Open Research Champions
Reach out to volunteers in your subject area for signposting and advice about open research.

Who are Open Research Champions?
Open Research Champions are University of ºù«Ӱҵ 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 Research Champions can be researchers or professional services staff at any level, from PGR students to established researchers.
How do I contact my local Open Research Champion?
If you’d like to reach out to your local Open Research Champion for a chat about open research, you can find and contact them using the details below:
- Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Katherine Ebury School of English K.ebury [at] sheffield.ac.uk Meredith Warren School of English (focus: Biblical Studies) m.j.warren [at] sheffield.ac.uk Michael Pidd School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities m.pidd [at] sheffield.ac.uk Valeria Vitale School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities v.vitale [at] sheffield.ac.uk Rebecca Ogden School of Languages, Arts and Societies r.ogden [at] sheffield.ac.uk Alex Stevens School of Law alex.stevens [at] sheffield.ac.uk - Faculty of Engineering / AMRC
David Curtis AMRC d.t.curtis [at] sheffield.ac.uk James Moore AMRC - IMG j.moore [at] amrc.co.uk Erica Smith AMRC erica.smith [at] sheffield.ac.uk Oliver Leete Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering o.leete [at] sheffield.ac.uk Emma Warren Composite Centre (AMRC) e.warren [at] amrc.co.uk Neil Shephard School of Computer Science n.shephard [at] sheffield.ac.uk Wendy Birtwistle School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering w.birtwistle [at] sheffield.ac.uk Claire Brockett School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering C.Brockett [at] sheffield.ac.uk Ellis Taylor School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering ellis.taylor [at] sheffield.ac.uk - Faculty of Health
Akshay Bhat School of Medicine and Population Health a.bhat [at] sheffield.ac.uk Georgia Stewart School of Medicine and Population Health georgia.r.stewart [at] sheffield.ac.uk Andy Tattersall School of Medicine and Population Health a.tattersall [at] sheffield.ac.uk Lesley Uttley School of Medicine and Population Health l.uttley [at] sheffield.ac.uk - Faculty of Science
Zuzanna Zagrodzka School of Biosciences Z.zagrodzka [at] sheffield.ac.uk Nic Mullin School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences n.mullin [at] sheffield.ac.uk Sabrina Burr School of Psychology s.burr [at] sheffield.ac.uk Alicia Forsberg School of Psychology a.forsberg [at] sheffield.ac.uk Lilith Roberts School of Psychology lcjroberts2 [at] sheffield.ac.uk - Faculty of Social Sciences
Shuolin He School of Education she39 [at] sheffield.ac.uk Ke Li School of Education kli56 [at] sheffield.ac.uk Sawsan Alsuri Management School smalsuri1 [at] sheffield.ac.uk Laura Dean Management School l.dean [at] sheffield.ac.uk Joyce Mamode Management School j.mamode [at] sheffield.ac.uk Anastasia Karpunina School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations a.karpunina [at] sheffield.ac.uk - Professional Services
Tamara Beretic Vaci Academic Programme Office (SAS - SA&AA) t.bereticvaci [at] sheffield.ac.uk Adam Partridge RPI a.partridge [at] sheffield.ac.uk
Read more detailed profiles of some of our Open Research Champions here.
Interested in becoming an Open Research Champion?
Contact Dr Jim Uttley, Chair of the Open Research Working Group and lead for the scheme: j.uttley@sheffield.ac.uk