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• Dee Smart
  I lead the team and direct the University's approach to public engagement with research. My focus covers strategic drivers for engagement with research, how engagement links with other forms of knowledge exchange and impact, brokering partnerships, and capacity building, particularly through major funding bids.

• Mireia Bes Garcia
  I work with researchers from the Faculties of Health and Life Sciences. I manage our partnership with We The Curious, and have special focus on Responsible Research and Innovation, and art-research collaborations.
• Rhys Charles
  I work with researchers in the Faculty of Science. I have hands-on experience of science communication activities and manage our partnership with the Natural History Consortium.
• Ellie Hart
  I work with researchers from the Faculty of Arts. I have a special focus on Responsible Research and Innovation, and coordinate our Participatory Research Fund alongside Jenny Jopson.
• Jenny Jopson
  Alongside my job share Ellie Hart, I coordinate our Participatory Research Fund, which funds co-produced research with community partners and supports Bristol researchers to deliver impactful projects.
• Ben Meller
  I work with researchers from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law. I manage our partnership with Knowle West Media Centre and Coordinate two research festivals: FUTURES and Thinking Futures.
• Joel Morley
  I work with researchers from the Faculty of Engineering. I am also Project Manager for FUTURES, a festival of research delivered each Autumn by researchers across the South West.

• Alison Rivett, Evaluation Officer
  I provide guidance and support for evaluating engagement activities, capturing the impact of engagement related to research, training opportunities for evaluation, and sharing good practice.
• Diane Thorne, Projects and Events Officer
  I work across the team to support our projects and events, keeping everything running smoothly. Come and talk to me if you’d like to partner with University researchers on an event.