Gemma Maldar

I am the Senior Manager Research Development. I lead a team which delivers centrally provided support to academics and Faculty staff in their endeavours to secure external research funding.

My particular speciality is with European funding which has fostered an interest in language and I am attempting to learn German. More recently I have become involved with the Global Challenges Research Fund which looks to use the OU’s research to find novel solutions meet the UN’s sustainable development goals.

I’ve been at the OU for almost four years having previously worked in research support at the University of York and Natural History Museum. It is a fascinating place to work, one day helping an academic seek funding for a project looking at improving satellite technology and the next looking to build a network that will eventually increase the number of female researchers in the global south. 

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