Signing off with news of excellent Knowledge Exchange Framework results
September 27, 2023
Welcome to my final update as Interim Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange. Thank you for your support and goodwill during my time in this interim role. I’m delighted to sign off with excellent Knowledge Exchange Framework results and a strong round-up of support and opportunities for our research community. From October I hand over …
REF2028: what we know so far
June 28, 2023
Professor Sam Kingman’s research update Decisions on the high-level design of the next Research Excellence Framework (REF) have been published by the UK’s higher education funding bodies. The next REF will conclude in 2028 and will assess research and impact between 2021 and 2027. Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Executive Chair at Research England (and who …
Season’s greetings and welcome to my final research update of 2022
December 15, 2022
Research update from Professor Neil Crout I would like to share highlights from the year and look ahead to 2023 as we will build on progress, with a focus on the support available to our research community. I also wish to acknowledge the support and dedication of everyone contributing to research at the University of …
Town halls and shaping our vision for research after COVID-19
July 23, 2020
Update from Professor Dame Jessica Corner Around 1,500 colleagues have so far participated in virtual town halls for researchers and I am delighted that these online forums are proving a success. The last town hall for the wider research community in the current series took place on Friday 17 July, when we asked attendees to …
A welcome message from Pip Peakman, Director of Research and Innovation
February 24, 2020
Pip Peakman joined the University in September 2019. A Biochemistry graduate from the University of Birmingham, Pip was previously the Director of Research Operations and Strategy at the Manchester Cancer Research Centre. My first few months at the University have been spent in full absorption mode. I have met with many colleagues, started to become familiar with our fantastic UK campuses (UNNC and UNM visits in …
