Research, Enterprise & Innovation (RIE) Leadership
Prof Nick Antonopoulos - Vice Principal of Research, Innovation and Enterprise
Nick joined Edinburgh Napier in January 2019 from the University of Derby, where he was Pro Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation) and Research Professor in Cloud Computing. He has more than 20 years of academic and leadership experience, with a very strong background in initiating, leading and delivering improvements at an institutional level.
Nick has an excellent international reputation in his field, evidenced by his papers, books, chairing of prestigious conferences, and his active leadership of broad reaching research partnerships nationally and internationally. He has an extensive network across government, commerce and industry. The Deans of the Schools of Computing, Engineering & Built Environment and Health & Social Care report to Nick.
With the wide scope of the department, our RIE department has two heads of the department:
Head of Research Funding and Knowledge Exchange
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| Head of Research Environment & ServicesGráinne Barkess
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For contact details of support staff at the Research, Innovation and Enterprise office who can help guide any research related enquiries, please visit this page.
The Doctoral College
Professor Calum Neill is the first Academic Head of the Doctoral College. Launched in April 2024, the Doctoral College is a new entity in the University, one built not of bricks, but of people. The College brings together all research postgraduate (PGR) students and supervisors from across the University. Whilst our PGR students will remain registered in their academic schools, they will also now have the benefit of being students of our Doctoral College.
Associate Deans of Research & Innovation
Schools Innovation and Enterprise Leads
University Heads of Research
Research Theme Coordinators
The following colleagues take lead responsibility for each of the underpinning themes, but also work closely together as part of an Interdisciplinary Research Themes Coordinator Team. The role of the theme coordinator brings together an academic community to actively debate and collaborate on academic topics related to the relevant theme. The community is encouraged to discuss the curriculum as well as learning and teaching, and not just research and innovation. The aim of developing such a community is to foster more inter-disciplinarity in our academic work that will hopefully produce joint publications, joint bids for external funding, and potentially joint modular or other curriculum developments across the University.
Research Centres
Our Edinburgh Napier Research Centres create and stimulate high-quality knowledge exchange and innovation that benefits the social, cultural and economic life of the society we serve. Across our Schools, our Research Centres bring together academic staff, students and our external partner organisations in a united mission to solve real-world problems, influence policy, and deliver positive impact on a local, national and global scale.
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For contact details of support staff at the Research, Innovation and Enterprise office who can help guide any research related enquiries, please visit this page.