Specific responsibilities include:

 Policy and Strategy

• Playing a key role in the initiation, formulation and monitoring of the University’s strategic plans for its research activities;

• Identifying opportunities to match the University’s existing skills with current and new research funding streams;

• Developing the skills of relevant individuals in order to make full use of all potential research resources.

 Research

• Championing research and identifying and encouraging practices which increase the quality and volume of basic, applied and strategic research across the University;

• Responding to external enquiries and initiatives as appropriate;

• Developing international research links and funded activities, in association with the Dean of International Relations;

• Coordinating and promoting nominations for major academic fellowships and honours;

• Monitoring research performance across the University, leading and coordinating the optimisation of the University’s returns under the new Research Excellence Framework.

 Innovation

• Encouraging an enterprising approach to research-related commercial activities across the University, in liaison with the Director of Research and Enterprise Support;

• Encouraging the establishment of strategic links between Faculties and organisations on the Surrey Research Park;

• Working with other senior managers to set policies and strategies for innovation across the University.