Phil Irving

Phil Irving is a Deputy Head of Grant Management for the Nuffield Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford, with more than 25 years’ experience supporting and managing complex national and international collaborative research. With a PhD in Molecular Biology and extensive experience across universities, research organisations and funding bodies, she brings a strong understanding of the research environment and the full lifecycle of externally funded research. Throughout her career, Phil has played a key role in enabling researchers and institutions to secure and successfully deliver complex, multi-partner research programmes. Her expertise spans major national and international funder requirements, research governance and ethics, data protection, financial compliance, contractual matters, risk management and institutional policy. She combines this broad technical knowledge with a strong understanding of the practical challenges involved in delivering ambitious research across