R&D Central Office

The R&D Central Office provides research management and governance support for UHS research. The office works closely with the equivalent functions in the University of Southampton and R&D management and governance colleagues in Wessex.

For detailed information on the support provided by the R&D Central office please go to 'For investigators' page. 

R&D Central Office Leadership and Key Contacts

• Dr Karen Underwood, Deputy Director of Research & Development
• Emily Horsfall, Research & Development Manager
• Office number: 023 8120 1843

R&D Central Office Contacts

• Divisional R&D Management Teams

• Commercial research
  Contact: commercialresearch@uhs.nhs.uk

• Grant support
  Contact: research.grants@uhs.nhs.uk

• Sponsorship
  Contact: sponsor@uhs.nhs.uk

• QA and Governance
  • Research governance and QA manager, Mikayala King,  023 8120 8689 

• Contracts
  • Senior research contracts manager, Olivia Chalwin: 023 8120 5961
  • Research contracts manager, Maria Ceron Cervantes: 023 8120 5961

• Finance
  • R&D senior finance manager, Susan Keenan: 023 8120 5131

• R&D Communications, PPIE and EDI support
  • R&D Communications, PPIE and EDI support is provided by the Southampton Centre for Research Engagement and Impact (SCREI)
• Early phase research
  • For early phase research, please also contact the NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility, UHS.SouthamptonCRF@nhs.net, 023 8120 4989

University research governance office

• Research and Innovation Services
  University of Southampton
  George Thomas Building 37,Room 4079
  University Road,
  Highfield,
  Southampton
  SO17 1BJ

• Telephone: 023 8059 5058

• Email: rgoinfo@soton.ac.uk

RDS (research design service) South Central

• Level C
  South Academic Block
  MP 805
  Southampton General Hospital

• Telephone: 023 8120 4778

• Website: www.rds-sc.nihr.ac.uk

Data protection office

• Corporate information services
  MP 79
  Southampton General Hospital 

• Telephone: 023 8120 5079