

Research and Innovation
Research & Innovation at UC provides end-to-end services that facilitate and support all stages of research and innovation development, from initial funding to commercialisation. We provide support and assistance to our academic staff in their quest for research funding and other support. Find out about research and innovation at UC.
Contact us
Regular hours
Refer below for contact hours.
Special hours
Research and Innovation contacts
Research and Innovation provides services to support research, from applying for research funding through to commercialisation of research outcomes.
Prospective/existing students: please note that Research & Innovation does not match students with supervisors. For any questions regarding doctoral research/studies contact UC Graduate School.
Our people
Director
Deputy Director
Kaiārahi Rangahau Māori
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Tipene Merritt
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Tipene Merritt
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Tipene Merritt
Ngāti Kauwhata, Rangitāne, Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Te Rangi
Kaiārahi Māori Research
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Sarah Wiki-Bennett
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Sarah Wiki-Bennett
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Sarah Wiki-Bennett
Te Aupōuri
Kaiārahi Māori Research
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Kiri Howell
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Kiri Howell
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Kiri Howell
Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Maniapoto
Kaitohutohu Rangahau Māori
Strategic Projects
Operations
Research funding
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Kathryn Mackinven
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Kathryn Mackinven
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Kathryn Mackinven
Research Funding Manager
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Sarah Molyneux
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Sarah Molyneux
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Sarah Molyneux
Research Funding Associate
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Jennifer Crowther
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Jennifer Crowther
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Jennifer Crowther
Research Funding Associate
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Grant Barrie
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Grant Barrie
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Grant Barrie
Research Funding Advisor
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Clara Bah
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Clara Bah
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Clara Bah
Research Funding Associate
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Shannon Fraser
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Shannon Fraser
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Shannon Fraser
Research Funding Associate
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Tamsin Sheen
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Tamsin Sheen
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Tamsin Sheen
Research Funding Associate
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Laura Berrisford
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Laura Berrisford
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Laura Berrisford
Research Funding Advisor
Research delivery
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Kaya Jones
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Kaya Jones
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Kaya Jones
Research Contracts Team Leader
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Lisa Diamond
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Lisa Diamond
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Lisa Diamond
Research Contracts Advisor
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James Bowden
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James Bowden
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James Bowden
Research Contracts Advisor
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Liz Chivers
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Liz Chivers
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Liz Chivers
Research Contracts Advisor
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Ruby-Lee Liebenberg
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Ruby-Lee Liebenberg
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Ruby-Lee Liebenberg
Research Contracts Advisor
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Nicole East
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Nicole East
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Nicole East
Research Administrator
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Megan Compton
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Megan Compton
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Megan Compton
Senior Legal Counsel
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Michael Hills
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Michael Hills
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Michael Hills
Legal Counsel
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Emily Oughton
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Emily Oughton
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Emily Oughton
Research&Consult Risk Advisor
IP and Commercialisation
Reporting, Rankings and Impact
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Pip Hawkes
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Pip Hawkes
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Pip Hawkes
Analyst
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Alison Sands
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Alison Sands
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Alison Sands
Reporting and Impact Analyst
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Kate Murray
Dr. Kate Murray (ORCiD: 0000-0002-9935-8170) is a Kaitohutohu | Research Impact Advisor in Research & Innovation and Adjunct Associate Professor at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia.
In her UC role, she provides support across the university for academics and research groups in developing strategies for maximising and measuring their research impact. Impact is increasingly a priority for researchers, funders, and society to ensure that research is translated, disseminated, and mobilised to create meaningful positive change in the world.
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Kate Murray
Dr. Kate Murray (ORCiD: 0000-0002-9935-8170) is a Kaitohutohu | Research Impact Advisor in Research & Innovation and Adjunct Associate Professor at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia.
In her UC role, she provides support across the university for academics and research groups in developing strategies for maximising and measuring their research impact. Impact is increasingly a priority for researchers, funders, and society to ensure that research is translated, disseminated, and mobilised to create meaningful positive change in the world.
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Kate Murray
Research Impact Advisor
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