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.
Principal 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.
Christian Bokhove
University of Southampton & UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN)
Sarah Callaghan
University of Oxford
Tao Chang
Arts & Humanities Research Council
Tony Hey
Science & Technologies Facilities Council (STFC)
Jeremy Frey
University of Southampton & AIChemy Hub
Guy Jones
Springer Nature
Emma Karoune
Alan Turing Institute
William Nixon
Research Libraries UK
Edward Rochead
Alliance for Data Science Professionals
Andy Stanford Clark
IBM UK
Marta Teperek
Open Science NL
Becca Wilson
University of Liverpool
Management Board
A Management Board comprising expert representatives from each of our Project Partners, who represent stakeholders across the UK landscape who have the relevant experience to steer CaSDaR’s activities and support our work.
Robert Andrews
University of Cardiff & ELIXIR-UK
Kevin Ashley
Digital Curation Centre
Neil Jacobs
UK Reproducibility Network
Xènia Pérez Sitjà
Earlham Institute & ELIXIR UK
Elizabeth Newbold
Science & Technologies Facilities Council & PSDI
