Meet the team

The experts who power our innovation culture

As a business seeking new solutions, improved processes, or rigorous data collection and analysis, you can call upon the dynamic team that lies at the heart of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences’ work with SMEs, corporate enterprises, health organisations, and non-profit and local government sectors. Our team members offer academic excellence, cutting-edge expertise, and practical skills in their field.

Unified by the desire to develop collaborations and partnerships that will lead to breakthrough improvements, profitable commercialisation of research, and a return on investment for your enterprise, our team are the bedrock of our reputation for innovation and success.

Under their leadership, the further resources of the University are also available to your projects. This ranges from human resources, for example, in the form of recruitment or student placements to suit your project needs, to laboratory facilities and specialist equipment available without capital investment on your part.

Together with the Research and Business Development Office at Oxford Brookes, we have experience in applying for funding and research grants, and can guide you towards opportunities that might be available.

Meet our research and innovation champions. 

Professor David Evans BSc, PhD (Wales)

Professor David Evans BSc, PhD (Wales)

Associate Dean Research and Knowledge Exchange

Dr David Meredith

Dr David Meredith

Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry / Biomedical Science

Dr Patrick Esser

Dr Patrick Esser

Senior Lecturer, Research Lead Movement Science Group

Dr Sarah Irons

Dr Sarah Irons

Bioinnovation Hub Manager

Dr Verena Kriechbaumer

Dr Verena Kriechbaumer

Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellow in Biology

Dr Luci Wiggs

Dr Luci Wiggs

 Reader in Psychology

Isabel Butler

Isabel Butler

Manager, Oxford Brookes Centre for Nutrition and Health 

Dr Sangeetha Thondre

Dr Sangeetha Thondre

Research Lead for Oxford Brookes Centre for Nutrition and Health (OxBCNH)

Edward Cole

Edward Cole

IP and Commercialisation Manager 

Angela Robinson

Angela Robinson

Research Manager