Accessibility statement

Who to contact in RGO

Research Grants Operations (RGO) is responsible for the administration of all externally funded research grants, including funder compliance and financial reporting.  Colleagues in RGO provide a service to academic departments, with funder-specific expertise, they check grant applications including due diligence, formally accept new awards and set them up in the University systems, and provide post-award management, including audit.

RGO Service Definition (MS Word , 25kb)

Members of staff specialise in specific funders so for most queries you should contact the appropriate Grant Co-ordinator. Details of the latest portfolios can be found in this document;

RGO Team portfolio summary (PDF , 92kb)

For general enquiries please email research-grants@york.ac.uk or call 01904 324416.

Contact Responsibilities  

Emma Montgomery
emma.montgomery@york.ac.uk

  • Head of Research Grants Operations
  • University signatory for contracts and grants
  • Processes, training and information on the University’s Research Grant portfolio
Emma Montgomery

Pete Broadley
pete.broadley@york.ac.uk

Work Pattern:
Monday - Friday 8:30am to 2:15pm
  • Administrative support

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Team

Contact Responsibilities  

Sasha Oakden
sasha.oakden@york.ac.uk

  • Team Leader
  • UK Health
    NETSCC (CTU)
    GHRF - IMPACT
    PRU - EEPRU & ESHCRU
    ARC
Sasha Oakden

Anya Millington
anya.millington@york.ac.uk

Work Pattern:
Wednesday - Friday

  • UK Charities (Arts & Humanities)
  • UK Government
  • UK Health
  • UK Industry
 

Bob Brown
bob.brown@york.ac.uk

  • RCUK
 
David Lauder
david.lauder@york.ac.uk
  • EC and International
David Lauder

Lisa Lack
lisa.lack@york.ac.uk

Work Pattern:
Monday, Wednesday - Thursday

   

Nicola Vickers
nicola.vickers@york.ac.uk

  • RCUK
    Royal Society (Arts & Humanities)
    British Academy
  • UK Charity
    Wellcome Trust
 

Victoria Lister
victoria.lister@york.ac.uk

Work Pattern:
Tuesday - Thursday


Social Sciences
  • UK Charities
  • Royal Society
 

Life and Health Sciences Team

Contact Responsibilities  
Simon Johnson
simon.johnson@york.ac.uk
  • Team Leader
  • UK Health
    PRU - LSHTM
Simon Johnson photo

Ailsa Conlan
ailsa.conlan@york.ac.uk

Work Pattern:
Monday - Thursday

  • UK Health
    NETSCC (HTA)
    GHRF - DIADEM
    NIHR 3 Schools
    NIHR SSCR
Ailsa Conlan 100 x 140

Claire Sykes
claire.sykes@york.ac.uk

  • UK Charity
    Biology, CNAP, Health Sciences, HYMS
 

Dawn Simmonds
dawn.machnik@york.ac.uk

Work Pattern:
Monday - Thursday

  • RCUK, Royal Society and British Academy

    'Simple' projects only
Dawn Machnik

Ed Davies
edward.davies@york.ac.uk

  • EC, EU Other, Other Overseas
    Biology, CNAP, Psychology
  • RCUK, Royal Society and British Academy
    Biology
 

Hayley Stocks
hayley.stocks@york.ac.uk

  • EC, EU Other, Other Overseas
    Health Sciences, HYMS, CRD, CHE, SPSW
  • RCUK, Royal Society and British Academy
    Health Sciences, HYMS, CRD, CHE, SPSW
 
Jacob Stickland
jacob.stickland@york.ac.uk
  • UK Government
  • UK Industry
  • UK Charity
    Psychology, CHE, CRD, SPSW
Jacob Stickland

Joanne Milner
joanne.milner@york.ac.uk

Work Pattern:
Monday - Thursday

  • UK Health
    NIHR-CCF (PGfAR, Other), NETSCC (EME and PHR, TARS, Cochrane, Other), NIHR Academy, GHRF - GHE2 and ASTRA
 

Maria Adlam
maria.adlam@york.ac.uk

Work Pattern:
Monday - Thursday

  • RCUK, Royal Society and British Academy
    CNAP, Psychology
 
Martin Barlow
martin.barlow@york.ac.uk
  • UK Health
    NETSCC (HS&DR)
    NIHR-CCF (RfPB)
    Other Health Bodies & NHS PRP
    GHRF - IMPACT Centre
 

Physical Sciences Team

Contact Responsibilities  

Gemma Moy
gemma.moy@york.ac.uk

Work Pattern:
Monday - Tuesday, Thursday - Friday

  • Team Leader
 

Chris Barber
chris.barber@york.ac.uk

Work Pattern:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday AM

  • Chemistry (incl. YSBL) - EC, EU Other, Other Overseas
  • Maths - EC, EU Other, Other Overseas
  • Environment (incl. SEIY) - EC only
 
Ed Brown
edward.brown@york.ac.uk
  • Computer Science - EC, EU Other, Other Overseas, UK Govt (excl. UKAEA), UK Industry, UK Health, UK Other
  • Environment (incl. SEIY) - EU Other, Other Overseas, Innovate 
Ed Brown

Kay Hodgson
kay.hodgson@york.ac.uk

  • All PS departments: UKAEA
  • Chemistry - YSBL only: UKRI, UK Charities (excluding Royal Society, British Academy and Leverhulme)
  • Chemistry: Innovate
  • Computer Science: UKRI, Innovate, UK Charities (excluding Royal Society, British Academy and Leverhulme)
 

Jacqui Sbragia
jacqui.sbragia@york.ac.uk

Work Pattern:
Tuesday - Friday

  • Electronics - EC, EU, Overseas Other, UKRI, Innovate, UK Charities (excluding Royal Society, British Academy and Leverhulme), UK Other 
  • Maths - UKRI, Innovate, Wellcome, UK Charities  (excluding Royal Society, British Academy and Leverhulme)
  • Physics - EC, EU Other, Other Overseas
 

Jo Saunders
jo.saunders@york.ac.uk

Work Pattern:
Monday - Friday 09:00 - 3:00

  • Environment (incl. SEIY) - UKRI, Wellcome, UK Charities (excluding Royal Society, British Academy and Leverhulme)
  • SEIY only - UK Govt (excl. UKAEA), UK Industry, UK Health, UK Other
 

Rachel Adamson
rachel.adamson@york.ac.uk

  • Chemistry - UKRI (Except YSBL’s BBSRC, STFC and EPSRC which sit with Kay Hodgson), Wellcome, UK Other
Rachel Adamson

Sarah Ventress-Woolford
sarah.woolford@york.ac.uk

Work Pattern:
Tuesday - Thursday

  • Chemistry (incl. YSBL) - UK Govt (excl. UKAEA), UK Industry, UK Health
  • Electronics - UK Govt (excl. UKAEA), UK Industry, UK Health
  • Environment (excl. SEIY) - UK Govt (excl. UKAEA), UK Industry, UK Health
  • Maths - UK Govt (excl. UKAEA), UK Industry, UK Other, UK Health
  • Physics - UK Govt (excl. UKAEA), UK Industry, UK Health
Sarah Ventress Woolford

Tina Ingleby
tina.ingleby@york.ac.uk

  • All Physical Sciences departments - Leverhulme, Royal Society and British Academy
 

Vici Armitage
vici.armitage@york.ac.uk

  • Physics - UKRI, Innovate, Wellcome, UK Charities (excluding Royal Society, British Academy and Leverhulme), UK Other