Research and Impact Office Contacts

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Following measures implemented across the UK to curb the spread of COVID-19, staff of the Research Office are continuing to mostly work from home. Please contact all members of the team via email or MS Teams.

The Research and Impact Office supports the work of researchers across all UHI campuses and can be a point of contact for questions on many topics. We co-ordinate research strategy, research committees, policy, certain external enquiries, co-ordinate & monitor EU funds, co-ordinate funding bids, co-ordinate staff development, national assessment and develop communication tools. If you are not sure who to contact try the most appropriate and we will generally know who best to put you in touch with.

Or use the Research Office contact email: RO@uhi.ac.uk

Research Development and Strategy

Role Name Email

Deputy Principal (Academic and Research)

ProfNeil Simco neil.simco@uhi.ac.uk
Dean of Research and Knowledge Exchange Prof Michael Rayner michael.rayner@uhi.ac.uk

Grants and Contracts

Role Name Email
PRE-Award
Grants and Contracts Officer Sarah Wright sarah.wright@uhi.ac.uk
POST-Award
Grants and Contracts Manager Emma Taylor Emma.Taylor@uhi.ac.uk

Senior Programme and Contracts Officer

Gayle Sinclair gayle.sinclair@uhi.ac.uk
Contracts Administrator Karen Sendall karen.sendall@uhi.ac.uk
Contracts Adminstrator Iona MacDonald Iona.MacDonald@uhi.ac.uk
Programme and Contracts Officer Dianne Bellshaw dianne.bellshaw@uhi.ac.uk
Programme and Contracts Officer Anna MacDonald anna.macdonald@uhi.ac.uk

Graduate School

Role Name Email
Graduate School Manager Jackie Deacon jackie.deacon@uhi.ac.uk
Graduate School Programme Officer (Registry) Janis Mackay janis.mackay@uhi.ac.uk
Graduate School Programme Officer (Training) Caitlin Crawford caitlin.crawford@uhi.ac.uk
Graduate School Administrative Officer Gillian Adamiec gillian.adamiec@uhi.ac.uk

Knowledge Exchange

Role Name Email
KE Coordinator Anna Paaso anna.paaso@uhi.ac.uk
KE Officer Darlene Russell darlene.m.russell@uhi.ac.uk
Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Officer Dr Lynn Thrower Lynn.Thrower@uhi.ac.uk

Systems and support services

Role Name Email
Research Information Systems & REF Officer Stuart Knight stuart.knight@uhi.ac.uk 
Research Ethics Officer Fiona Leiper fiona.leiper@uhi.ac.uk
Research Administrative & REF Officer Margaret Little margaret.little@uhi.ac.uk