Research
The Research team support the Division’s research mission by facilitating research strategy, policy and funding.
The Research team is responsible for:
- Developing strategies and activities to develop and promote the Division’s research mission
- Facilitating external research funding, by
- coordinating major bids to external funders including (a) large strategic bids, (b) calls that require a single institutional bid and (c) cross-divisional bids
- providing institutional letters of support
- coordinating major visits from funders
- Managing and allocating internal research funds, including
- Preparing policy papers and responding to consultations relating to research from within and outside the University
- The Research Excellence Framework
- Providing guidance and support around the formation of new research areas
- Public engagement
We work closely with departments, with Research Services and many other sections of the University.
Support available in Research Services
- Research Services support for pre-clinical departments
- Research Services support for clinical departments
- Using Research Professional to find funding
- Applying for funding
- Conducting clinical trials & research studies
- Research integrity and ethics
- Understanding IP
- Managing awards, reporting outcomes and Open Access
- Research Contracts
- Research facilities and management
Contact us
For research enquiries please contact Leila Whitworth in the first instance.
For enquiries about the internal funds please use the generic emails listed
John Fell Fund:
jff@medsci.ox.ac.uk
Medical Sciences Internal Fund
mrf@medsci.ox.ac.uk
Wellcome Trust ISSF:
enquiries@issf.ox.ac.uk
Medical and Life Sciences Translational Fund:
research@medsci.ox.ac.uk
Academic lead
Research Team
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Leila Whitworth
Head of Research Strategy and Funding Team
leila.whitworth@medsci.ox.ac.uk
+44 (0)1865 289562
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Brian Mackenwells
Public Engagement Coordinator
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