Secretariat

The Secretariat plays a key role in the development and delivery of the assessment framework and comprises two different positions:

• up to 12 panel advisors who provide high level procedural guidance to a main panel and a group of sub-panels
• up to 21 panel secretaries who provide high-quality, dedicated secretariat support and procedural guidance to up to two sub-panels

Panel membership

Advisors

Name	Job title	Institution
Mr Adam Riches	Head of Research Excellence	Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Elizabeth Westlake	Assistant Director and Head of Research Environment and Policy	The University of Birmingham
Mrs Gillian Fairbairn	Director of Research, Innovation and Impact	The University of Surrey
Dr Jane Hallett	Head of Research Excellence	University of the West of England
Ms Jenny Hulin	Research Excellence Manager	Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
Ms Jessica Cockell	Senior Research Manager	Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Dr Julia Smith	Reader in Accounting and Finance	University of Strathclyde
Dr Kirsty Steed	School Research Manager	University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Dr Luke Postlethwaite	Head of Research Culture, Development and Environment	University of Salford
Dr Natalie Wall	Strategic Research Impact Lead	King’s College London
Mrs Pilar Pousada Solino	Director, Research and Innovation Services	The University of Hull
Shelly Anne Stringer	Research Evaluation Manager	University of Oxford

Secretaries

Name	Job title	Institution
Mrs Aisha Yousuf	Recruitment Coordinator	The University of Warwick
Ms Betty Woessner	Research Development and Compliance Manager	City St George’s, University of London
Dr Cathal Rogers	Research Culture and Assessment Manager	University of Manchester
Dr Claire Fenton	REF Manager	Bournemouth University
Mr Dan Thomson	Senior Research Manager	Aston University
Mr David Jones	University REF Manager	The University of Sheffield
Ms Elena Varela Fuentes	REF and Impact Manager	Anglia Ruskin University
Dr Gemma Fitzsimmons	Head of Research Information and Systems	University of Southampton
Ms Jane Shepard	Head of Research and Knowledge Exchange Staff Development	University of the Arts London (UAL)
Dr Joanna Phillips	Research and Impact Development Officer	The University of Leeds
Ms Julia Sheldrake	Associate Director Research Services	The University of East Anglia
Mrs Kate Payne	Senior Research Administrator	University of Durham
Dr Laura Healy	Research Quality and Excellence Manager	Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe
Dr Linda Ko-Ferrigno	University Impact Manager	University of York
Dr Lynn Christie	Senior Research Administrator	University of St Andrews
Dr Mel Nakisa	Research Excellence Manager	Cranfield University
Dr Nick Mithen	Head of Research Culture and Researcher Development	The University of Hull
Dr Rachel Wang	Senior Lecturer	Oxford Brookes University
Miss Tessa Piper	Research Excellence Manager	Coventry University
Mr Wilson Chan	Research Excellence Manager	SOAS University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies)
Ms Zi Parker	Head of the Doctoral College	Queen Mary University of London