Kristy Smitten

As Grants Manager, I have overall responsibility for managing and leading the department's grants team, covering both the pre-award (grant applications and costings) and post-award (award management) functions.

The grants team supports the preparation and costing of research grant applications, co-ordinates award set up for successful applications, and manages post-award processes in accordance with sponsor and University requirements.

Part of my role is also providing professional and flexible financial management to support the achievement of the department’s strategic objectives as well as contributing to the planning and policy development in relation to grants management and research capacity building within the department.

Prior to this role, I worked for many years in central finance within the university in the Research Accounts team, gaining my background in research awards. Other previous work experience comes from various accountancy roles before joining the university in 2007.