Natalie provides research development support to academics and researchers, across the lifecycle of application development. She supports both the grant proposal development and financial elements of applications to a wide range of funders and schemes. Aligned with the Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, she particularly supports colleagues across the University of Exeter Business School.

Whilst previously supporting the Department of Health and Community Sciences, she was the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Funder Advisory Network Professional Services Lead at Exeter. She also provided administrative support for Exeter's Major Funders Strategy Group during 2023/24.

Prior to joining Research Services in January 2020, Natalie worked as Executive Assistant to Programme Directors in the Medical School, and then as Executive Assistant to the Heads of Department for Mathematics and Physics.