Staff listing

Jeffrey Francis
Director, Research and Innovation Office
9514 1253
Jeffrey.Francis@uts.edu.au
Alan Maurice
Finance Manager
9514 7697
Alan.Maurice@uts.edu.au

Research Grants and Tenders Team

Mark Berlage
Executive Manager, Grants Development
9514 1254
Mark.Berlage@uts.edu.au
Team leader; responsible for major national collaborative opportunities and international research opportunities; advice to researchers about preparing funding proposals for international and major collaborative granting schemes.
Jaine Stockler
Grants Manager
9514 1275
Jaine.Stockler@uts.edu.au
Management of major Australian and UTS application rounds; advice on preparing effective funding proposals; management of pre- and post-award support, including seminars and workshops for researchers; NHMRC Research Administration Officer (RAO).
Daniel Di Francesco
Grants Development Officer
9514 2073
Daniel.DiFrancesco@uts.edu.au
General grant enquiries regarding UTS and external grants including: information and advice on funding opportunities (including , the UTS funding opportunities information service) and procedures for the submission of funding proposals for UTS and external funding schemes; liaison with funding bodies; advice on preparing external funding proposals; ARC GAMS Contact.
Helen Thomson
Grants Development Coordinator
9514 9616
Helen.Thomson@uts.edu.au
Coordination of pre- and post-award support for UTS granting schemes; advice on preparing effective funding proposals; coordination of infrastructure granting rounds; seminars and workshops for researchers.
Vi Nguyen
Grants Administrator
9514 7452
Vi.Nguyen@uts.edu.au
General enquiries on project establishment and post-award support for UTS and external grants including reporting requirements; general administrative support for RGT activities.

Planning and Operations Team

Scott McWhirter
Executive Manager, Policy Development
9514 1419
Scott.McWhirter@uts.edu.au
R & D strategic planning; policy development; Research and Research Training Management Report; quality assurance; UTS research strengths program.
Susanna Gorman
Manager, Research Ethics
9514 1279
Susanna.Gorman@uts.edu.au
Ethics approval for both staff and students.
Esha Dutt
Research Data Coordinator
9514 1264
Esha.Dutt@uts.edu.au
RQF data queries; Research Office website maintenance
Racheal Laugery
Research Ethics Officer
Reception/Admimistrative Assistant
9514 9772
9514 9615
Racheal.Laugery@uts.edu.au
All general enquiries.
Adizatu Yunusa
Contracts Officer
9514 9621
Hadiza.Yunusa@uts.edu.au
General enquiries; backup for Research Management Committee; Human Research Ethics Committee; Research administration contact list.

Industry Engagement and Commercialisation Team

Katharine Harris
Contracts Administration Officer
9514 9620
Katharine.Harris@uts.edu.au
Assisting the Contracts Manager, Kate coordinates the movement of contracts between the University and Industry Partners, and internally within the University. Kate is responsible for data management for the Industry Engagement and Commercialisation Team, and additionally provides the Team with a wide range of support including organisational and administrative services.
David Beins
Executive Manager (Industry and Commercialisation)
9514 7610
David.Beins@uts.edu.au

Contracts Execution and Management Team

Louise Fleck
Executive Manager Contract Execution and Management
9514 1261
Louise.Fleck@uts.edu.au
Louise leads the Contracts Execution and Management Team. The Team deals with all agreements that relate to research, manages and maintains (in close cooperation with Industry Engagement and Commercialisation Team) UTS’s intellectual property portfolio, and manages UTS’s involvement in and relationship with Cooperative Research Centres. Louise has extensive experience in research management, particularly in the field of research contracts.
Kim Warburton
Contract Manager
9514 7453
Kim.Warburton@uts.edu.au
Kim manages the execution of contracts and agreements related to research, including contract research agreements, confidentiality agreements and materials transfer agreements. Kim ensures that agreements comply with UTS policies and refers matters to Legal Services where appropriate. Kim also provides advice and assistance on contractual matters to other teams within the Research & Innovation Office.

accessUTS

Craig Archer
Senior Consulting Co-ordinator
9514 1431
Craig.Archer@uts.edu.au
Nainaz Baria
Consulting Co-ordinator
9514 1435
Nainaz.Baria@uts.edu.au