N8 Directory of contacts
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
N8 Board
Durham
Karen O’Brien, Vice-Chancellor
Lancaster
Andy Schofield, Vice-Chancellor
Leeds
Shearer West, Vice-Chancellor and President
Liverpool
Manchester
Duncan Ivison, 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
N8 Strategic Executive Group
Durham
Colin Bain, Vice-Provost (Research)
Lancaster
Malcolm Joyce, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise)
Leeds
Nick Plant, Pro-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
Sarah Thompson, Interim Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research
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
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
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
Jen Middleton, Director of 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
Research Culture and Environment Group
Durham
Jane MacNaughton, Deputy Vice-Provost (Research)
Andrew Moss, Research Culture Manager
Lancaster
Stijn Mertens, Academic Director Research Culture
Helen Brace, Acting Head Research Quality and Policy
Becky Gordon, Head of Research Quality and Policy
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
Melissa Westwood, Associate 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
Sarah Thompson, Interim Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research
Megan McLoughlin, Research culture & Researcher Development
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
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
Net Zero North lead
Nick Goldspink, Senior Research Partnership Manager
Child of the North lead
Stephen Parkinson, Research Partnership Manager
N8 Policing Research Partnership leads
N8 lead
Stephen Parkinson, Research Partnership Manager
Durham
Donna-Marie Brown, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Michelle Addison, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
Lancaster
Sophie Nightingale, Lecturer in Psychology
Leeds
Graham Farrell, Professor of Crime Science
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
Matt Bacon, Lecturer in Criminology
York
Geoff Page, Lecturer, School for Business and Society
N8 CIR leads
N8 lead
Stephen Parkinson, Research Partnership Manager
Durham
Stewart Clark, Professor, Department of Physics
Lancaster
Chris Jewell, Professor of Epidemiology
Leeds
David Baldwin, Director of Digital Research
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
Saul Cozens, Head of Research and Innovation IT
York
Matt Probert, Professor of Physics and N8 CIR Director
Agnes Noy, Early Career Research Fellow, Department of Physics
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