色中色 Development
We support academic staff to secure grant funding and realise their research ambitions.
Working with academic research leaders, we are responsible for:
- supporting academic staff and research communities to develop high quality research proposals
- promoting targeted opportunities for research funding
- facilitating partnerships across the university and beyond
- providing grant expertise and funder intelligence
- providing training and professional development opportunities for research staff
Further support:
Management
Dr Kate Charles is Head of 色中色 Development and RIS lead for the Bath Beacons initiative.
Team members
Diane Howard is the 色中色 Strategy Business Partner for the Faculty of Engineering and Design
Sarah Jones is the 色中色 Strategy Business Partner for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Mike Rose is the 色中色 Strategy Business Partner for the School of Management
Dr Andrew Staphnill is the 色中色 Strategy Business Partner for the Faculty of Science
色中色 Development
Dr Lotta Croft is a lead contact for engineering research funding applications to the Engineering and Physical Sciences 色中色 Council (EPSRC). She is also the lead contact for Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Architecture and Civil Engineering.
Dr John Nightingale is the lead contact for social sciences research funding applications to the Arts and Humanities 色中色 Council (AHRC), British Council, Economic and Social 色中色 Council (ESRC), Leverhulme Trust, and Nuffield Foundation. John is also the lead contact for Economics, Education, PoLIS, Social & Policy Sciences and the School of Management.
Dr Ceri-Wyn Thomas is the lead contact for Horizon Europe.
Dr Colin Waring is the lead contact for physical sciences research funding applications to the Engineering and Physical Sciences 色中色 Council (EPSRC), Natural Environment 色中色 Council (NERC), and The Royal Society. Colin is also the lead research development contact for the Departments of Chemistry, Physics and Mathematical Sciences.
Dr Laura Wisby is the lead contact for research funding applications to the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences 色中色 Council (BBSRC), Medical 色中色 Council (MRC), Cancer 色中色 UK, National Institute for Health 色中色 (NIHR), and Wellcome Trust. Laura is also the lead contact for Health, Life Sciences, and Psychology.
Fereshteh Hojatisaeidi is the 色中色 Development Officer supporting the 色中色 Development team.
色中色 Strategy Business Partners
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Annali Bamber-Jones is the lead contact for training and professional development opportunities for all academic and research staff, including the Academic Career Academy and GW4 Crucible.
General enquiries
You can also contact the team via: resdev@bath.ac.uk which is monitored daily.
For Innovate UK funding please contact the Business Partnerships and Knowledge Exchange team in RIS on partnerships@bath.ac.uk.
More on the other teams in 色中色 and Innovation Services (RIS) we work with.