Meet the team

  • Professor Chris Taylor

    Professor Chris Taylor

    Director

    Professor Taylor is Associate Vice President for Digital and Innovation at The University of Manchester, with over fifteen years of experience at the forefront of health informatics in the UK.

  • Sarah Barton

    Sarah Barton

    Strategy and Operations Manager, Research Platforms Team, Strategic Lead, Digital Futures Platform

    Sarah’s role is to support the Associate Vice President for Digital and Innovation in developing and delivering Digital Futures platform strategy, and to lead the Research Platforms Team.

  • Lauren Mullan

    Lauren Mullan

    Communications and Engagement Coordinator, Research Platforms Team

    Lauren provides support in the development, planning, and delivery of events and activities that deepen platform engagement with internal and external stakeholders.

  • Lucy Forth

    Lucy Forth

    Communications and Engagement Coordinator, Digital Futures 

    Lucy provides support in the development, planning and delivery of events and activities that deepen Digital Futures engagement with internal and external stakeholders.

  • Priyanshu Chhetri

    Priyanshu Chhetri

    Communications and Engagement Coordinator, Digital Futures 

    Priyanshu provides support in the development, planning and delivery of events and activities that deepen Digital Futures engagement with internal and external stakeholders.

  • Kitty Lo

    Kitty Lo

    Communications and Engagement Coordinator, regional engagement

    Kitty provides support for regional engagement activities, with themes including digital trust and security.

  • Stanislas Galliers-de Metz

    Stanislas Galliers-de Metz

    Events, Projects and Communications Support Intern

    Provides events, projects and communications support to the Research Platform teams, maintaining and developing communication, events and administration activities.

  • Joy Yeh

    Joy Yeh

    Events, Projects and Communications Support Intern

    Provides events, projects and communications support to the Research Platform teams, maintaining and developing communication, events and administration activities.

  • Harsini Sulochana

    Harsini Sulochana

    Events, Projects and Communications Support Intern

    Provides events, projects and communications support to the Research Platform teams, maintaining and developing communication, events and administration activities.

  • Stuart Coulson

    Stuart Coulson

    Cyber Ecosystem Project Manager (DiSH)

    Stuart supports the DiSH project to bring together experts in digital and cyber security from the public, private and academic sectors to help Greater Manchester’s digital security startups to innovate and grow.

  • Phil Wallace

    Phil Wallace

    Cyber Ecosystem Project Manager 

    Phil is responsible for managing a portfolio of events, relationships and research projects related to digital trust and security across Greater Manchester.