Corporate Relationships and Major Research Initiatives Team

Email: N.J.Berry@leeds.ac.uk

Nathan is responsible for the University’s large corporate relationships across the health and life sciences, agricultural and forestry, and fast moving consumer goods sectors.  Nathan is also the team’s contact for the Faculty of Biological Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine and Health. The aim is to support the academic community to elevate conversations to the most senior level within corporate partners.

Nathan started his career in management for one of the UK’s leading retailers, before moving into early-stage pharmaceutical research working for a world-leading contract research organisation. He then moved into business development for a small to medium sized enterprise (SME) working in the clinical research sector. Nathan joined the University in 2017 with the NHS National Institute for Health Research, supporting industry partnerships at all levels through the Faculty of Medicine and Health. 

Phone: +44 (0)113 34 38660

Email: M.Hudson1@leeds.ac.uk

Margaret focuses on the energy, utilities, telecommunications and creative sectors and is point of contact for the faculties of Environment, Arts, Humanities and Cultures as well as Engineering and Physical Sciences. She has a background in the services sector having held senior positions in international tourism and higher education. 

In previous roles at Australian universities, she established a corporate engagement team, and secured $5m investment from industry to develop a multi-disciplinary cyber security hub.  In her last role, she led the initiation and management of the innovation district at Macquarie University, Australia, attracting six industry partners to fund and develop the district. 

Email: G.McCauley@leeds.ac.uk

Glenn focuses on the financial services, transport and construction sectors and is the team’s point of contact for the University’s Business School, and faculties of Social Sciences and Engineering and Physical Sciences.

Glenn is a qualified accountant who was previously a director at two international management consultancy firms. His career highlights include advising clients on securing and implementing over £1bn of capital infrastructure investment, negotiating the transfer of the Severn River Crossings back into public ownership, and designing and implementing a global export programme to help UK businesses to trade internationally. He has been a board member of an economic development institute at the University of Birmingham.

Phone: +44 (0)113 34 33404

Email: J.G.Eaves@leeds.ac.uk

Jeff is responsible for working with academics, businesses and national and regional government to identify, test and develop major research initiatives that transcend faculty boundaries and are strategically significant to the University. The role involves a range of skills, identifying opportunities, developing strategy, matching the strengths of the University to needs and wants of external stakeholders, building consortia and working up proposals and business cases.

Jeff has worked in the for profit sector in a number of roles, research and development, business management, business consulting and finance. His experience includes both large and small organisations. He has been a non-executive director of a number of university spin-out companies as well as being Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for one. He is also an Associate Lecturer at the Open University for marketing, finance and business strategy.

Phone: +44 (0)113 34 30766

Email: M.Eatough@leeds.ac.uk

Marc is responsible for working with academics, businesses and national and regional government to identify, test and develop major research initiatives that transcend faculty boundaries and are strategically significant to the University. The role involves identifying opportunities, developing strategy, matching the strengths of the University to needs and wants of external stakeholders, building consortia and working up proposals and business cases. A further aspect of Marc’s role is to work with local and national government to secure funding opportunities in line with the economic values for UKPLC that is generated by the University’s major research initiatives.

Prior to joining the University, Marc worked in senior economic consultancy and public policy positions focused on urban and regional policy and strategy, project appraisal, business case development, evaluation and economic impact.