Kate joined the University of Reading’s (UoR’s) Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health in June 2017, and became a Ceres Portfolio Co-ordinator for the University in 2019. In her role as Partnerships Manager she is responsible for actively identifying and developing opportunities for multi-disciplinary collaboration, both among researchers and academics across UoR, as well as with external stakeholders who share the Institute’s strategic ambitions.
Prior to joining UoR, Kate worked as Director of Business Development at the Collab Group (a network of Further Education Colleges), where she took a strategic lead on business partnerships and had responsibility for collaborative bids and contracts. Kate has also worked extensively within the Further Education sector as a management consultant, co-ordinating a regional network of training providers and delivering bespoke support to a wide variety of organisations across the country.
