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Sarah Cameron

(she/her)

External Funding Team Leader

Research and Innovation Office

  • External Funding Team Leader
    Research and Innovation Office

BIOGRAPHY

Sarah Cameron manages a team of Grants Officers who contribute to the University's Research and Knowledge Exchange Strategy key aim to significantly increase research grant and contract income, by facilitating the development of research grant applications, consultancy, Continued Professional Development (CPD) and contract work.

Sarah provides advice and guidance to academic staff on Research and Knowledge Exchange procedures and sector-wide developments in the areas of External Funding and reviews procedures, guidance and other information relating to grant and contract applications as well as the impact of the procedures and policies on the success of the University's applications.

Sarah also contributes to workstream 2 within the Research & Knowledge Exchange Strategy to maximise research intelligence and grant capture within the University.

UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER APPOINTMENTS

  • External Funding Team Leader
    University of Chester, Research & Innovation Office, United KingdomJun 2018
  • Grants Officer
    University of Chester, Research & Innovation Office, Chester, United KingdomAug 2014 - Jun 2018
  • Project Administrator
    University of Chester, Work Based Learning, Chester, United KingdomFeb 2014 - Aug 2014

DEGREES

  • BSc Applied Psychology
    Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United KingdomSep 2001 - Jun 2004

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Prince 2 Project Management Foundation Level
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom
  • ECDL
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom
  • Effective Grant Writing
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom
  • Mental Health Awareness First Aid
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom

RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE INSTITUTE

  • Culture and Society Research and Knowledge Exchange Institute
  • Sustainability and Environment Research and Knowledge Exchange Institute
  • Health and Wellbeing Research and Knowledge Exchange Institute