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Who are Open Research Champions?

Open Research Champions are University of 91Ö±²¥ researchers who:

• Promote and advocate for open research in their discipline and amongst other colleagues in the University
• Disseminate information about open research to their discipline
• Provide advice and signposting to other colleagues in the University about open research practices and support

Open Research Champions can be researchers or professional services staff at any level, from PGR students to established researchers.

How do I contact my local Open Research Champion?

If you’d like to reach out to your local Open Research Champion for a chat about open research, you can find and contact them using the details below:

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Katherine Ebury	School of English	K.ebury [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Meredith Warren	School of English (focus: Biblical Studies)	m.j.warren [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Michael Pidd	School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities	m.pidd [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Valeria Vitale	School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities	v.vitale [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Rebecca Ogden	School of Languages, Arts and Societies	r.ogden [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Alex Stevens	School of Law	alex.stevens [at] sheffield.ac.uk

Faculty of Engineering / AMRC

David Curtis	AMRC	d.t.curtis [at] sheffield.ac.uk
James Moore	AMRC - IMG	j.moore [at] amrc.co.uk
Erica Smith	AMRC	erica.smith [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Emma Warren	Composite Centre (AMRC)	e.warren [at] amrc.co.uk
Neil Shephard	School of Computer Science	n.shephard [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Wendy Birtwistle	School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering	w.birtwistle [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Claire Brockett	School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering	C.Brockett [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Ellis Taylor	School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering	ellis.taylor [at] sheffield.ac.uk

Faculty of Health

Akshay Bhat	School of Medicine and Population Health	a.bhat [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Georgia Stewart	School of Medicine and Population Health	georgia.r.stewart [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Andy Tattersall	School of Medicine and Population Health	a.tattersall [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Lesley Uttley	School of Medicine and Population Health	l.uttley [at] sheffield.ac.uk

Faculty of Science

Zuzanna Zagrodzka	School of Biosciences	Z.zagrodzka [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Nic Mullin	School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences	n.mullin [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Sabrina Burr	School of Psychology	s.burr [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Alicia Forsberg	School of Psychology	a.forsberg [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Lilith Roberts	School of Psychology	lcjroberts2 [at] sheffield.ac.uk

Faculty of Social Sciences

Shuolin He	School of Education	she39 [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Ke Li	School of Education	kli56 [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Sawsan Alsuri	Management School	smalsuri1 [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Laura Dean	Management School	l.dean [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Joyce Mamode	Management School	j.mamode [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Anastasia Karpunina	School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations	a.karpunina [at] sheffield.ac.uk

Professional Services

Tamara Beretic Vaci	Academic Programme Office (SAS - SA&AA)	t.bereticvaci [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Adam Partridge	RPI	a.partridge [at] sheffield.ac.uk

Interested in becoming an Open Research Champion? 

Contact Dr Jim Uttley, Chair of the Open Research Working Group and lead for the scheme: j.uttley@sheffield.ac.uk