Vicky is a senior policy adviser in the Research Policy Team at HEFCE. The team covers a wide variety of areas from the annual allocation of £1.6 billion of research funding, to developing policies on open access and research integrity. Vicky had particular involvement in the programme of activities to evaluate REF 2014 and is currently working on the development of a future REF exercise.
Prior to this Vicky was Deputy Manager for the REF with responsibility for delivery of the REF submission system and working with the panels during the assessment phase. Prior to joining the REF team Vicky worked in HEFCE’s Research Policy Team and was involved in research funding policy and research information issues. Before joining HEFCE Vicky spent six years at EPSRC, following a PhD in analytical chemistry.
