Meet our team
The Institute consists of three core teams that respectively focus upon policy impact and public engagement, underpinned by support from our operations team. Together, we work to ensure that the University of Nottingham's world-leading research reaches the right audience.
Find out more about the members of our team via the short profiles below.
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Phillipa Abery
Administrative Assistant
Phillipa joined the team in 2023 as an Administrative Assistant at the Institute.
With a background in communication and copywriting, Phillipa works closely with both the Policy and Public Engagement teams, supporting with various projects and the day to day running of the Institute.
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Gabrielle Bunn
Operations Manager
Gabrielle joined the team in August 2022 to create the SHAping Sustainable Futures Hub, an Institute resource dedicated to social sciences research around climate change, sustainability and the net zero challenge.
Gabrielle now leads the Institute's operations team, supporting project delivery and overall strategy across the Institute. She is a project manager with extensive experience in marketing communications, event management and content development.
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Iyanuoluwa Fatoba
Communications and Content Officer
Iyanuoluwa brings in over 5 years of experience in strategic and advocacy communications across the public and third sectors.
She works closely with the team to amplify the impact of our projects and programs internally and externally. She also collaborates with the team to create and deliver impactful campaigns to drive and shape our engagement and public discourse across our online platforms.
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Sally Nightingale
Public Engagement Project Manager
Sally brings over two decades of management experience within a variety of tenant and community involvement, marketing and heritage roles primarily within the public sector.
She joined the team in June 2023 to support in the delivery of an ambitious programme of public engagement events and activities, reaching diverse audiences and responding to the needs of communities.
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Maria Richards
Head of Public Engagement
Following a career in museums and heritage Maria joined the team in 2020. She specialises in planning for public engagement, co-production methods and understanding diverse audience needs.
Maria designs and oversees our public engagement programmes, manages our public engagement funding streams and works with external partners to bring new opportunities to our researchers.
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Ben Sherwood
Project Coordinator and Executive Assistant
Ben joined the team in 2020 as an administrative assistant, assisting with the day-to-day running of the Institute.
Ben has a creative background and supports with a variety of engagement projects, taking the lead on the Institute's podcast, Knowledge, Engaged.
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Tiffany Trundell
Programme & Project Manager (Policy)
Tiffany joined the team in 2023 as Programme and Project Manager (Policy). She previously spent two years working for a local domestic abuse charity and prior to that was part of the Knowledge Exchange team at Nottingham Trent University.
Tiffany manages aspects of the training programmes including PIPP and PIAP, as well as supporting and advising academic researchers with engaging policy makers and creating policy impact particularly in the civic sphere.
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