New TAI Deputy Director appointed
4 July 2022
Dr Richard Kirkham has been appointed as the UoM Deputy Director of the Institute.
Richard is portfolio director for UoM-British University in Dubai, and TAI theme lead for Reliability and Resilience. He is also involved with Project X - Improving government projects through research, and the Manchester Urban Institute.
Richard's appointment continues the work of refreshing the Institute. New UoM theme leads will be in place from September 2022 as the Institute looks to develop 3 research satellites around the areas of Building Safety, Digital Occupational Health and Safety, and PREPARE, which will build on the work of the PROTECT National Core Study.
Satellite Leads 2022/23
- Building Safety - Richard Kirkham, The University of Manchester
- Digital Occupational Health and Safety - Clara Cheung, The University of Manchester and Helen Balmforth, HSE
- PREPARE - Protection from Respiratory Borne Pathogens, for a more Resilient UK - Martie van Tongeren, The University of Manchester
Theme Leads 2022/23
- Digitalisation and complexity - Bill Collinge, The University of Manchester and Helen Balmforth, HSE
- Leadership, Work and Wellbeing - Sara Willis, The University of Manchester and Ed Corbett, HSE
- Reliability and resilience - Richard Kirkham, The University of Manchester and Matt Clay, HSE
- Safer infrastructures - Meini Su, The University of Manchester and David Glass, HSE
- Social Change and Inequalities - Kara Ng, The University of Manchester and Helen Beers, HSE
- Work and Health - Anne Clayson, The University of Manchester and David Fishwick, HSE