The Research Services Directorate consists of five portfolios working collaboratively to support and enable people working across the research ecosystem.
Research Services Leadership Team
Dr John Harris
Interim Executive Director, Research Services
Dr Kay Guccione
Head of Research Culture & Researcher Development
Mary Beth Kneafsey
Head of Research Governance, Policy & Integrity
Rose-Marie Barbeau
Head of Research Impact & Engagement
Dr Maria McPhillips
Challenge Programmes Director
Operations Team
Led by: Rachel Smillie
Focus: To work within RSD and with stakeholders across UofG to drive continuous improvement, streamline and strengthen processes and ways of working, and support RSD and colleagues throughout the research ecosystem to work as effectively as possible. The team works in partnership with RSD portfolios to respond to shared challenges and opportunities and to provide extensive operational support.
Areas of expertise and support: Project management, continuous improvement activities, meetings and events, budget management, executive support, procurement, estates management, security, communications and recruitment.
ARC Operations
Led by: Dr John Harris
Focus: To develop the policies, protocols and procedures that allow creativity and research to flourish in a highly interdisciplinary environment and to ensure the effective, safe and efficient operation of the Advanced Research Centre.
Areas of expertise and support: Business operations, events & engagement and technical operations.
Research Culture & Researcher Development
Led by: Dr Kay Guccione
Focus: To ensure every researcher can be at their best and supported to make informed active choices about their development and their career, as part of a stimulating, fair and inclusive environment in which colleagues help each other to succeed.
Areas of expertise and support: Research Culture and Researcher Development
Research Governance, Policy & Integrity
Led by: Mary Beth Kneafsey
Focus: To empower researchers to conduct research of the highest quality and support them to navigate complicated compliance requirements.
Areas of expertise and support: Research Policy & Planning, PGR Strategy & Policy, Research Governance & Integrity
Research Impact & Engagement
Led by: Rose-Marie Barbeau
Focus: To build an engaged researcher community and an impactful research profile by embedding understanding and driving support and recognition for knowledge exchange, engagement and collaboration with external partners, and the generation of research impact. We offer training and advice, administer the Glasgow Knowledge Exchange Fund, and coordinate the University's REF impact submission.
Areas of expertise and support: Research Engagement, Knowledge Exchange, Communications & Impact
Strategic Research Initiatives
Led by: Dr Maria McPhillips
Focus: To build connections between people and ideas, ideas and opportunities, opportunities and cross-functional support, and between strategic ambitions and operational delivery.
Areas of expertise and support: Research Initiatives & Funding, International Development Research.