Research Services
Research Services is a central point of contact for academics, professional staff, students, research funding agencies and external research partners.
Process Maps
Research Services is strongly committed to providing outstanding service to facilitate excellence in research for the University of Adelaide. Explore team process maps below.
Research Development and Pre-Award Team processes Pre-Award application process Project Initiation process Post-Award process
Contact us
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Research Support Leads
Our Research Support Leads are embedded in each Faculty and are available to help you navigate research support services.
Cameron Van Den Heuvel
ABLE - Research Support Lead
T: +61 8 8313 3960 | E: cameron.vandenheuvel@adelaide.edu.au
Rebecca Cook
HMS - Research Support Lead
T: +61 8 8313 0060 | E: rebecca.cook@adelaide.edu.au
Paula Rosenbauer
SET - Research Support Lead
T: +61 8 8313 0448 | E: paula.rosenbauer@adelaide.edu.au -
Research Development
The Research Development team supports researchers at the University of Adelaide to develop and submit research grant funding opportunities that increase the University’s research income, reputation and impact. The team supports priority applicants to major grant schemes, as well as other key schemes that align with the University’s strategic priorities.
For Research Development enquires:
Phone Email +61 8 8313 5137 and press 1 grantdevelopment@adelaide.edu.au 
Dr Dale Godfrey
Director, Development and Pre-Award
T: +61 8 8313 3062 | E: dale.godfrey@adelaide.edu.au
Katelyn Harris
Research Development Manager (ABLE)
T: +61 8 8313 3709 | E: katelyn.harris@adelaide.edu.au
Annette Paschke
Research Development Officer (ABLE)
T: +61 8 8313 4342 | E: annette.paschke@adelaide.edu.au
Dr Nicole Moore
Research Development Manager (HMS)
T: +61 8 8313 6523 | E: nicole.moore@adelaide.edu.au
Dr Esther Camp-Dotlic
Senior Research Development Specialist (HMS)
T: +61 8 8313 3061 | E: esther.camp-dotlic@adelaide.edu.au
Dr Thomas Kontou
Research Development Officer (HMS)
T: +61 8 8313 0733 | E: thomas.montou@adelaide.edu.au
Dr Rebecca O'Rielly
Research Development Coordinator (HMS)
T: +61 8 8313 4140 | E: rebecca.orielly@adelaide.edu.au
Khloe Xu
Research Development Manager (SET)
T:+61 8 8313 7204 | E: khloe.xu@adelaide.edu.au
Athena Voultsios
Senior Research Development Specialist (SET)
T:+61 8 8313 0633 | E: athena.voultsios@adelaide.edu.au
Dr Tim Anson
Research Development Officer (SET)
T: +61 8 8313 5175 | E: tim.anson@adelaide.edu.au
Cherise Qiu
Research Development Coordinator (SET)
T: +61 8 8313 5233 | E: cherise.qiu@adelaide.edu.au
Dr Mason Erkelens
Research Development Manager (IPAS)
T: +61 8 83130997 | E: mason.erkelens@adelaide.edu.au
Nataleen Gould
Researcher Support Manager
T: +61 8 8313 4431 | E: nataleen.gould@adelaide.edu.au
Dr Jia Ng
Research Development Manager (SAiGENCI)
T: + 61 8 8313 1439 | E: j.ng@adelaide.edu.au -
Pre-Award
The Pre-Award Grants Team support the review and submission of both domestic and international research grants and tenders, providing expert advice on eligibility and compliance requirements.
For Pre-Award Grants enquires:
Phone Email +61 8 8313 5137 and press 1 preaward@adelaide.edu.au
Dr Dale Godfrey
Director, Development and Pre-Award
T: +61 8 8313 3062 | E: dale.godfrey@adelaide.edu.au
Siobhan Guy
Manager, Pre-Award
T: +61 8 8313 6926 | E: siobhan.guy@adelaide.edu.au
Lesley Ritter
Senior Research Grants Officer
T: +61 8 83136329 | E: lesley.ritter@adelaide.edu.au
Xiaochun Liu
Senior Research Grants Officer
T: +61 8 8313 3716 | E: xiaochun.liu@adelaide.edu.au
Julia Kuliwaba
Senior Research Funding Officer
T: +61 8 8313 6244 | E: julia.kuliwaba@adelaide.edu.au
Weiping Xu
Senior Research Grants Officer
T: +61 8 8313 3400 | E: weiping.xu@adelaide.edu.au
Farhana Alam
Research Funding Officer
T: +61 8 8313 0955 | E: farhana.alam@adelaide.edu.au
Shaneen Cunningham-Moody
Research Funding Officer
T: +61 8 8313 4698 | E: shaneen.cunningham-moody@adelaide.edu.au -
Project Initation
The Project Initiation Team is responsible for the initiation, review, and execution of most Research contracts at the University of Adelaide, including Category 1, 2, and 3 research projects, MTAs and NDAs. The team provides support with grants and contracts from the point we receive formal notification of an award or an agreement to proceed with a contract/grant until all required agreements and sub-contracts are executed.
For Project Initiation enquires:
Phone Email +61 8 8313 5137 and press 2 proj_initiation@adelaide.edu.au 
Dr Steph De La Rue
Director, Project Initiation & Post-Award
T: +61 8 8313 1732 | M: +61 400 236 474 | E: steph.delarue@adelaide.edu.au
Tim Kleinig
Manager, Project Initiation
T: +61 8 8313 1285 | E: tim.kleinig@adelaide.edu.au
Tracy Kearslake
Team Lead (SET)
T: +61 8 8313 3347 | E: tracy.kearslake@adelaide.edu.au
Daniel Sparrow
Team Lead (HMS)
T: +61 8 8313 3695 | E: daniel.sparrow@adelaide.edu.au
Chelsea Dubois
Senior Research Grants Officer
T: +61 8 8313 6283 | E: chelsea.dubois@adelaide.edu.au
Stephen Hardy
Contract Manager
T: +61 8 8313 4461 | E: stephen.hardy@adelaide.edu.au
Michelle Thewlis
Contract Manager
T: +61 8 8313 1157 | E: michelle.thewlis@adelaide.edu.au
Victor Fernandez
Contract Manager
M: +61 416 680 227 | E: victor.fernandez@adelaide.edu.au
Natasha Basheer
Senior Contract Manager
T: +61 8 8313 0631 | E: natasha.basheerhassan@adelaide.edu.au
Charu Banerjee
Research Grants Officer
T. +618 8313 6925 | E: proj_initiation@adelaide.edu.au
Jamila Hogarth
Contracts Manager
T: +61 8 8313 9983 | E: jamilla.hogarth@adelaide.edu.au
Shirina Afroze
Contract Manager
T: +61 8 831 34560 | E: shirina.afroze@adelaide.edu.au -
Post-Award
The Post-Award team are responsible for all administration aspects of the University’s research projects after the finalisation of contracting (by the Project Initiation team). This includes project set up, setting up and monitoring research project reporting, milestones and invoicing, processing variations and supporting project finalisation and closure.
For Post-Award team enquires:
Phone Email +61 8 8313 5137 and press 3 postaward@adelaide.edu.au 
Dr Steph De La Rue
Director, Project Initiation & Post-Award
T: +61 8 8313 1732 | M: +61 400 236 474 | E: steph.delarue@adelaide.edu.au
Emilie Corrick
Manager, Post-Award
T: +61 8 8313 3765 | E: postaward@adelaide.edu.au
Carmen Holliday
Senior Research Funding Officer
T: +61 8 8313 6528 | E: carmen.holliday@adelaide.edu.au
Anthea Hall
Research Funding Officer
T: +61 8 8313 3923
E: anthea.hall@adelaide.edu.au
Kate McLoughlin
Research Funding Officer
T: +61 8 8313 6146 | E: kate.mcloughlin@adelaide.edu.au
Jennifer Sanders
Research Funding Officer
T: +61 8 8313 4433 | E: jennifer.sanders@adelaide.edu.au
Kirsty Hartman-Ward
Research Funding Administrator
T: 8313 3388 | E: kirsty.hartman-ward@adelaide.edu.au
Carole Cumberford
Research Funding Administrator
T: +61 8 8313 5020 | E: carole.cumberford@adelaide.edu.au
Kylie McLaren
Research Funding Assistant
T: +61 8 8313 4166 | E: kylie.mclaren@adelaide.edu.au
Sanaz Orandi
Researcher Support Manager
T: +61 8 8313 3959 | E: sanaz.orandi@adelaide.edu.au
Tamas Preston
Research Funding Support Officer
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Ethics, Compliance and Integrity
Office of Research Ethics, Compliance and Integrity (ORECI) provides resources, advice and assistance to University personnel regarding their ethics and compliance obligations and responsibilities required by the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research. The Office has administrative and management responsibilities in the areas of animal ethics, human research ethics, gene technology compliance, biosecurity compliance and biosafety compliance and provides secretarial support to the committees that have oversight of these activities for the University.
For ORECI enquires:
Phone Email +61 8 8313 5137 and press 5 recu@adelaide.edu.au
Monica Kerr
Director, Office of Research Ethics, Compliance and Integrity (ORECI)
T: +61 8 8313 6113 | E: monica.kerr@adelaide.edu.au
Amanda Camporeale
Senior Research Ethics Officer (Animal)
T: +61 8 8313 6310 | E: amanda.camporeale@adelaide.edu.au
Karina Burns
Research Ethics Officer (Animal)
T: +61 8 8313 4014 | E: karina.burns@adelaide.edu.au
Mel Kluge
Senior Research Ethics Officer (Human)
T: +61 8 8313 6028 | E: melissa.kluge@adelaide.edu.au
Stephanie Said
Research Ethics and Compliance Officer
E: stephanie.said@adelaide.edu.au
Melody Watson
Research Ethics Officer (Human)
T: +61 8 313 4725 | E: melody.watson@adelaide.edu.au
Alicia Carabali
Research Ethics Officer (Human)
T: +61 8 8313 6231 | E: alicia.carabali@adelaide.edu.au
Amanda Highet
Senior Research Compliance Officer
T: +61 8 8313 6105 | E: amanda.highet@adelaide.edu.au
Jess Hall
Research Compliance Officer, Biosafety
T: +61 8 8313 3059 | E: jess.hall@adelaide.edu.au
Sophie Dahlenburg
Senior Research Integrity Officer
T: +61 8 8313 6853 | E: sophie.dahlenburg@adelaide.edu.au
Andrew Turner
Research Integrity Officer
T: +61 8 8313 1519 | E: a.turner@adelaide.edu.au
Jessica Jocher
Research Administrative Officer
T: +61 8 8313 4417 | E: jessica.jocher@adelaide.edu.au
Emma Harkness
Research Project Officer
T: +61 8 8316 6372 | E: emma.harkness@adelaide.edu.au -
Major Programs
The Major Programs team provides pre-award and post-award support for major strategic grant initiatives. The activities include full grant cycle support for CRCs and CRC-Ps 3 (Category 4 grants), establishment of ARC Centres of Excellence, Training Centres and Hubs, NCRIS grants administration, Defence Trailblazer contract support and other ad-hoc major initiatives.
For enquires:
Phone Email Other major strategic grant enquires +61 8 8313 5137 and press 4 rbmajorprograms@adelaide.edu.au CRC enquires +61 8 8313 5137 and press 4 crcgrants@adelaide.edu.au 
Sanjee Peiris
Manager, Major Programs
T: +61 8 8313 3651 | E: sanjee.peiris@adelaide.edu.au
Nivetha Subramanian
Research Grants Officer
T: +61 8 8313 3789 | E: nivetha.subramanian@adelaide.edu.au
Gemma Alver
Research Funding Officer, Defence Trailblazer
T: +61 8 8313 2931 | E: gemma.alver@adelaide.edu.au
John Au Yoong
Senior Research Grant Officer
T: +61 8 8313 3802 | E: john.auyoong@adelaide.edu.au -
Research Performance and Systems
Research Performance and Systems (RPaS) provides support for Research System operations, upgrade and implementation, with a focus on data quality and maximising the use of corporate research management data to inform operational and strategic decision making. Research Performance and Systems (RPaS) curate research output (publications) data and respond to Federal statutory reporting requirements. They also manage the web and communications for Research Services, including Pivot-RP and the Bulletin.
For Research Performance and Systems team enquires:
Telephone Email +61 8 8313 5137 and press 6 research.services@adelaide.edu.au 
Andrew Graham
Research Information and Systems Manager
T: +61 8 8313 3387 | E: andrew.graham@adelaide.edu.au
Jessica Taylor
Senior Research Project Officer
T: +61 08 831 3150 | E: jessica.taylor@adelaide.edu.au
Samara Mitchell
Senior Research Information and Systems Officer
T: +61 8 8313 3349 | E: samara.mitchell@adelaide.edu.au
Vicki Sewer
Research Information Support Officer
T: +61 08 831 36506 | E: vicki.sewer@adelaide.edu.au
Anne Cazneaux
Research Information Officer
T: +61 08 831 33658 | E: anne.cazneaux@adelaide.edu.au
Tegan Smitham
Research Administration Officer
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Research Services Directors
Dr Michael Millan
Executive Director, Research Services
T: +61 8 8313 5551 | M: 0 0403 113 268 | E: michael.millan@adelaide.edu.au
Dr David Robson
Director, Research Services
T: +61 8 8313 4272 | M: 0 0429 088 738 | E: d.robson@adelaide.edu.au
Dr Dale Godfrey
Director, Development and Pre-Award
T: +61 8 8313 3062 | E: dale.godfrey@adelaide.edu.au
Dr Steph De La Rue
Director, Project Initiation & Post Award
T: +61 8 8313 1732 | M: +61 400 236 474 | E: steph.delarue@adelaide.edu.au
Dr Monica Kerr
Director, Office of Research Ethics, Compliance and Integrity (ORECI)
T: +61 8 8313 6113 | E: monica.kerr@adelaide.edu.au
Ms Cath White
Research Services Administrator
T: +61 8 8313 3385 | E: cath.white@adelaide.edu.au