CaSDaR Team
The Team
CaSDaR is led by a multidisciplinary team at the University of Southampton, supported by experts and advocates from across the data stewardship community.
Samantha Pearman-Kanza
Project Lead
Expert in digital research practices, data stewardship, and interdisciplinary community building.
Senior Enterprise Fellow, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
Simon Coles
Project Co-Lead
Specialist in physical sciences and champion of research data infrastructure.
Professor of Structural Chemistry, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
James Baker
Project Co-Lead
Leader in digital humanities and preservation of research data.
Professor of Digital Humanities, School of Humanities
Simon Hettrick
Project Co-Lead
Pioneer in research software engineering and research culture reform.
Professorial Enterprise Fellow, School of Electronics and Computer Science
Isobel Stark
Project Co-Lead
Experienced librarian and information professional with deep expertise in research data management.
Head of Research Data Management, University Library
Louise Saul
Network Coordinator
Metaresearcher with extensive experience in data curation and metadata quality.
Enterprise Fellow, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
Advisory Board
An Advisory Board comprising international experts from academia, industry, and policy guides CaSDaR’s strategic direction, ensuring that our work remains inclusive, relevant, and impactful.
Professor Christian Bokhove
University of Southampton & UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN)
Dr Sarah Callaghan
University of Oxford
Tao Chang
Arts & Humanities Research Council
Professor Tony Hey
Science & Technologies Facilities Council (STFC)
Professor Jeremy Frey
University of Southampton & AIChemy Hub
Dr Guy Jones
Springer Nature
Dr Emma Karoune
Alan Turing Institute
William Nixon
Research Libraries UK
Dr Marta Teperek
Open Science NL
Dr Becca Wilson
University of Liverpool
Andy Stanford Clark
IBM UK
