Strategy and Development
Professor Andrew Tobin
Director of the Advanced Research Centre
Andrew leads the ARC's mission, championing the bold, boundary-crossing research and innovation that the ARC was built to enable. He advocates for the conditions, culture and connections that make the ARC’s work possible.
Contact me about:
- The ARC's research vision and direction
- Major interdisciplinary or cross-college research collaborations
- Representing ARC research at institutional, national or international level
- Engaging funders, policymakers or external partners around ARC research and innovation priorities
- How the ARC can support your research ambitions
Dr John Harris
Head of Operations
John provides strategic leadership for the ARC as a space for collaborative, cross-disciplinary research. Working with researchers, partners and university leadership, he shapes the ARC's direction, ensures its facilities and programmes support innovative research, and fosters collaborations that translate ambitious ideas into real-world impact.
Contact me about:
- The ARC's strategic direction and future development
- Strategic partnerships and collaborations with the ARC
- Opportunities to develop cross-disciplinary research initiatives
- Innovation and commercialisation opportunities arising from ARC research
- Bringing ideas, collaborations or new activity into the ARC
Dr Lisa Bradley
ARC Interdisciplinary Lead
Lisa leads on understanding and shaping interdisciplinarity within the ARC, working across the building to identify patterns, challenges and opportunities in how researchers collaborate. She leads the strategic design and direction of interventions that support more meaningful and sustained forms of interdisciplinarity, and shape how the ARC contributes to wider institutional and sector conversations.
Contact me about:
- The ARC's strategic direction and how we are developing our interdisciplinary research culture
- Exploring interdisciplinary research ideas or finding collaborators across the ARC
- Developing cross-disciplinary approaches, methods or creative practices in your work
- Building connections within the ARC community, through events, networks or informal exchange
- Ideas for how the ARC can better support collaborative and interdisciplinary research
Dr Laura Bell
ARC Development Manager
Laura leads the design and development of strategic programmes, working with teams to foster collaboration, innovation and interdisciplinary initiatives that strengthen the ARC as a research community. She works across the building, and beyond it, to connect people, surface opportunities and help translate the ARC's ambitions into tangible activity and impact.
Contact me about:
- Developing or supporting strategic initiatives that advance interdisciplinary research and innovation at the ARC
- Connecting with people, opportunities or resources that support collaboration and research impact.
- External partnerships, funding opportunities or innovation activity aligned with ARC priorities
- Understanding the ARC resident experience and how we can better support research success