Open Research Champions
Reach out to volunteers in your subject area for signposting and advice about open research.

Who are Open Research Champions?
Open Research Champions are º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield researchers who:
- Promote and advocate for open research in their discipline and amongst other colleagues in the º£½ÇÉçÇø
- Disseminate information about open research to their discipline
- Provide advice and signposting to other colleagues in the º£½ÇÉçÇø about open research practices and support
Open Research Champions can be researchers or professional services staff at any level, from PGR students to established researchers.
How do I contact my local Open Research Champion?
If you’d like to reach out to your local Open Research Champion for a chat about open research, you can find and contact them using the details below:
- Faculty of Arts and Humanities
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Katherine Ebury
School of English
K.ebury [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Meredith Warren
School of English (focus: Biblical Studies)
m.j.warren [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Michael Pidd School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities m.pidd [at] sheffield.ac.uk Valeria Vitale School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities v.vitale [at] sheffield.ac.uk Rebecca Ogden
School of Languages, Arts and Societies
r.ogden [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Alex Stevens
School of Law
alex.stevens [at] sheffield.ac.uk
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Faculty of Engineering / AMRC
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David Curtis
AMRC
d.t.curtis [at] sheffield.ac.uk
James Moore
AMRC - IMG
j.moore [at] amrc.co.uk
Erica Smith
AMRC
erica.smith [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Oliver Leete Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering o.leete [at] sheffield.ac.uk Emma Warren
Composite Centre (AMRC)
e.warren [at] amrc.co.uk
Neil Shephard
School of Computer Science
n.shephard [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Wendy Birtwistle
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
w.birtwistle [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Claire Brockett
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
C.Brockett [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Ellis Taylor
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
ellis.taylor [at] sheffield.ac.uk
- Faculty of Health
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Akshay Bhat
School of Medicine and Population Health
a.bhat [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Georgia Stewart
School of Medicine and Population Health
georgia.r.stewart [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Andy Tattersall
School of Medicine and Population Health
a.tattersall [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Lesley Uttley
School of Medicine and Population Health
l.uttley [at] sheffield.ac.uk
- Faculty of Science
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Zuzanna Zagrodzka
School of Biosciences
Z.zagrodzka [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Nic Mullin
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
n.mullin [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Sabrina Burr
School of Psychology
s.burr [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Alicia Forsberg
School of Psychology
a.forsberg [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Lilith Roberts School of Psychology lcjroberts2 [at] sheffield.ac.uk - Faculty of Social Sciences
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Shuolin He
School of Education
she39 [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Ke Li
School of Education
kli56 [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Sawsan Alsuri
Management School
smalsuri1 [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Laura Dean
Management School
l.dean [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Joyce Mamode
Management School
j.mamode [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Anastasia Karpunina
School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations
a.karpunina [at] sheffield.ac.uk
- Professional Services
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Tamara Beretic Vaci
Academic Programme Office (SAS - SA&AA)
t.bereticvaci [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Adam Partridge
RPI
a.partridge [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Interested in becoming an Open Research Champion?
Contact Dr Jim Uttley, Chair of the Open Research Working Group and lead for the scheme: j.uttley@sheffield.ac.uk