

Liverpool

Sarah Jackson, Director of Research, Partnerships and Innovation

Manchester

Andrew Walsh, Director of Research and Business Engagement
Sarah Albutt, Head of Research Strategy

Newcastle

David Hill, Director of Research Strategy and Development

Sheffield

Deborah Lodge, Director of Research Services

York

Justine Daniels, Director of Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange

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Communications Directors Group

Durham

Claire Whitelaw, Director of Communications and Engagement

Lancaster

Victoria Tyrell, Head of Communications

Leeds

David Rose, Assistant Director for Communications and Engagement

Liverpool

Sabina Frediani, Director of Communications and Public Affairs

Manchester

Jamie Brown, Head of Communications

Newcastle

Melanie Reed, Head of Corporate Communications

Sheffield

Annie Goss, Head of Media, PR and External Communications
Stephen Thompson, Head of Digital Engagement

York

Alistair Keely, Head of Media Relations
Joan Concannon, Director of External Relations

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Research Culture and Environment Group

Durham

Jane MacNaughton, Deputy Vice-Provost (Research)

Andrew Moss, Research Culture Manager

Lancaster

Peter Atkinson, Dean of Faculty of Science and Technology

Amy Mayfield, Research Culture Manager

Leeds

Cat Davies, Dean for Research Culture

Emily Ennis, Research and Impact Manager

Liverpool

Georgina Endfield, Associate PVC, Research Environment and Post Graduate Research

Manchester

Colette Fagan, Vice-President for Research

Cathal Rogers, Research Culture Manager

Newcastle

Candy Rowe, Dean of Research Culture and Strategy

Nicola Simcock, Research Associate

Sheffield

John Flint, Deputy Vice-President for Research

Meera Warrier, Assistant Director, Researchers and Research Culture

York

Matthias Ruth, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research

Megan McLoughlin, Research culture & Researcher Development

 

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Library Directors Group

Durham

Liz Waller, Director of University Library and Collections, University Librarian

Lancaster

Andrew Barker, Director of Library Services & Learning Development

Leeds

Masud Khokhar, University Librarian and Keeper of the Brotherton Collection

Liverpool

Matt Greenhall, Director of Libraries, Museums and Galleries, University Librarian

Manchester

Professor Christopher Pressler (Chair), John Rylands University Librarian and Director of The University of Manchester Library

Newcastle

Jill Taylor-Roe, Director of Academic Services and University Librarian

Sheffield

Anna Clements, Director of Library Services and University Librarian

York

Kirtsy Lingstadt, Director of Library, Archives and Learning Services

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Net Zero North lead

Nick Goldspink, Senior Research Partnership Manager

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Child of the North lead

Stephen Parkinson, Research Partnership Manager

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N8 Policing Research Partnership leads

N8 lead

Stephen Parkinson, Research Partnership Manager

Durham

Donna-Marie Brown, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology

Lancaster

Sophie Nightingale, Lecturer in Psychology

Leeds

Stuart Lister, Professor of Policing and Criminal Justice

Liverpool

Fiona Measham, Chair in Criminology

Manchester

Geoff Pearson, Professor of Law and N8 PRP Academic Co-Director

Newcastle

Jill Clark, Executive Director of the Research Centre for Learning and Teaching

Sheffield

Layla Skinns, Centre for Criminological Research
Joanna Shapland, Edward Bramley Professor of Criminal Justice
Matt Bacon, Lecturer in Criminology

York

Geoff Page, Research Fellow

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N8 CIR leads

N8 lead

Stephen Parkinson, Research Partnership Manager

Durham

Alan Real, Advanced Research Computing
Stewart Clark, Professor, Department of Physics

Lancaster

Chris Jewell, Professor of Epidemiology

Leeds

Mark Conmy, Head of Research IT

Liverpool

Jake Gannon, Director of Computing Services

Manchester

Emma Finch, N8 CIR Programme Manager
Paola Carbone, Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering & Analytical Science

Newcastle

Umair Ahmed, Lecturer in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Thermofluids

Sheffield

John Harding, Professor of Materials Simulation
Arthur Clune, Assistant Director, Research IT

York

Matt Probert, Professor of Physics and N8 CIR Director
Agnes Noy, Early Career Research Fellow, Department of Physics

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International leads

N8 lead

Nick Goldspink, Research Partnership Manager

Durham

Anna Brown, International Research Development Manager

Lancaster

Mandy Dillon, Senior Research Development Manager

Leeds

Louise Heery, Head of Global Research Development

Liverpool

William Mitchell, Strategic Projects and Partnerships Manager (International)

Manchester

Sarah Albutt, Head of Research Strategy (Temporary cover)

Newcastle

Elisa Miles, Research Funding Development Manager

Sheffield

Melanie Knight, Research Services

York

Helen Wells, Research Development Manager, Social Sciences

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PDRA leads

Durham

Simon Rees, Associate Professor, Head of Researcher Development
Lucy Woods, Head of HR Business Partnering

Lancaster

Stephen Wilkinson, Professor of Bioethics and Associate Dean for Research for FASS

Leeds

Emma Spary, Academic Development Consultant

Liverpool

James Howard, Director of The Academy
Saneeya Qureshi, Head of Researcher Development and Culture

Manchester

Rachel Cowen, Senior Lecturer & Co-founder, Centre for Academic and Researcher Development (CARD)
Claire Faichnie, PGR & Research Development Manager
Sarah March, Head of Faculty HR for BMH and Staff Survey Lead

Newcastle

Ian Head, Dean of Research & Innovation, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
Lisa Rippingale, Senior Organisational Development: Advisor
Matthew Grenby, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation

Sheffield

Nicola Galley, Principal Investigator
Kerry Abrams, Department of Materials Science & Engineering

York

Karen Clegg, Head of Research Excellence Training Team

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