Leila Whitworth
Location
Medical Sciences Divisional Office
University of Oxford
Level 3, John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford OX3 9DU
Leila Whitworth
Head of Research Strategy and Funding Team
I am responsible for strategic planning in relation to research funding, research facilitation, research policy and administration for the Medical Sciences Division, including:
- Research strategy development, including research themes and research partnerships
- Research policy and implementation
- Major external research funding bids
- Overseeing internal research funding
- Research funder relationships
- Research assessment including the Research Excellence Framework
- Strategic planning for other research related areas, including innovation, knowledge exchange, impact, public and policy engagement, open access
- Providing support for the Associate Head (Research) and Associate Head (Innovation)
I represent the division as a member or officer on the following divisional and university committees:
University
- University Research and Innovation Committee
- Knowledge Exchange and Impact Sub Committee
- John Fell Fund Committee
- REF Project Board
MSD
Before joining the Medical Sciences Division in March 2014, I was a Senior Research Facilitator in the Department of Physics, responsible for support academics applying for external research funding and co-ordinating the Research Excellence Framework 2014 submission. I have also worked in Research Services as Projects Officer and before joining Oxford in 2009 at the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as a Portfolio Manager.