Management and Support
Institutional Lead: Professor Neil Gow
Professor Neil Gow is Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Impact and Professor of Microbiology at the University of Exeter. Professor Gow was appointed in September 2018.
He is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh where he obtained his Bachelors degree in Microbiology. Professor Gow went on to receive his PhD in 1982 from the University of Aberdeen, followed by a period of postdoctoral research at the National Jewish Hospital for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine and University of Colorado, Denver, USA. He was appointed as a lecturer to the University of Aberdeen and received a personal Chair in 1995. At the University of Aberdeen Professor Gow held various senior positions including Head of Microbiology Research Programme, 2002-2011, Director of Research and Commercialisation, College of Life Sciences and Medicine, 2011-2015, Director of the Wellcome Trust Strategic Award in Medical Mycology and Fungal Immunology and Co-Director, MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, 2017-2018. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, the Academy of Medical Sciences, Royal Society of Edinburgh and American Academy of Microbiology and has acted as President of three major international societies of mycology and microbiology.
As Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Impact, Professor Gow oversees a total research portfolio of £299 million and leads the research vision and strategy for the University.
His overarching responsibilities include our preparation and submission for the Research Excellence Framework in 2021; interdisciplinary institutes, including the Environment and Sustainability Institute and the Living System Institute, and the development of our Global Systems Institute and Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute; strategic leadership of our Doctoral College, the University Ethics Committee and the Research and Impact Strategy Management Group; and ensuring our research is utilised and impacts positively on the wider world.
Professor Gow represents the University externally via a number of research-related groups including the EU Advisory Group for the Russell Group of Universities and GW4, our regional alliance of the Universities of Bristol, Bath, Cardiff and Exeter.
Research Administrator: Liza Cheshire
Liza was the Research Administrator for the Wellcome funded ISSF Centre for Biomedical Modelling and Analysis (CBMA), based in the Living Systems Institute.
Liza’s role was to provide support to the Centre Management, Steering Group and Research Fellows. She supported the delivery of a wide range of research events, initiatives and meetings.
Prior to joining the University Liza held executive level Executive Assistant and Office Manager roles in both the public and private sector.
The Translational Research Exchange @ Exeter (TREE) network continues the work of the Centre for Biomedical Modelling and Analysis, developing it further with an emphasis on building links between biomedical and clinical research. Please visit the TREE website for more information.
Communities Engagement Manager: Katharine Fitzpatrick
The Translational Research Exchange @ Exeter (TREE) network continues the work of the Centre for Biomedical Modelling and Analysis, developing it further with an emphasis on building links between biomedical and clinical research. Please visit the TREE website for more information.
Katharine’s role is to support the early engagement of the public and other relevant communities (including charities, patient groups, academics, clinicians and industry) with the Wellcome funded Translational Research Exchange @ Exeter (TREE).
Katharine is the initial point of contact for engagement with the public and relevant communities. Her role involves developing and strengthening links with individuals, communities and groups who have an interest in engaging with, and shaping new research opportunities
If you have any questions about how to get involved, please get in touch with Katharine.
Prior to joining the team, Katharine worked at the University of Exeter Medical School supporting the meaningful involvement of families with disabled children in the research activities of the Peninsula Childhood Disability Research Unit. Before moving to Exeter in 2013 Katharine completed a PhD in past climate environments and worked for the Royal Geographical Society and the University of Bristol.