Dr Kirsty Collinge

Contact details

Address

Street

Edinburgh Research Office
The University of Edinburgh
Charles Stewart House
9-16 Chambers Street

City
Edinburgh
Post code
EH1 1HT

Biography

Background

Kirsty is currently the Head of the Research Strategy Team within Edinburgh Research Office. Previously, she served as the Senior Project Officer to the Vice Principal Research and Enterprise from 2023 to 2025, and as a Strategic Research Executive within the Strategic Research Development Team from 2018 to 2023. 

Before joining the University of Edinburgh, Kirsty worked as Research Development Advisor within the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences at Heriot-Watt University from 2016 to 2018, and as Research and Knowledge Exchange Data Manager within the Research Strategy and Innovation Office at the University of Glasgow from 2012-2016. Between 2008 and 2011, Kirsty worked as a Post-doctoral Researcher investigating the impact of Norse settlement and agriculture on the soils of southwest Greenland.

Qualifications

Kirsty holds a BA(Hons) in Geography and Archaeology, and an MSc in Environmental Monitoring, Modelling and Reconstruction from the University of Manchester, and a PhD in Geoarchaeology from the University of Stirling. Kirsty is also a professionally qualified Coach (ACORN accredited Advanced Certificate in Coaching Practice, 2017) and is studying for a Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration.

Responsibilities & affiliations

Member of the Association for Research Managers and Administrators (ARMA).

Invited speaker

  • Use of research analytics in appraising new funding opportunities. ITU Department of Library and Documentation Bibliometrics Workshop. Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Istanbul (October 2018)
  • Use of research analytics to inform strategic decision making.  Second SciVal Tukey, Middle East and Iran User Group Meeting, Istanbul (April 2018)
  • Reflections on the use of SciVal from a non-STEM perspective.  UK SciVal User Group Meeting, Manchester Metropolitan University  (September 2017)
  • Using SciVal to inform the CIM-Laser mid-term review. UK SciVal User Group Meeting, University of Bath (September 2016)
  • Using research analytics to support strategic planning. Thomson Reuters Research Information Management Summit, Vienna (September 2015)

Participant

  • Speaker. Use of research analytics to inform strategic decision making in Schools and Institutes. Association of Research Managers and Administrators (ARMA) Conference, Liverpool (June 2017)
  • Speaker. Use of research analytics to inform strategic decision making in Schools and Institutes. SciVal and Scopus 2017 European User Conference, Amsterdam (April 2017)

I lead the Research Strategy Team in the Research Strategy, Development and Impact Directorate within Edinburgh Research Office. In my role, I leverage our team's diverse expertise, creativity, and collaborative spirit to advance the successful development, implementation, and evaluation of university research strategy.

I am also responsible for overseeing the University's Strategic Investment Plan and developing the new University Innovation Career Path.

For more information about ERO Directorates and teams visit About Us | Edinburgh Research Office 

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