FOUNDATION FUTURE LEADERS 2025
The 2025 Foundation Future Leaders were:
|
NAME |
POSITION |
ORGANISATION |
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Ms Linda Bedenik |
Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager |
UK BioIndustry Association |
|
Dr Adam Berlie |
Research Scientist |
Science and Technology Facilities Council, UKRI |
|
Dr Gustavo Berumen |
User Experience Researcher |
Ocado Technology |
|
Dr Charlotte Blake |
Industry Sector Manager |
TWI Ltd |
|
Dr Sam Burr |
Senior Research Fellow |
Cardiff Metropolitan University |
|
Miss Olivia Candlin |
Senior Technical Sales Consultant |
Lucideon |
|
Dr Helen Coulshed |
Senior Lecturer in Chemistry Education |
King’s College London |
|
Dr Sammy Field |
Project Manager |
Innovation and Research Caucus, Oxford Brookes University |
|
Mrs Charlotte F. Glass |
Principal Consultant |
Technopolis |
|
Dr Amina Hamoud |
Senior Lecturer in Systems Engineering |
University of the West of England |
|
Ms Abigail Hilditch |
Policy and Industry Relations Manager |
Elsevier |
|
Dr Mehdi Jangi |
Associate Professor |
University of Birmingham |
|
Mr Rory Johnson |
Global Skills Data Lead |
Arup |
|
Mr Dominic Jones |
Strategic Engagement Manager |
Medical Research Council, UKRI |
|
Dr Claudia Lindner |
Senior Research Fellow, Sir Henry Dale Fellow |
The University of Manchester |
|
Dr Marie Longnecker |
Data Analytics and Science Hub (DASH) Head of Strategy and Engagement |
Defra |
|
Dr Charalampos Loukas |
Research Fellow |
University of Strathclyde |
|
Dr Luise Luckau |
Science Leader Protein Metrology |
National Measurement Laboratory, LGC |
|
Mrs Isabelle Magkoeva |
Project Coordinator |
The Royal Society |
|
Miss Rosie Moore |
Research Commercialisation Team Lead |
Scottish Government |
|
Mr Phill Mulvana |
Interim Head of Fusion Partner Office |
UKAEA |
|
Miss Ruqaiyah Patel |
Joint Head of Energy and Decarbonisation |
Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council, UKRI |
|
Dr Jessica Pollitt |
Senior Strategy Manager |
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, UKRI |
|
Dr Jennifer Postles |
Lead Specialist - Innovation Talent |
Innovate UK, UKRI |
|
Ms Zoi Roupakia |
Policy and AI Research Lead, UCI |
Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge |
|
Mx Daisy Shearer |
Quantum Computing Outreach and Education Lead |
National Quantum Computing Centre |
|
Dr Emily Staricoff |
Science Systems Lead and Secretary to the Science and Technology Advisory Council |
Chief Scientific Adviser's Office, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
|
Mr Will Steele |
Head of R&D Impact, Investment, and Innovation Analysis |
Department of Science, Innovation and Technology |
|
Miss Leyone Sylvester |
Senior Research Scientist |
Clinical Research Organisation |
|
Ms Lauren Taylor |
NSIP Major Projects Lead |
UK Space Agency |
|
Dr Jordan Tchilingirian |
Lecturer in Sociology and Co-director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy and Society |
University of Bath |
|
Dr Iain Templeman |
Principal Scientist |
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) |
|
Dr Tobiasz Trawinski |
Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology |
Liverpool Hope University |
|
Dr Ronald Turner |
Bid Development Manager |
Centre for Process Innovation Ltd |
|
Dr Neale Watson |
Aerospace Engineering Lecturer |
University of Liverpool |
|
Mr George Wilson |
Asset Manager |
ARC |