Leila Whitworth

Leila Whitworth is Head of Research Strategy and Funding at the University of Oxford, UK, and has 20 years’ experience in research management. At Oxford, her role combines long-term strategic planning with delivery across complex portfolios and institutional capability, bringing together research funding, partnerships, assessment, culture, engagement and impact in support of research and researchers. Leila is also Associate Fellow at Green Templeton College in Oxford and a strong advocate for partnership working between professional and academic colleagues, and to advancing the cultures that underpin research success. Leila enjoys bridging institutional, functional, disciplinary and sector boundaries. Her background includes experience at the heart of UK Government, advising Ministers on regional growth, research and innovation, and the role of universities in connecting ideas, place and prosperity. She enjoys bringing clarity to complex environments, translating ambitious vision into