Medicine and Dentistry – Research Support Office

First point of contact and support for medical, dental and biomedical research and innovation
Medicine and Dentistry – Research Support Office

The University of Plymouth's medicine and dentistry research support office works closely with the University’s Research & Innovation (R&I) and other professional services teams to provide researchers from the faculty and the Institute of Translational and Stratified Medicine (ITSMed) a range of research support and services including:

  • first point of contact for all research and innovation enquiries
  • research funding
  • postgraduate research (PGR) enquiries and support
  • ethics and research governance
  • intellectual property
  • commercial activity 

  • research marketing
  • events (University Events Team)
  • research impact
  • contracts and agreements (University Legal Services Team)
  • external engagement and business development.

Contact us

Research support and guidance

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Research support

Francesca Vinecombe

Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Research Coordinator

+44 1752 437472

francesca.vinecombe@plymouth.ac.uk

  • First point of contact for all research funding applications.
  • Internal approvals/ queries about external funding applications.
  • Outcomes of funding applications and starting the post award process.
  • Signposting for any Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry research related queries.

Dr Tom Nicholson

Research & Innovation Business Partner – Medicine and Dentistry

+44 1752 584965

tom.nicholson@plymouth.ac.uk 

  • Connection to appropriate specialist advice, expertise and support in Research & Innovation team.
  • External engagement and business development.
  • Research translation, innovation and commercialisation enquiries.
  • Research marketing.
  • Research funding opportunities.