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Research Support Office

The Research Support Office at Aston supports all aspects of research grant applications and contract negotiation.

We have helped research staff at Aston to achieve research income of £9.695 million in 2010/11.

The RSO core service areas are:

• Supporting the grant application process by facilitating and providing professional advice and support on identifying suitable funding streams, the application process and costings
• Negotiating research related contracts and agreement
• Contributing to research strategy and policy at university and school level
• Implementing and managing research management systems
• Co-ordinating the REF2014 submission
• Providing a “service hub” of knowledge and expertise on research matters.

The RSO is located in Room G53 in the Main Building.  We can be contacted as below:

Research Support Office
Room G53, Main Building
Aston University
Aston Triangle
Birmingham B4 7ET
Tel: 0121 204 4223
Fax: 0121 204 4240
Email: rso@aston.ac.uk

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A list of staff and contact details can be found below:

Sally Puzey, Head of Research Support Office- T: 0121 204 4243 E: s.a.puzey@aston.ac.uk
Paul Knobbs, Research Development Manager (Engineering & Applied Science)- T: 0121 204 4150
E: p.r.knobbs@aston.ac.uk
Kevin O’Reilly, Research Development Manager (Languages & Social Sciences) / Research Grants & Contracts Officer
T: 0121 204 4241 E: k.d.oreilly@aston.ac.uk
Karen Woodhall, Research Development Manager (Life & Health Sciences)- T: 0121 204 4616
E: k.a.woodhall@aston.ac.uk
Judy White, REF Systems & Operations Manager- T: 0121 204 4252 E: j.white1@aston.ac.uk
Brian Elliott, Contracts & Risk Assessment Officer- T: 0121 204 4238 E: b.w.elliott@aston.ac.uk
Neil Holland, Marketing & Admin Assistant- T: 0121 204 4223 E: n.a.holland@aston.ac.uk