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Professor Lindsay Greer |
I earned my MA and PhD degrees at Cambridge before embarking on postdoctoral work and becoming an Assistant Professor of Applied Physics at Harvard University. Eventually, I returned to a faculty position at Cambridge. Throughout my career, I've had the privilege of holding visiting positions at prestigious institutions. I spent time at the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble and the Centre d'Études Nucléaires de Grenoble. I was also honored to serve as the Harrison Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of Physics and Centre for Materials Innovation at Washington University. Currently, I hold an Advisory Professorship at Chongqing University and serve as an editor for Philosophical Magazine, a renowned journal founded in 1798 that publishes papers on the structure and properties of condensed matter. My work has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Pilkington Teaching Prize from the University of Cambridge, the Light Metals and Cast Shop Technology Awards from TMS (USA), and several accolades from the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, including the Cook-Ablett Award, the Hume Rothery Prize, and the Griffith Medal. I've also received the ISMANAM Senior Scientist Medal, the Honda Kotaro Memorial Medal from Tohoku University, and the Lee Hsun Lecture Award from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Throughout my academic career, I've contributed significantly to my field, authoring two books, over 10 book chapters, and more than 350 scientific papers. |
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Dr Christopher Bird |
I am the Deputy Director of Research Relations in the joint School of Physical Sciences and School of Technology Research Relations team. I work with both Schools to support their strategy for increasing research income. I support the Director in managing the work of the Research Relations team which operates across the two Schools with a particular focus on increasing income from EPSRC (and other funders), and providing support for the development of large interdisciplinary research funding applications. I also aim to build relationships between the two Schools and key funders, as well as contributing to and leading on strategic initiatives in line with School priorities for research. I joined the University in January 2024, having previously worked at King’s College London and Imperial College London. I have extensive background in Research Development across a range of disciplines spanning physical sciences, technology and health. I have a degree in Natural Sciences from Clare College in Cambridge and a PhD in Zoology. I have worked on grants to many different funders including EPSRC, MRC, ESRC, ERC, NIHR, Wellcome and many more. I enjoy spotting opportunities, bringing together key academics, facilitating dialogue between groups of senior leaders, supporting academic leaders and building teams to respond to larger grant calls. I particularly enjoy learning about the exciting research here at Cambridge and reading and commenting on grant applications to ensure their greatest chance of success. |
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Naomi Hilton |
I serve as the Research Facilitator for the School of Technology. My responsibilities are twofold: Firstly, as a member of the collaborative SPS/SoT Research Relations team, I engage with departments and academics within SoT to enhance awareness of funding strategies and opportunities, offer feedback and guidance on grant proposals, arrange practice interviews, and coordinate events and training sessions. Secondly, within the School Office, I offer management and expertise to support restricted calls, REF, the School Research Committee, and the SPS/SoT Joint Research Ethics Committee, as well as oversee the SoT seed fund and various research administration matters. I have worked in a range of professional services roles across the collegiate University since 2005. I provided administration to an EU Research Training Network spanning 10 countries, and spent eight years supporting researchers as part of the Postdoc Careers Service team. During the pandemic I led a College Tutorial Office, following which I coordinated the EPSRC ICASE scheme and other PhD funding schemes coordinated by the School. |
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Magda Bergman |
My background is in linguistics, with graduate and post-graduate degrees in Cognitive Linguistics from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland. Before moving to the UK, I trained as a teacher of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), working in a variety of educational settings. This background has been invaluable in my role as a Research Facilitator, from the extensive knowledge of editing and proofreading (essential for reviewing draft proposals) to understanding the importance of clear communication (crucial for translating funder guidance into accessible language). To me, research facilitation is about bridging the gap between innovative ideas and the resources needed to make those ideas possible. As the Research Facilitator for the School of the Physical Sciences, I am involved in a broad range of grant application support activities – from reviewing draft proposals from non-scientific perspective, proofreading and editing, and analysing funding trends, to coordinating peer-review and mock interview panels. I believe that at its core, research is about asking questions that have not been fully answered – or even asked yet. That constant curiosity and desire to learn – and seeing how the ideas of our researchers push boundaries of knowledge and understanding – is what I find most rewarding and exciting about my role. My role also includes more operational tasks, such as supporting School-level REF activities; coordinating restricted calls; and together with Naomi, co-managing the SPS/SoT Joint Research Ethics Committee. It’s a diverse role, and no two days are the same.
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