Liz works with the Institute Deans by providing strategic leadership support and guidance across the Faculty’s Institutes and also across the Deans Faculty and University portfolios. As a member of the Faculty senior leadership team, she supports the leadership and delivery of the Faculty strategy.

Liz works with the Dean of the Translational and Clinical Research Institute (NUTCRI) and NHS colleagues to develop and oversee a high quality translational infrastructure with the NHS. She provides broader support to the Deans on translational research including focus on delivery of milestone driven translational awards.

Liz is the Programme Lead for the Newcastle Health Innovation Partners People & Culture Committee working across the Partnership - https://www.newcastlehealthinnovation.org/about-us/academic-health-science-centres/

Liz is responsible for the Faculty Project Management Portfolio leading a Faculty team of research project managers and a Faculty-wide network of project managers - https://newcastle.sharepoint.com/hub/medical/Pages/pmteam.aspx

She is a committee member of PRISM (UK network for Professional Research Investment & Strategy Managers) https://www.pris-managers.ac.uk/

Qualifications

ACAS Certificate in Internal Workplace Mediation
Chartered Management Institute -  Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Management (QCF)
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Management AUA/OU
MA International Studies
BA (Hons) History and Politics

Previous Positions

Manager, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University 2008-2019

School Manager, School of Surgical & Reproductive Sciences, Faculty of Medical Science, Newcastle University 1999-2008