Casper Hitchins

As the Research Funding Specialist, International at the University of Auckland’s Research and Innovation Office, Casper bring over 15 years' experience supporting researchers to secure national, European and global research funding opportunities. He works across international funding portfolios, helping researchers, faculties and research groups navigate complex funding landscapes, develop competitive proposals, and build strategic pathways into major programmes including Horizon Europe, Wellcome, HFSP, Cancer Grand Challenges and US Federal funding schemes. [linkedin.com] He serves as a member of the UOA International Research Funding Working Group and as panel member of the Global Research Engagement Fund committee at the University of Auckland to advise on the strategic value of internal activity of proposed partnerships and future research funding pathways. He is an active contributor to the URONZ and MBIE Horizon Europe Unlocked initiatives and has presented at MBIE Horizon Europ