Vice-Prinicpal's team
Elizabeth Adams, Skills Training Officer
Karen Clinton, Secretarial Assistant
Lauren Roberts, Postgraduate Research Administrative Assistant
Mary Beth Kneafsey, Postgraduate Research Strategy Administrator
Sylvia Morrison, Acting Executive Assistant to VP
Kerry Revel, Research Strategy & Policy Administrator
Lauren Roberts, Postgraduate Research Administrative Assistant
Debra Stuart, Research Governance Officer
Jane Townson, Executive Assistant to VP (on maternity leave)
Elizabeth Adams, Skills Training Officer
Elizabeth Adams coordinates the Researcher Development initiative, providing transferable skills training for postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers. Elizabeth has a PhD in Chemistry and worked on Educational Projects for the Royal Society of Chemistry before joining the University in 2008.
Contact details:
+44 (0)141-330 2953
Internal: ext 2953
Gail Brotherston, PA to VP
Gail joined the University in August 2000 and is PA to Vice-Principal Research & Enterprise. Gail is responsible for the day-to-day running of the VP’s Office, and her many duties are wide and varied. One of Gail’s main priorities is the onerous task of managing the Vice-Principal’s very hectic schedule! Gail manages the VP’s finances, and is line manager to the Secretary to the Vice-Principal (Research & Enterprise). Gail clerks the Research & Enterprise Steering Group.
Gail achieved her SVQ Level 3 in Management in December 2000.
Contact details:
Gail.Brotherston@glasgow.ac.uk
+44 (0)141-330 3582
Internal: ext 3582
Karen Clinton, Secretarial Assistant
Karen joined the university in 2007 and is Secretarial Assistant to the Vice-Principal Research & Enterprise. Karen assists with day-to-day running of the VP's office and provides support and assistance to her line Manager, Executive Assistant to Vice Principal, and the Research Strategy & Policy Administrator. Karen is responsible for many tasks including appropriate dissemination of funding opportunities and updating of various web pages. Karen clerks the VP R&E, Learning and Teaching, and Senate Committees.
Karen achieved her BA Business Studies in June 2010.
Contact details:
+44 (0)141-330 2008
Internal: ext 2008
Mary Beth Kneafsey, Postgraduate Research Strategy Administrator
Contact details:
MaryBeth.Kneafsey@glasgow.ac.uk
+44 (0)141-330 3334
Internal: ext 3334
Sylvia Morrison, Acting Executive Assistant to VP
Contact details:
+44 (0)141-330 5133
Internal: ext 5133
Kerry Revel, Research Strategy & Policy Administrator
Kerry joined the University as Research Strategy and Policy Administrator in May 2005. Working closely with the Executive Assistant to the Vice Principal Research & Enterprise, her role is to support the processes of implementing and monitoring the University's research strategy and research-related policies. Kerry acts as Clerk to the Research Planning and Strategy Committee. Kerry graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1997 with an Honours degree in Scots Law and a Diploma in Legal Practice. She worked within the Research & Enterprise Department between August 1997 and April 1999 at which time she was responsible for the drafting, negotiation, and execution of contracts funded by public and private sector sponsors for the sale of research-related activity. Between April 1999 and May 2005, Kerry worked as a solicitor in private practice, primarily in the area of civil litigation.
Contact details:
+44 (0)141-330 2181
Internal: ext 2181
Lauren Roberts, Postgraduate Research Administrative Assistant
Lauren Roberts joined the Vice-Principal's Office in November 2008 and provides administrative support for the Postgraduate Research Office. The PGR office supports PGR studentship funding administration and facilitates the development of policy and practice to enhance postgraduate researchers' experience at the University. Lauren has a BSc in Psychology from the University of Glasgow and is currently studying part time for an MSc through the Open University.
Contact details:
+44 (0)141-330 1989
Internal: ext 1989
Debra Stuart, Research Governance Officer
Debra is responsible for the development and management of the University’s research governance systems. She acts to ensure that these fit seamlessly within the procedures developed through Glasgow Biomedicine and fulfil the University’s obligations under the Research Governance Framework for Health and Community Care (2006), The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004, the Human Tissue Act, and all other relevant legislation. Debra obtained her PhD in Molecular Carcinogenesis at the University of Glasgow in 1995. She then spent a number of years as a research scientist within the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research and the Medical Oncology Dept at the University of Glasgow. Recently she completed an MA in Biotechnological Law and Medical Ethics at Sheffield University. Prior to joining the University Debra worked as a senior regulatory consultant within the regulatory affairs Dept of a large Contract Research Organisation.
Contact details:
+44 (0)141-211 2448
Internal: 780 70071 52448
Jane Townson, Executive Assistant to VP
Jane is on maternity leave. Acting Executive Assistant to VP is Sylvia Morrison.
Jane provides policy advice to Professor Steve Beaumont in his role as Vice-Principal for Research & Enterprise. This encompasses responsibility for the development of appropriate policies and procedures to ensure that all research carried out within the University meets the highest standards of research practice. Jane also contributes to the University's aim of ensuring a high-quality, well-supported postgraduate research student population through the development, implementation, and monitoring of the University's Postgraduate Research Strategy and leading the Postgraduate Research Office. Jane is a member of the R&E Management Team and the University Research Planning and Strategy Committee. Jane obtained her Ph.D. in Biochemical Parasitology at the University of Glasgow in 1999. She then spent 4 years as a research scientist within the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research studying the role of chemokines in diseases such as HIV. Jane then moved to the NHS to work as a research & development manager before joining the Vice-Principal Research & Enterprise Office in 2006.
Contact details:
+44 (0)141-330 3879
Internal: ext 3879
