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Roles and subjects
Chair of the Risk & Audit Committee and Professorial Fellow
Contact
Professional Background
I was appointed Deputy Registrar of the University of Oxford in 2025. In this role, I am responsible for the operational leadership and development of professional services across the University.
I returned to Oxford in 2018 as Executive Director of Research Services. I led a large team of professional staff providing research and innovation support services across the University, including research and innovation strategy and policy, external funding for research, research governance, intellectual property management, and regional, national and global engagement.
I was previously Director of Research & Academic Strategy at The Open University. I led a unit responsible for research strategy and support services, knowledge exchange and commercialisation, postgraduate research, curriculum strategy, and academic strategy and planning.
I have also held a number of previous roles at the University of Oxford, including as Associate Director, Research Services and Head of Strategic Planning & Resources in the Social Sciences Division.
Before moving into a career in university management, I worked as a research scientist in the chemicals industry.
Academic Background
MA, DPhil (Oxon)
I was an undergraduate and graduate student at Jesus College, coming up to study Chemistry in 1993. I stayed on at Jesus to complete my DPhil in inorganic chemistry in 2000 under the supervision of Professor Malcolm Green FRS in the Department of Chemistry.
Family and Hobbies
I am married and have three children. I enjoy playing and watching sport, particularly cricket, and also cycling and walking. I am a long-suffering supporter of Middlesbrough Football Club and Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
Links
See the departmental website.