RLUK, AHRC, and ARMA are delighted to announce the third Research Catalyst Cohort for academic libraries

Research Libraries UK (RLUK), the Association of Research Managers and Administrators (ARMA), and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) are delighted to continue working in partnership to deliver a multifaceted Research Engagement Programme (REP) for academic libraries.

The programme consists of a tailored cohort training programme, open events, case studies, and resources to support colleagues working across the academic library community to develop their research confidence, skills and capabilities.

In April 2025 we announced a call for applications for our third Research Catalyst Cohort programme – a tailored programme for a small cohort of academic and research library colleagues to support them to envisage, develop, and submit highly-competitive funding applications to research funders.

We are pleased to announce that the colleagues that have been accepted on to this programme are:

  • Joshua Caldicott, Open Access Officer, University of Warwick
  • Laura Caskey, Special Collections Librarian, Queen’s University Belfast
  • Catherine Conisbee, Project Officer, University of Oxford
  • Delphine Doucet, Research and Scholarly Communications Librarian, University of Sunderland
  • Rosie Enys, Academic Liaison Librarian, Falmouth Exeter Plus
  • Cheryl Francis, Academic Liaison Librarian (Medicine), University of Sunderland
  • Anna Hvass, Head of Curriculum Engagement, University of Southampton
  • Vicky Holmes, University Archivist, University of Leicester
  • Jo Kent, Lead Curator, Digital Mapping, British Library
  • Sally Kent, Curator, Royal Commonwealth Society Collection, Cambridge University Library
  • Lucy Lambe, Open Research Librarian, London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Christine Love-Rodgers, College Lead, Library Academic Support, University of Edinburgh
  • Rob Miles, Digital Assets Manager, London School of Economics
  • Charlie Oubridge, Research Events Producer, British Library
  • Anna Pensaert, Head of Music Collections, Cambridge University Libraries, University of Cambridge
  • Morwenna Peters, Senior Learning Development Librarian, UWE Bristol
  • Tim Riley, Information Advisor, University of Aberdeen
  • Katherine Stephan, Research Engagement Librarian, Liverpool John Moores University
  • Nicola Wylie, Research Intelligence Manager, Lancaster University

RLUK, ARMA, and AHRC would like to congratulate this year’s successful cohort of  applicants and look forward to working with them as they undertake this 10-month programme to develop their research skills, capacity and confidence.

The Research Catalyst Cohort programme is part of the RLUK-AHRC Research Engagement Programme (REP). For further details about the REP please visit: https://www.rluk.ac.uk/rluk-ahrc-rep/