Open Research Champions

Reach out to volunteers in your subject area for signposting and advice about open research.

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Who are Open Research Champions?

Open Research Champions are ±¬ÁÏTV researchers who:

  • Promote and advocate for in their discipline and amongst other colleagues in the University
  • Disseminate information about open research to their discipline
  • Provide advice and signposting to other colleagues in the University about open research practices and support

Open Research Champions can be researchers or professional services staff at any level, from PGR students to established researchers.

How do I contact my local Open Research Champion?

If you’d like to reach out to your local Open Research Champion for a chat about open research, you can find and contact them using the details below:

Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Katherine EburySchool of EnglishK.ebury [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Meredith WarrenSchool of English (focus: Biblical Studies)m.j.warren [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Michael PiddSchool of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanitiesm.pidd [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Valeria VitaleSchool of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanitiesv.vitale [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Rebecca OgdenSchool of Languages, Arts and Societiesr.ogden [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Alex StevensSchool of Lawalex.stevens [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Phoebe AnsonSchool of Englishpjanson1 [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Faculty of Engineering / AMRC
David CurtisAMRCd.t.curtis [at] sheffield.ac.uk
James MooreAMRC - IMGj.moore [at] amrc.co.uk
Erica SmithAMRCerica.smith [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Lindsay LeeAMRCl.lee [at] amrc.co.uk
Emma WarrenAMRC - Composite Centree.warren [at] amrc.co.uk
Oliver LeeteChemical, Biological and Materials Engineeringo.leete [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Neil ShephardSchool of Computer Sciencen.shephard [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Wendy BirtwistleSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineeringw.birtwistle [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Claire BrockettSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil EngineeringC.Brockett [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Ellis TaylorSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineeringellis.taylor [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Ayodutun IbrahimSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineeringaoibrahim1 [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Faculty of Health
Akshay BhatSchool of Medicine and Population Healtha.bhat [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Georgia StewartSchool of Medicine and Population Healthgeorgia.r.stewart [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Lesley UttleySchool of Medicine and Population Healthl.uttley [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Ebony GunwhySchool of Medicine and Population Healthe.gunwhy [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Retty Dwi HandayaniSchool of Medicine and Population Healthrdhandayani1 [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Faculty of Science
Nic MullinSchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciencesn.mullin [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Zuzanna ZagrodzkaSchool of BiosciencesZ.zagrodzka [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Ziyi Low (Harriet)School of Bioscienceszlow2 [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Sabrina BurrSchool of Psychologys.burr [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Alicia ForsbergSchool of Psychologya.forsberg [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Lilith RobertsSchool of Psychologylcjroberts2 [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Eleanor HydeSchool of Psychologyerahyde1 [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Ben LoweGrantham Centre for Sustainable Futuresbenjamin.lowe [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Faculty of Social Sciences
Shuolin HeSchool of Educationshe39 [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Ke LiSchool of Educationkli56 [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Sawsan AlsuriManagement Schoolsmalsuri1 [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Laura DeanManagement Schooll.dean [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Joyce MamodeManagement Schoolj.mamode [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Anastasia KarpuninaSchool of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relationsa.karpunina [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Claire CunningtonSchool of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relationsclaire.cunnington [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Jessie SheppardSchool of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relationsjsheppard1@sheffield.ac.uk
Jenni AdamsSchool of Information, Journalism and Communicationj.adams [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Malgorzata Iwaniec-Thompson School of Information, Journalism and Communicationm.iwaniec-thompson [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Lottie NeedhamSchool of Information, Journalism and Communicationl.needham [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Professional Services
Tamara Beretic VaciAcademic Programme Office (SAS - SA&AA)t.bereticvaci [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Naseef QaimkhaniIT Servicesn.qaimkhani [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Elizabeth Emrich-RougeFaculty of Science, Research Supporte.emrich-rouge [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Phil HopeSchool of Medicine and Population Healthphil.hope [at] sheffield.ac.uk

Read more detailed profiles of some of our Open Research Champions here.

Interested in becoming an Open Research Champion? 

Contact Dr Jim Uttley, Chair of the Open Research Working Group and lead for the scheme: j.uttley@sheffield.ac.uk 

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