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The Research and Innovation Development Team

Supporting research and innovation activities across all three University faculties, the Research and Innovation Development Team (RIDT) are an integral part of the University’s research environment. Working in close collaboration with academic colleagues and other teams within Professional Services, the RIDT:

• support strategically important research initiatives and developmental activities;
• coordinate inter- and multidisciplinary research initiatives and applications;
• focus on major funding opportunities and calls, offering support during all pre-award stages;
• broker and manage research and innovation partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders;
• lead the development of University level funding applications and manage internal funding allocations (eg Impact Accelerator Accounts and University Research Priming);
• assists the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) and the Associate Deans (Research), among others, to conceive, develop and deliver University-level strategies including the Research Themes.

The team comprises eight Research and Innovation Development Managers (RIDMs), a dedicated Research Theme Team (including Theme Coordinator and Theme Administrator), an Involvement@York Network Manager, and a Research Development Project Administrator. Each RIDM has a clearly delineated responsibility for a discipline and funder, but work collaboratively on a range of research and innovation initiatives.

Open to all University colleagues, the RIDT are able to support large funding applications and a broad range of research and innovation development activities - please identify and contact the relevant team member using the information below (either via email or UoY Slack DM). If you are unsure of whom to contact, then you can email rdteam@york.ac.uk and your message will be forwarded to the appropriate person. 

The RIDT also coordinate university-level selection for most demand-managed calls - others may be managed by Faculties or the Fellowships Coordinator. You can find the list of current calls that require university-level selection here. Selection panels are formed following these guidelines, and detailed information on individual selection processes and timetables is circulated to departmental research facilitators via the YRAF mailing list.

Contact	Responsibilities (Primary Relationship Manager)	Photo
David Diston Head of the Research and Innovation Development Team/Research and Innovation Development Manager david.diston@york.ac.uk +44 (0)7552 285 997	Team leadership and supports the Bioscience (BBSRC) portfolio
Fiona Frame Research and Innovation Development Manager fiona.frame@york.ac.uk +44 (0)7784 794655	Biomedical Sciences (MRC, Wellcome)
Robyn Cooper Inglis Research and Innovation Development Manager (YESI) robyn.inglis@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 328396	Environment (NERC)
Iain Larmour Research and Innovation Development Manager iain.larmour@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 326498	Physical Sciences (STFC/EPSRC)
Craig Robertson Research and Innovation Development Manager craig.m.robertson@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 328093	Arts and Humanities (AHRC)
Louisa Shilton Research and Innovation Development Manager louisa.shilton@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 328134	Applied Health and Social Care (NIHR)
Helen Wells Research and Innovation Development Manager helen.wells@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 321263	Social Science (ESRC)
Kate Thorley Research Theme Co-ordinator Involvement@York Network Manager kate.thorley@york.ac.uk involvement@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 328164	Coordinates Theme-related activities and information across the University Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in research. Pre-award, post-award and support and advice for all research teams and academics working with patients, carers, service-users, families and members of the public.
Rebecca Simpson Research, Development and Innovation Administrator rebecca.simpson@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 TBC
Leigh Kristensen SPARKS Coordinator leigh.kristensen@york.ac.uk +44 (0)1904 TBC

Who to contact in the Internal Funding Team