Applications for Springboard are invited from selected research-active higher education institutions, which may put forward up to four applications per round. Prospective applicants should therefore first contact the Springboard Champion within their HEI and express their interest in the scheme. A list of eligible HEIs and their point of contact is available below.
If you have any issues in reaching the Springboard Champion within your institution, please contact the Springboard team and we will be able to put you in touch.
Aston University, Professor Claire Farrow
Bangor University, Professor Kami Koldweyn
Bornemouth University, Professor Tiantian Zhang
Brunel University London, Professor Felicity N. E. Gavins
Cardiff Metropolitan University, Professor Barry McDonnell
Cardiff University, Professor Ole Petersen FMedSci
City St George's, University of London, Professor Tom Harrison FMedSci
Coventry University, Professor Derek Renshaw
Cranfield University, Professor Keith Rogers
De Montfort University, Professor Anwar Baydoun
Durham University, Professor Martin Cann
Edge Hill University, Professor Luminita Paraoan
Glasgow-Caledonian University, Professor Sharron Dolan
Heriot-Watt University, Professor Nicholas Leslie
Imperial College London, Professor Matthew Pickering FMedsci
Keele University , Professor Krysia Dziedzic
King's College London, Professor Abigail Tucker
Leeds Beckett University Professor Gary Jones
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Professor Giancarlo Biangini
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Professor Andrew Prentice FMedSci
Loughborough University, Professor Mark Lewis
Manchester Metropolitan University, Professor Tristan McKay
Newcastle University, Professor Sophie Hambleton FMedSci
Northumbria University, Professor Dianne Ford
Nottingham Trent University, Professor Mark Christian
Oxford Brookes University, Professor Koula Asimakopoulou
Queen Mary University of London, Professor Susana Godinho
Queen's University of Belfast, Professor Jose Bengoechea
Royal Holloway, University of London, Professor Robin Williams
Royal Veterinary College, Professor Oliver Pybus
Sheffield Hallam, Professor David Smith
Swansea University, Professor Steve Conlan
The Open University, Professor Nacho Romero
Teesside University, Professor Vikki Rand
Ulster University, Professor Victor Gault
University College London, Professor Caswell Barry
University of Aberdeen, Professor Ian Stansfield
University of Bath, Professor Laurence Hurst FMedSci
University of Birmingham, Professor Aga Gambus
University of Bradford, Professor Klaus Pors
University of Brighton, Professor Katherine Staines
University of Bristol, Professor Alistair Poole
University of Cambridge, Professor Franklin Aigbirhio FRSC FMedSci
University of Central Lancashire Professor Jim Richards
University of Derby Professor Myra Conway
University of Dundee, Professor Kate Storey FRS FRSE FMedSci
University of East Anglia, Professor Maria O'Connell
University of Edinburgh, Dr Musa Hassan
University of Essex, Professor Chiara Di Cesare
University of Exeter, Professor Krasi Tsaaneva
University of Glasgow, Professor Rick Maizels FRSE FMedSci
University of Greenwich Professor Saak Ovespian
University of Hertfordshire, Professor Lisa Lione
University of Huddersfield, Professor Roger Phillips
University of Hull, Professor John Greenman
University of Kent, Professor Colin Robinson
University of Lancaster, Professor Roger Pickup
University of Leeds, Professor Robert Ariens
University of Leicester, Professor Charalambos Kyriacou FMedSci
University of Lincoln, Professor Paul E.Squires
University of Liverpool, Professor Claire Eyers
University of Manchester, Professor Robert Lucas FMedSci
University of Nottingham, Professor Bethan Phillips
University of Oxford, Professor Krina Zandervan
University of Plymouth, Professor Kevin Jones
University of Portsmouth Professor Joy Watts
University of Reading, Professor Carol Wagstaff
University of Roehampton Professor Fulvio D'Acquisto
University of Salford, Dr Sarah Withers
University of Sheffield, Professor Marysia Placzek
University of Southampton, Professor Vincent O'Connor
University of St Andrews, Professor Terry Smith
University of Stirling, Professor Paul Townsend
University of Strathclyde, Professor Robin Plevin
University of Sunderland, Professor Jane Armstrong
University of Surrey, Dr Rachel Simmonds
University of Sussex, Professor Evie Soutoglou
University of the West of England, Bristol, Professor Tony Killard
University of Warwick, Professor Charles Craddock FMedSci
University of West London Professor Hermine Mkrtchyan
University of Westminster, Professor Brendon Noble
University of Wolverhampton, Professor Tracy Warr
University of York, Professor Robert White FMedSci
York St John University, Professor Robert Mortimer
If your organisation would like to become an eligible Springboard institution, please submit an Expression of Interest form and return to the team at [email protected] by 16 December 2025 for consideration in the next round.
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Springboard HEI Expression of Interest form