Open Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Champions

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Who are Open Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Champions?

Open Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Champions are University of Sheffield researchers who:

  • Promote and advocate for open research in their discipline and amongst other colleagues in the University
  • Disseminate information about open research to their discipline
  • Provide advice and signposting to other colleagues in the University about open research practices and support

Open Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Champions can be researchers or professional services staff at any level, from PGR students to established researchers.

How do I contact my local Open Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Champion?

If you’d like to reach out to your local Open Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Champion for a chat about open research, you can find and contact them using the details below:

Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Katherine EburySchool of EnglishK.ebury [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Meredith WarrenSchool of English (focus: Biblical Studies)m.j.warren [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Michael PiddSchool of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanitiesm.pidd [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Valeria VitaleSchool of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanitiesv.vitale [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Rebecca OgdenSchool of Languages, Arts and Societiesr.ogden [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Alex StevensSchool of Lawalex.stevens [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Faculty of Engineering / AMRC
David CurtisAMRCd.t.curtis [at] sheffield.ac.uk
James MooreAMRC - IMGj.moore [at] amrc.co.uk
Erica SmithAMRCerica.smith [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Oliver LeeteChemical, Biological and Materials Engineeringo.leete [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Emma WarrenComposite Centre (AMRC)e.warren [at] amrc.co.uk
Neil ShephardSchool of Computer Sciencen.shephard [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Wendy BirtwistleSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineeringw.birtwistle [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Claire BrockettSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil EngineeringC.Brockett [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Ellis TaylorSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineeringellis.taylor [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Faculty of Health
Akshay BhatSchool of Medicine and Population Healtha.bhat [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Georgia StewartSchool of Medicine and Population Healthgeorgia.r.stewart [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Andy TattersallSchool of Medicine and Population Healtha.tattersall [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Lesley UttleySchool of Medicine and Population Healthl.uttley [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Faculty of Science
Zuzanna ZagrodzkaSchool of BiosciencesZ.zagrodzka [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Nic MullinSchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciencesn.mullin [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Sabrina BurrSchool of Psychologys.burr [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Alicia ForsbergSchool of Psychologya.forsberg [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Lilith RobertsSchool of Psychologylcjroberts2 [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Faculty of Social Sciences
Shuolin HeSchool of Educationshe39 [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Ke LiSchool of Educationkli56 [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Jenni AdamsSchool of Information, Journalism and Communicationj.adams [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Sawsan AlsuriManagement Schoolsmalsuri1 [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Laura DeanManagement Schooll.dean [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Joyce MamodeManagement Schoolj.mamode [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Anastasia KarpuninaSchool of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relationsa.karpunina [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Professional Services
Tamara Beretic VaciAcademic Programme Office (SAS - SA&AA)t.bereticvaci [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Adam PartridgeRPIa.partridge [at] sheffield.ac.uk

Read more detailed profiles of some of our Open Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Champions here.

Interested in becoming an Open Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Champion? 

Contact Dr Jim Uttley, Chair of the Open Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Working Group and lead for the scheme: j.uttley@sheffield.ac.uk 

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