HESA - Key Persons
For more than a decade Abi has been the senior curator of the Royal Society of Arts' events programme, which aims to make world-changing ideas accessible to all. She graduated with a First in Philosophy and English from Sussex in 2008.
Currently working as Museum Technician at Helsinki Art Museum, Adam graduated with a First in Art History at Sussex in 1999.
Adam Simmonds (Economics and Finance 2016) is an Investment Research Analyst at GovGrant, an innovation consultancy specialising in research, development and intellectual property.
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- Owner, Screenbound Entertainment Group
Alex Bruce (Biomedical Science 2010) is the founder of sustainable drinking straw company Turtle Straws.
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- Media Relations Manager ( Monday - Wednesday ) Education and Social
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- Director of McKechnie Aviation
Andrew is Director of McKechnie Aviation, which he founded in 2015 to support aircraft operators, pilot-training companies and national aviation authorities. He is an expert in Air Operations, Pilot Training and Management Systems for Aviation.
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- Media Practice and Theory 2006 ) Is Head of SEO for Holiday Rental Company Snaptrip
After graduating from Sussex in 2009, Anna realised that she enjoyed studying too much to jump straight into work. As a result, she completed a Masters degree in computing, which culminated in her landing a spot on a graduate training scheme in IT and business consulting. After gaining a few years of experience, Anna found that her passion was in digital marketing and specifically search engine optimisation (SEO).
Anna Gregory-Hall (Media Practice and Theory 2006) is Head of SEO for holiday rental company Snaptrip.
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- Intellectual Property Coordinator
Anna Saunders administers patent applications to protect the University's intellectual property and non-disclosure agreements (NDA) to open up opportunities for partnerships in research and commercialisation. Contact Anna if you have an intellectual property or NDA enquiry.
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- Strategy Manager at Ofgem
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- Business Partnerships Manager ( Social Science and Humanities )
Anne-Fay supports impactful and innovative collaborations with organisations working with academics across the School of Media Arts & Humanities, School of Education and Social Work, School of Law Politics and Sociology and School of Global Studies. Anne-Fay can connect you with a range of engagement opportunities including contract research, consultancy services, Innovate UK funding including Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and IP licencing.
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- Member of the House of Lords, Awarded OBE for Her Work in Education. Former Chair, English Heritage
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- Anchor and Business Journalist, CNN. Managing Editor, CNN Abu Dhabi
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- Managing Partner, BCR Law. Advocate, Royal Court of Jersey
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- Independent Consultant, Charities and International Development. Former Executive Director of UNICEF UK
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- Chairman at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Member of Council at Royal Holloway University
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- Board Member, Director, Senior Anchor and Correspondent at CNN Indonesia TV
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- Partner, Fieldfisher Life Sciences Patent Litigation Team
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- Trustee, Victoria and Albert Museum. Former Director of Conservation at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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- Playwright, Screenwriter and Dramatist. Founder, the Wrestling School / Graduated from Sussex: 1967 / Subject: History / School: GLOBAL STUDIES
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- School: MEDIA, ARTS and HUMANITIES / Country: United Kingdom / Twitter
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- Australian Media Commentator and Global Futurist. Appointed Member of the Order of Australia for Significant Service to International Relations
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- Chief Curator, Historic Royal Palaces, Historian, Author and Television Presenter
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- Assistant to the President for International Collaboration, the Saudi Oversight and Anti - Corruption Authority ( Nazaha )
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- Partner and Patent Attorney, Keltie LLP
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- under Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General, United Nations
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- Director of Innovation and Business Partnerships
Dr Sue Baxter is responsible for managing and developing research-based innovation and commercialisation services across the University. This includes leading the Innovation and Business Partnerships Team, responsibility for the University's annual Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) budgets and institutional accountabilities under the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).
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- Associate Vice President & Former Executive Director Global Regulatory Policy at
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- West Africa Regional Manager, Csquared
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- Distinguished Fellow Gold Institute for International Strategy
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- Consultancy Services Manager
Jo manages the University's consultancy services portfolio and provides support to business wishing to engage with academic consultants across all disciplines.
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- Communications Officer, Social Media and Planning
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- Political Correspondent, Journalist and Author
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- School: MEDIA, ARTS and HUMANITIES / Country: United Kingdom
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- Head of Business Partnerships
Kate leads the Business Partnerships team connecting partners with academics across the University to deliver impactful and innovative solutions to real world challenges. Contact Kate to discuss partnering opportunities including collaboration for contract research, consultancy services, Innovate UK funding including Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and IP licencing
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- Contributing Beauty Editor, Vogue. Author
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- Intellectual Property Business Partner
Keith O'Brien manages and develops the University's innovation and intellectual property portfolio and supports the creation of opportunities leading to use and exploitation of research by external organisations, such as by licensing and spin-out company formation. Contact Keith if you have an intellectual property, technology transfer or licensing enquiry.
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- Founder and CEO, 2030beyond, Chairperson & Co - Founder, the Political Academy
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- Media Relations Manager / Engineering and Informatics Life Sciences Ὺ ֱ Business School University - Wide Stories
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- Media and Cultural Studies 2010 and Digital Media 2013 / Founder of Digital Marketing Agency Vixen Digital
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- under - Secretary - General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, United Nations / Graduated from Sussex: 1972 / Subject: Philosophy and Religion / School: GLOBAL STUDIES
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- Theatre Director. Patron, Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts / Graduated from Sussex: 1972 / Subject: English / School: MEDIA, ARTS and HUMANITIES / Country: United Kingdom
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- Business Partnerships Manager ( BSMS & Life Sciences )
Nick supports impactful and innovative collaborations with business working with academics across the School of Life Sciences and the Brighton and Sussex Medical School. Nick can connect you with a range of engagement opportunities including contract research, consultancy services, Innovate UK funding including Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and IP licencing.
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- Business Partnerships Manager ( Engineering & Informatics and Mathematical & Physical Sciences )
Nile supports impactful and innovative collaborations with organisations working with academics across the School of Engineering and Informatics and School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Nile can connect you with a range of engagement opportunities including contract research, consultancy services, Innovate UK funding including Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and IP licencing.
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- Commercial Solicitor, CEO & Founder, Acumen Business Law
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- Subject: Media Practice and Theory / School: MEDIA, ARTS and HUMANITIES / Country: United Kingdom
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- Writer and Former Editor of the New Statesman and the Independent on Sunday
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- Buchanan Chair of Genetics, University of Edinburgh
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- Professor and Director of Applied Economics, Rector, Universitat Jaume I
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- Professor & Department Head, Kansas State University. Expert in Crystal Engineering and Supramolecular Chemistry
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- CEO
- Senior Advisor
- Vice President
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- Professor of Neural Computation & Head of Research Group, University of York. CEO, Cybula Ltd
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- Director, Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Professor of Chemistry, University of California
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- Senior Consultant Lawyer, Department of Health and Social Care Former Partner, Simmons & Simmons
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- Sports Journalist, BBC Radio 4
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- Director & Founder, Bulungula Incubator
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- Senior Partner and Co - Founder, Spencer West LLP
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- Chairman, Campaign for Broadcasting Equality. Former CEO, Royal Television Society
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- Non - Executive Director, Vodafone. Former CEO, ARM Holdings Plc
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- Chairman, Investment Association Board. Knighted for Services to the Financial Sector
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- Head of Media ( Interim )
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- Senior Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Officer
Tina Perrett supports and develops Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) across the university. A KTP is a partnership between the university, a business, and a graduate associate to deliver innovation in products or services. The graduate associate is part funded by Innovate UK and is based in the business and supported by university experts. Contact Tina to discuss your ideas for a KTP.
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- Media Relations Manager ( Youth )
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- Senior Knowledge Exchange Initiatives Manager
Tom provides programme and project support to the team managing the University's innovation portfolio and generates new commercial leads, supports academics to engage with businesses and the public sector. Tom also provides support to the RISE programme.
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- Philanthropist and Co - Founder, SOHO China and SOHO China Foundation