FOUNDATION FUTURE LEADERS 2025
We are delighted to announce the Foundation Future Leaders for 2025!
The Foundation Future Leaders programme is organised by the Foundation for Science and Technology, and each year brings together a cohort of around 35 mid-career professionals over the course of a year, with approximately one third of representatives drawn from each of the research community, industry, and the civil service and wider public sector.
Over the next 12 months, the group will meet senior figures from government, parliament, universities, large industry, SMEs, research charities and others, to enhance their knowledge of the wider UK science and technology ecosystem. Just as importantly, Future Leaders present their own expertise, develop new skills and make future contacts. The programme includes external visits and the development of an annual conference for a wider group of mid-career future leaders in science, technology, research and innovation.
This year, our selection panel had nearly 140 high quality and competitive applications. The selected candidates are drawn from a wide range of organisations and will bring a diverse range of experiences and expertise to our newest Foundation Future Leaders programme.
The 2025 Foundation Future Leaders are:
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NAME |
POSITION |
ORGANISATION |
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Ms Linda Bedenik |
Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager |
UK BioIndustry Association |
|
Dr Adam Berlie |
Research Scientist |
Science and Technology Facilities Council, UKRI |
|
Dr Gustavo Berumen |
User Experience Researcher |
Ocado Technology |
|
Dr Charlotte Blake |
Industry Sector Manager |
TWI Ltd |
|
Dr Sam Burr |
Senior Research Fellow |
Cardiff Metropolitan University |
|
Miss Olivia Candlin |
Senior Technical Sales Consultant |
Lucideon |
|
Dr Helen Coulshed |
Senior Lecturer in Chemistry Education |
King’s College London |
|
Dr Sammy Field |
Project Manager |
Innovation and Research Caucus, Oxford Brookes University |
|
Mrs Charlotte F. Glass |
Principal Consultant |
Technopolis |
|
Dr Amina Hamoud |
Senior Lecturer in Systems Engineering |
University of the West of England |
|
Ms Abigail Hilditch |
Policy and Industry Relations Manager |
Elsevier |
|
Dr Mehdi Jangi |
Associate Professor |
University of Birmingham |
|
Mr Rory Johnson |
Global Skills Data Lead |
Arup |
|
Mr Dominic Jones |
Strategic Engagement Manager |
Medical Research Council, UKRI |
|
Dr Claudia Lindner |
Senior Research Fellow, Sir Henry Dale Fellow |
The University of Manchester |
|
Dr Marie Longnecker |
Data Analytics and Science Hub (DASH) Head of Strategy and Engagement |
Defra |
|
Dr Charalampos Loukas |
Research Fellow |
University of Strathclyde |
|
Dr Luise Luckau |
Science Leader Protein Metrology |
National Measurement Laboratory, LGC |
|
Mrs Isabelle Magkoeva |
Project Coordinator |
The Royal Society |
|
Miss Rosie Moore |
Research Commercialisation Team Lead |
Scottish Government |
|
Mr Phill Mulvana |
Interim Head of Fusion Partner Office |
UKAEA |
|
Miss Ruqaiyah Patel |
Joint Head of Energy and Decarbonisation |
Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council, UKRI |
|
Dr Jessica Pollitt |
Senior Strategy Manager |
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, UKRI |
|
Dr Jennifer Postles |
Lead Specialist - Innovation Talent |
Innovate UK, UKRI |
|
Ms Zoi Roupakia |
Policy and AI Research Lead, UCI |
Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge |
|
Mx Daisy Shearer |
Quantum Computing Outreach and Education Lead |
National Quantum Computing Centre |
|
Dr Emily Staricoff |
Science Systems Lead and Secretary to the Science and Technology Advisory Council |
Chief Scientific Adviser's Office, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
|
Mr Will Steele |
Head of R&D Impact, Investment, and Innovation Analysis |
Department of Science, Innovation and Technology |
|
Miss Leyone Sylvester |
Senior Research Scientist |
Clinical Research Organisation |
|
Ms Lauren Taylor |
NSIP Major Projects Lead |
UK Space Agency |
|
Dr Jordan Tchilingirian |
Lecturer in Sociology and Co-director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy and Society |
University of Bath |
|
Dr Iain Templeman |
Principal Scientist |
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) |
|
Dr Tobiasz Trawinski |
Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology |
Liverpool Hope University |
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Dr Ronald Turner |
Bid Development Manager |
Centre for Process Innovation Ltd |
|
Dr Neale Watson |
Aerospace Engineering Lecturer |
University of Liverpool |
|
Mr George Wilson |
Asset Manager |
ARC |