Personal statement

Louise is the Research and Development Policy Manager working within the University’s Research Support Office. She is responsible for brokering collaborative relationships between academic staff and research users in government, businesses and communities; unlocking the potential of their research to have impact at scale. 

Louise oversees the generation of third-stream income for Research and Development projects including contract research, KTPs and funding from Innovate UK and other funders.  Additionally, she's responsible for research IP and the research commercialisation portfolio.   

Louise has an expert knowledge of the synergies between research and knowledge exchange in the Higher Education environment, including KEF, KEC and REF and the mechanisms for capturing the impact of Research and Development including HE-BCI. 

Before joining Bath Spa in October 2013, Louise was an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. She maintains an academic interest in environmental politics and research administration and her contributions include the chapter 'Knowledge Exchange as Impact' in Research Impact and the Early Career Researcher edited by Fenby-Hulse, K; Heywood, E; and Walker, K. Routledge (2019).  

Academic qualifications

  • PhD in Politics, University of Edinburgh
  • MSc by Research, Politics, University of Edinburgh
  • MA in Culture and Politics of the European Union, Keele University
  • BA (Hons) in French, Italian and European Studies, University of Bath.

External roles

  • Knowledge Exchange UK: Accredited KE Mentor 
  • Journal of Research Management: Editorial Board 
  • Journal of Research Administration: Fellowship Advisor 
  • AHRC-RLUK Research Catalyst programme: Mentor 

Contact Louise about: 

  • Funding for research with business, public and third sectors 
  • Collaborative bid development 
  • Contract research 
  • KTPs 
  • Intellectual Property 
  • Research licensing and spinouts