Tel: 01482 464902
Mobile: 07796 180764
Email: w.walker@hull.ac.uk

Bill heads up the Knowledge Exchange team and leads the University's interaction with regional business and community. He is actively engaged with a range of regional organisations, aiming to ensure that the University plays a full role in the region's aspirations and development.

Tel: 01482 464903

Email: m.watson@hull.ac.uk

Supporting the Director of the Knowledge Exchange to lead the Knowledge Exchange team - the main interface between the University of Hull and business. The Knowledge Exchange provides a front door to the University of Hull for businesses, ensures that businesses can benefit from the academic expertise that the University can offer, and enables the University of Hull to commercialise its knowledge and academic expertise."

Tel: 01482 464905
Email: r.singh@hull.ac.uk

Robert supports the commercialisation of University research. This includes identification and commercial evaluation of innovation, protection of IPR, filing patent applications and development of commercial partnerships. Robert also seeks external funding to support innovation and can offer general advice in relation to IPR and commercialisation.

Tel: 01482 464931
Email: j.mantotta-maxted@hull.ac.uk 

Jeev supports the commercialisation of inventions arising from University research. This includes assessing new inventions for protectable IP, filing patent applications and exploring avenues for commercialisation.  Jeev can also offer general advice in relation to IPR and commercialisation.

Tel: 01482 464904
Email: p.gouldthorpe@hull.ac.uk

Paula is responsible for developing, managing and promoting enterprise and entrepreneurship activities across the University. Supporting enterprise skills for student employability and leading on the development of extra-curricular student enterprise support. Paula manages the Universities Enterprise Centre, including the associated business support services available to tenants, students, graduates, staff and anyone looking to start a business.  Working externally with partner organisations and business networks to support the creation and growth of new business start-ups.

Tel: 01482 464924

Email: elizabeth.johnson@hull.ac.uk

Liz manages the Graduate Entrepreneurship Project in Hull, which along with Yorkshire's other Higher Education Instituitions aims to help students and graduates achieve their entrepreneurial goals of turning their enterprising ideas into reality by providing expert advice and help in starting a business.  The project includes opportunities to access grants, start-up business events and workshops, mentoring support and advice. The Graduate Entrepreneurship Project is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund under the Yorkshire and Humber ERDF programme 2007-13.

Tel: 01482 464914
Email: s.madden@hull.ac.uk

Samantha is responsible for business engagement and builds relationships with organisations wishing to access the University's research expertise, whilst managing an existing multi-disciplinary portfolio of major client accounts. With experience in developing and managing complex projects, business challenges can be met with a fresh perspective and with a view to positively affecting the bottom-line. Samantha also has responsibility for strategic business-to-business marketing and driving forward new and improved business services.

Tel: 01482 464909
Email: g.sinclair@hull.ac.uk

Gill works with public and private sector organisations to help them achieve, via a KTP, a step change in performance and profitability. KTPs link specialist university expertise to business, providing grant-aided resources to thriving organisations wishing to innovate, expand or improve performance.

Tel: 01482 464911
Email: gillian.king@hull.ac.uk

Gill supports the University in identifying and securing a range of external funding in pursuit of the University’s knowledge transfer, commercialisation and enterprise agendas.  Whilst Gill focuses particularly on projects that will develop the University’s engagement with businesses to maximise our contribution to development of the sub-regional economy, other aspects of knowledge transfer, for example public engagement activities, are also promoted. 

Tel: 01482 464926
Email: g.hembury@hull.ac.uk

Guy supports the strategic development of the environmental and renewables sectors through the work of the Knowledge Exchange and the Centre for Adaptive Science and Sustainability. With a focus on developing the University’s business-focused R&D and training capacity, Guy also promotes new business development and funding opportunities.

Tel: 01482 464929
Email: d.wells@hull.ac.uk

David is the main point of contact for industry and businesses connected with sustainability and environmental issues. Working with the University’s Centre for Adaptive Science and Sustainability, David is focussed on building effective and productive relationships between the University and businesses, utilising the knowledge and skills developed at Hull.

Tel: 01482 464908
Email: j.thorpe@hull.ac.uk

Jonathan is project manager for the University's Centre for Telehealth. Hull already has a world-leading telehealth service and the new Centre will bring together key staff from the University, NHS, public and third sector organizations to create a truly integrated telehealth consortium.

Tel: 01482 464907

Email: k.l.Allen@hull.ac.uk

Karen manages the three administration staff responsible for work relating to Enterprise Centre tenants, IP and commercialisation, accounts and purchase order processing, general administration and any other special project work. Karen also manages the diary and workload for Bill Walker, Director.

Tel 01482 464900
Fax 01482 464901
Email: k.mountain@hull.ac.uk

Kerry is the first point of contact for the Enterprise Centre reception, dealing with all queries coming into the Centre on a telephone and face-to-face basis, as well as controlling all room bookings for internal and external events. Kerry is the liaison for all of the Centre’s resident businesses and deals with all their related administration.

Tel 01482 464912
Email: j.s.fawns@hull.ac.uk

Tel 01482 464910
Email: l.deeming@hull.ac.uk