Research & Innovation Services

Research Culture & Researcher Development

Kay Guccione

Head of Research Culture & Researcher Development

email: kay.guccione@gla.systa-s.com 

Responsibilities:

Oversight of the Research Culture & Researcher Development Teams

Development initiatives for PGRs, Research Staff, and Research Supervisors and Managers

The team's work to build and maintain a positive research culture

Research collaboration, or joint PGR Supervision

Panagiota (Joulie) Axelithioti

Leadership Developer

email: Panagiota.Axelithioti@gla.systa-s.com

Responsibilities:

Co-development of InFrame leadership training programme

 

 

Charlotte Bonner-Evans

InFrame Project Manager

emailcharlotte.bonner-evans@gla.systa-s.com 

Responsibilities

Operational oversight of the InFrame project across the Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, and St Andrews

People Management

Project management of £3m Wellcome Trust Project

Rachel Chin

Researcher Development Specialist (Writing and Communication)

email: rachel.chin@gla.systa-s.com 

Responsibilities: 

The Talent Lab Flourish programme

Support for Research Staff to develop their career paths

Cole Collins

BA ECR Network Project Officer

email: Cole.Collins@gla.systa-s.com 

Responsibilities:

Fostering of new opportunities for researchers to further thier professional development

Karen Gordon

Talent Lab Project Officer

email: karen.gordon@gla.systa-s.com 

Responsibilities:

Leadership of the Glasgow Crucible and Flourish programmes

 

 

Elaine Gourlay

Elaine Gourlay

Research Culture Specialist (Communities & Collegiality)

email: elaine.gourlay@gla.systa-s.com

Responsibilities

Researcher communities, networks, and mentoring programmes

Research Professional Staff Network (RPSN)

 

 

Rachel Herries

Rachel HerriesResearch Culture Manager

email: rachel.herries@gla.systa-s.com

Responsibilities:

The delivery of the five UofG Culture Priorities: Open Research, Research Integrity, Career Development, Collegiality and Research Recognition

Career destinations of researchers, the PI Development Strategy, career enhancement for Research Professional Staff

 

Charmaine Lim

Community Knowledge Analyst

email: Charmaine.Lim@gla.systa-s.com 

Responsibilities: 

Development of InFrame, a new framework for research leadership

Collaborate to provide strategic and research direction, analytical, qualitative and/or social research, and evaluation expertise for InFrame

Rachel Lyon

Researcher Development Specialist (English Language for Doctoral Writing)

email: rachel.lyon@gla.systa-s.com

Responsibilities:

Enquiry management regarding professional development for researchers

Courses, workshops, events, networks, competitions

Valerie McCutcheon

Research Information Manager

email: Valerie.McCutcheon@gla.systa-s.com 

Responsibilities

Lead on Research Data Management and Open Access publishing

Support transparency, rigour, and reproducibility through facilitating early sharing of research data, software, code, and materials to a wider audience.

 

Ian McGregor

InFrame Project Finance Manager

emailIan.McGregor.2@gla.systa-s.com 

Responsibilities:

Oversees the finances of the InFrame Project

Samantha Oakley

Sam OakleyResearch Governance and Integrity Manager

emailSamantha.Oakley@gla.systa-s.com 

Responsibilities:

Deliver policy, training, and support structures for PGRs, supervisors, PIs, and research staff 

 

 

Maleeha Rizwan

Researcher Development Specialist (Research Staff)

email: maleeha.rizwan@gla.systa-s.com 

Responsibilities:

Development activities and interventions for Research Staff

Research Staff Assembly, Coffee Connect and Research Staff Induction

Implementation of the Researcher Development Concordat and its Institutional Action Plan

Joanna Royle

Researcher Development Manager

email: joanna.royle@gla.systa-s.com 

Responsibilities:

Professional development opportunities for researchers, research staff and research supervisors

The Talent Lab suite of research leadership programmes

 

Rhoda Stefanatos

Fellowships Development Manager

email: rhoda.stefanatos@gla.systa-s.com 

Responsibilities: 

Lead the Fellowships Framework which describes Glasgow's strategic approach to Fellowships

Support the development of aspiring and current Fellows

 

Zain Ul Abidin

Community Knowledge Analyst

email: Zain.UlAbidin@gla.systa-s.com 

Responsibilities:

Lead on stakeholder engagement

Develop applicant support packages

Cristina Vazquez Martin

Project Coordinator

emailcristina.vazquezmartin@gla.systa-s.com 

Responsibilities:

Coordinate InFrame project activities that promote inclusive, collaborative, and equitable research leadership

Ensure that InFrame’s values are embedded across its outputs and partnerships

Emma Waters

Emma WatersResearcher Development Specialist (PGR)

email: emma.waters@gla.systa-s.com 

Responsibilities

Researcher Development for Postgraduate Research Students