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The Research Strategy Team focuses on supporting and increasing the Faculty’s research success, including developing our people, building strategic relationships, finding opportunities and managing various funding initiatives.  

Faculty Research Strategy Team

NB: Enquiries relating to individual research accounts should be directed to the Faculty of Medicine Research support services. 

Research strategy team

  • Dr Des Walsh

    Personal details

    Dr Des Walsh Director of Research Strategy

    +44 (0)20 7594 9846

    Location

    Faculty of Medicine Centre
    2nd floor
    Faculty Building
    South Kensington Campus

    For enquiries regarding

    • Research strategy developments for the Faculty

  • Dr Carole Swan

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    Dr Carole Swan Head of Research Strategy

    Location

    Faculty of Medicine Centre
    2nd floor
    Faculty Building
    South Kensington Campus

    For enquiries regarding

    • research strategy in the Faculty

  • Dr Kimberley Trim

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    Dr Kimberley Trim Research Strategy Coordinator

    +44 (0)20 7594 9826

    Location

    Faculty of Medicine Centre
    2nd floor
    Faculty Building
    South Kensington Campus

    For enquiries regarding

    • internal  and  external  funding opportunities
    • Faculty Research Committee
    • general research enquiries (excluding research support)

  • Dr Chrystalla Orphanides

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    Dr Chrystalla Orphanides Head of Research Development

    Location

    Hammersmith Campus

    For enquiries regarding

    Research Management in the Faculty of Medicine.

  • Jaxom Champion

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    Jaxom Champion Departmental Research Data Manager

    Location

    2N6
    Commonwealth Building
    Hammersmith Campus

    For enquiries regarding

    • research data and systems

    • administrative best practice

  • Dr Celia Domingues

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    Dr Celia Domingues Research Manager

    Location

    1st Floor Commonwealth Building

    Hammersmith Campus

    For enquiries regarding

    For assistance with planning and preparing grant applications 

  • Dr Catherine Kibirige

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    Dr Catherine Kibirige Research Manager

    Location

    1st Floor
    Commonwealth Building
    Hammersmith Campus

    For enquiries regarding

    Research funding support for the Department of Immunology and Inflammation and the Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction

  • Lyndsey Pallant

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    Lyndsey Pallant Research and Evaluation Manager

    Location

    St Mary’s Campus

    For enquiries regarding

    • Research assessment
    • Impact
    • Research management in the School of Public Health

  • Alex North

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    Alex North Research Strategy Officer

    Location

    Faculty of Medicine Centre
    2nd floor
    Faculty Building
    South Kensington Campus

    For enquiries regarding

    • Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund    (ISSF)
    • UKRI Impact Acceleration Account,  Innovation for a Healthy Society (IAA)
    • MRC Shadow Panels