Experience

Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN)

• United Kingdom
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice Chair

  • May 2022 - Present

  Elected Vice-Chair of UPEN focusing on Areas of Research Interest and supporting journey towards a potential National Coordination Centre for Public Policy The Universities Policy Engagement Network, UPEN, is a community of UK universities committed to increasing the impact of research on policy. UPEN offers a dedicated contact point for policymakers, and a collective response to requests for evidence. It organises knowledge exchange events with government, parliament, devolved bodies, and identifies mechanisms to take forward specific projects. UPEN is also developing best practice amongst universities in policy engagement activities, and will act as a champion for this relatively new role within universities. Find out more here - https://www.upen.ac.uk/ Show less



University of Southampton

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Public Policy|Southampton

  • Nov 2019 - Present

• Interim Head (Public Policy|Southampton)

  • Feb 2019 - Nov 2019

  Working with local, national and international policymakers to utilise expertise and evidence from the University of Southampton to inform the policy cycle.

• Policy Manager

  • Dec 2017 - Feb 2019

  I connect policymakers with researchers at the University of Southampton. My work involves building connections between UK government officials and research expertise at the University of Southampton via the Centre for Science and Policy Fellowship programme at the University of Cambridge. I'm currently interested in interventions to tackle childhood obesity, improve air quality and ethics and governance of artificial intelligence. The small, agile team that I manage offers capacity building activities, scripts policy briefs and develops social media campaigns for researchers to disseminate their policy relevant research. I'm working with colleagues in local, national and foreign government to better understand their policy priorities and how researchers at the University of Southampton can support their aims. Apparently I have recently become a podcaster too... Show less

• Communications and Policy Officer

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2017

  As a passionate communicator of evidence to policymakers, with the aim of creating better designed governance, legislation and guidance. I work with world leading researchers in fields as diverse as AI, Antimicrobial Resistance, Childhood Obesity, Unmanned Vehicles and Migration. I have a personal interest in policy around supporting migrant welfare, devolution and housing. I ❤️ Social because I believe that the research conducted in the UK's Higher Education sector should be communicated far and wide for the benefit of all. Show less



Hampshire County Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adult Services

  • Jan 2010 - Sep 2015

  This role provided me with an opportunity to understand the role of the LA in delivering and commissioning services to families with complex needs This role provided me with an opportunity to understand the role of the LA in delivering and commissioning services to families with complex needs



Oink! The Pork Company

• Portswood, Southampton, United Kingdom

• Owner

  • Apr 2011 - Apr 2015

  Pop up food business selling delicious New Forest Pork served from our beautiful horsebox kitchen. A six year odyssey fondly remembered as 'The Pork Years' catering weddings, pop up restaurants, markets and homes. Now archived on Facebook at www.facebook.com/oinktheporkcompany Pop up food business selling delicious New Forest Pork served from our beautiful horsebox kitchen. A six year odyssey fondly remembered as 'The Pork Years' catering weddings, pop up restaurants, markets and homes. Now archived on Facebook at www.facebook.com/oinktheporkcompany



Ofsted

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Digital Asset Manager

  • Sep 2006 - Jan 2010

  Variety of tasks involved in drafting content for publication including Early Years setting assessments. Variety of tasks involved in drafting content for publication including Early Years setting assessments.