Professor Sir Bashir M. Al-Hashimi Through Bashir’s leadership, the Vice President's Research & Innovation portfolio team collaborates with colleagues across King’s to shape and advance the institution’s research and innovation ambitions, to deliver on the University-wide strategy. Areas of focus include ensuring excellence across all disciplines, driving strategic initiatives, building strong partnerships nationally and internationally, and translating research and innovation into impactful outcomes for the benefit of society.

Dr Bryony Wakefield Bry leads the Research Management & Innovation Directorate (RMID), a dynamic team of expert research professional staff. To deliver on our strategic ambitions, areas of focus include ensuring a robust research and innovation service delivery model that prioritises continuous improvement and the effective utilisation of technology, to ensure sustainable growth. Collectively, research professional staff across King’s provide support internally, and to our national and international partners, to enable creative and impactful research and innovation.

Staff in the Research Management & Innovation Directorate (RMID) play a key role in delivering the King’s vision, working to provide an optimal environment for research and to support our staff and doctoral students. If you have a question about research management or innovation at King's, email: