Professor Philip Clarke is the Director of the Health Economics Research Centre at the University of Oxford. For over a decade, he has undertaken research on ways to use evidence to improve the allocation of research funding. Including: (i) quantifying the time taken to complete grant applications; (ii) estimating the reliability of the grant assessment …
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Anne River
Anne is an Assistant Director of Insight and Evaluation at the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR), which is seeking to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research. Anne oversees teams undertaking monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), data analytics, data science and research information provision. Anne’s MEL team works with …
James Wilsdon
James is co-founder of RoRI and has been its executive director since 2019. He is also Professor of Research Policy at University College London (UCL), based in its Department of Science, Technology, Engineering & Public Policy (STEaPP). Since the late-1990s, as a researcher, writer, adviser and campaigner, James has worked at the heart of science …
Jonathan Grant
Jonathan is founding Director of Different Angles Ltd, a consultancy that focuses on the social impact of universities and research. His main interests are in biomedical and health R&D policy, research impact assessment, the use of research and evidence in policy and decision-taking, and the social purpose of universities in the 21st century. Jonathan has …
Daniela Rodriguez
Dr Daniela Rodriguez Rincon is a Research Leader at RAND Europe working on research and innovation policy. Daniela’s work focuses on understanding the different research and innovation funding models and mechanisms, the role and impact of research on society, and research culture and environment. Her work includes an evaluation of the proposal evaluation process for …
Mariam Sood
Dr Mariam Sood is a data science professional with a diverse educational background and substantial industry experience. She holds a first-degree in Computer Engineering, master’s in Computer Science and Cognitive Neuroscience, and a Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience. With over 13 years of experience in the software industry and seven years in data science, Dr Sood …
Justine Karpusheff
Before joining the Health Foundation as Assistant Director of Research, Justine worked at NICE in a variety of roles, including establishing the QOF and Quality Standards programmes, commissioning and managing the Social Care Guidance programme in partnership with SCIE and most recently as Associate Director for COVID-19 guidance during the pandemic. Justine also worked for …
Axel Kaehne
Axel was born and educated in Berlin (Germany) at Free University and Humboldt University and subsequently studied at Aberdeen University and the University of Wales. He settled in South Wales in 1996. After 8 years at the School of Medicine, Cardiff University he joined Edge Hill University and holds the position of Professor of Health Services …
Fiona Glen
Fiona is the Programme Director of the Centre for Guidelines at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence where she has oversight of the development of evidence-based guidance for the health, public health and social care sectors. After a career that started in academia, she moved into the public sector working at the Office …
Kathryn Marszalek
Kathryn leads a programme of responsive analytical work which delivers analytical insights that are timely and relevant for decision makers. She also leads on a programme of work exploring trends in health and the wider determinants with a focus on improving health and reducing inequalities. Kathryn has experience working with large linked datasets and using …