Liz is the Head of Research Culture at the University of Cambridge, responsible for driving the research culture agenda across the institution. She co-chairs the Research Culture Steering Committee, setting the strategy and priorities for research culture. She leads a small team who work with stakeholders across the university to ensure the delivery of a range of activities that support an improved research culture at Cambridge. She also works with universities, funders and other stakeholders nationally and internationally to help build a collaborative approach to tackling research culture across the HE sector. She is a member of the Advisory Board of the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship Development Network and the LERU CARE group.
Liz has worked at the University of Cambridge for more than 15 years, primarily in roles supporting early career researchers. She co-established the University’s first Careers Service for Postdocs in 2007, offering individual support for researchers facing some of the biggest challenges in research culture. She then moved to Assistant Head of the Postdoc Academy in 2019, where she led the development of the University’s broader research culture agenda, including the first institutional action plan. Prior to joining the university she held various roles in science communication and policy. She has a degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge.