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Our Managing Director
Sapna Marwaha
Sapna founded Formation Consultancy, where she brings together her skills as a lawyer, research and innovation manager, trainer and facilitator to support universities and non-profits to drive cultural change in the face of an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
Prior to establishing Formation Consultancy, Sapna gained a decade of experience advising higher education institutions and research funders as an inhouse lawyer specialising in research, innovation and compliance matters. Sapna has led transformation and organisational design programmes for inhouse legal teams, as well as designing and developing processes and procedures to respond to emerging regulation and challenges.
Sapna is passionate about inclusive leadership and governance. She works with Getting on Board to train and coach aspiring trustees from underrepresented groups into leadership and governance positions across the sector. She also works with organisations on transforming their governance practice including the Reimagining Governance for a Flourishing Research Culture project with Durham University which utilises shadow committee structures as a catalyst for change and adoption of more inclusive governance practice.
Sapna holds a portfolio of board and committee roles including Deputy Chair of the Association of Research Managers and Administrators, Development Board Member of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Science and Health, a coalition for health equity and Co-Chair of the Research and Development Steering Group at NHS Blood and Transplant, giving her direct experience of navigating governance challenges.
Our Associates
Jennifer Johnson
Jennifer Johnson
Jennifer Johnson
Jennifer is Immediate Past Chair of the Association of Research Managers and Administrators and Director of the Research and Innovation Service at Loughborough University with responsibility for a wide range of research strategy, policy and support services.
Jennifer is committed to the professionalisation and recognition of the research
Jennifer is Immediate Past Chair of the Association of Research Managers and Administrators and Director of the Research and Innovation Service at Loughborough University with responsibility for a wide range of research strategy, policy and support services.
Jennifer is committed to the professionalisation and recognition of the research management and administration sector, and to improving the way in which we work together across the sector.
Jennifer has been Principal Investigator on two Research England funded projects regarding trusted research and due diligence. Jennifer has been on the ARMA Board of Directors since 2016 and was Director of Training & Development before undertaking a year as Chair Elect and then becoming Chair of the Association on 1 August 2020.
Linsey Dickson
Jennifer Johnson
Jennifer Johnson
Linsey is Director of Research Services at the University of Stirling, with responsibility for a wide range of research strategy and operations including research development, research integrity and governance, researcher development, research culture, research performance and research systems.
Linsey has worked in research management
Linsey is Director of Research Services at the University of Stirling, with responsibility for a wide range of research strategy and operations including research development, research integrity and governance, researcher development, research culture, research performance and research systems.
Linsey has worked in research management for 22 years and has been instrumental in driving better practice in due diligence across the sector. This has ranged from her leadership of the very first best practice exchanges in the UK as the sector got to grips with assurance and due diligence as an emerging area to her role in the most recent project reviewing the sector response to research security.
Joe Timlin
Jennifer Johnson
Joe Timlin
Joe is Trusted Research Manager at Loughborough University with responsibility for a range of complex international partnerships and implementing Trusted Research principles and research compliance measures including export control and the National Security and Investment Act.
Joe has worked in research management for 6 years and has act
Joe is Trusted Research Manager at Loughborough University with responsibility for a range of complex international partnerships and implementing Trusted Research principles and research compliance measures including export control and the National Security and Investment Act.
Joe has worked in research management for 6 years and has acted as Project Officer and co-authored two UKRI-funded, ARMA UK reports, ‘Complex Collaborations – Efficiency, Equity, Quality and Security in International Research’ (March 2023) and ‘Due Diligence in International Research – Options for Improved Efficiency, Equity and Quality’ (April 2021).
Duncan Jackson
At the University of Exeter, Duncan leads an institution-wide initiative focused on increasing awareness and adherence to national security protocols. This includes Trusted Research, Export Controls, Sanctions, ATAS,
the National Security and Investment Acts, the Nagoya Protocol, CITES convention, and other regulatory frameworks, as well
At the University of Exeter, Duncan leads an institution-wide initiative focused on increasing awareness and adherence to national security protocols. This includes Trusted Research, Export Controls, Sanctions, ATAS,
the National Security and Investment Acts, the Nagoya Protocol, CITES convention, and other regulatory frameworks, as well as mitigating risks associated with international collaborations.
Before joining the University of Exeter, Duncan specialised in regulatory compliance, overseeing employability and rehabilitation contracts for organisations such as DWP, ESF, National Lottery, and HMPPS. During his
time with IBM, Duncan was instrumental in driving compliance initiatives for several UK government agencies
with US federal law and ISO quality standards.
Duncan is passionate about identifying, educating, and communicating both emerging and established risk areas in higher education and research. He utilises visually engaging educational materials, such as infographics, and develops supportive systems, processes, and tools to facilitate understanding and
compliance.