Impact Officer                                 

Kath Kavanagh

Email: K.Kavanagh@qub.ac.uk

Phone:  028 9097 3971

• Responsible for supporting you to plan for and evidence research impact through: 
• The development of impact and engagement plans
• Identifying different pathways to impact
• Developing and identifying effective ways of collating evidence of impact
• Delivering events which help you develop impact-related skills.

Business Alliance Manager                              

Kevin Fearon

Email: k.fearon@qub.ac.uk 

Phone: 028 9097 1006

• Research applications involving external partners and companies – eg Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
• The ESRC Impact Acceleration Account
• Strategic Partnership development
• Queen’s Policy Engagement Initiative including Brexit Clinics and the Queen’s Blog
• ESRC Festival of Social Science and other public engagement activity such as the Being Human Festival and Imagine Belfast.

Impact Acceleration Account Officer

Alice Neeson

Email: a.neeson@qub.ac.uk

Phone: 028 9097 3046

• Coordinating the ESRC Impact Acceleration Account
• Supporting with Queen’s Policy Engagement Initiative.

EU and International Research Manager

Lydia Lepecuchel (interim)

Email: l.lepecuchel@qub.ac.uk 

Phone:  028 9097 2552

• Information, advice and support on European and International research opportunities
• Working with the Dean of Research, Dean of Internationalisation and DRs on development of EU and International research action plan for the Faculty
• Northern Ireland Contact Point for Arts Humanities Social Sciences in Europe
• Development of strategic European and International Partnerships.

Research Development Manager

Peter Stephenson

Email: p.stephenson@qub.ac.uk 

Phone:  028 9097 3178

• Support, advice and guidance on UK research funding opportunities
• Training and support for new staff, including research fellows
• Oversee Institutional Managed Bids process
• Support researcher collaboration and networking across and between Faculties.