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Biography
Liz trained as a chemist and graduated with a PhD in X-ray crystallography before joining the Research Council system. Her first position was as a scientist at the UK’s original synchrotron radiation source at Daresbury in Cheshire working closely with UK academics. At that time her research included time resolved diffraction of biomolecular and polymeric systems but also required design and commission of large scale equipment to carry out this work. More recently, Liz has been the Director of Knowledge Exchange for the Science and Technolgy Facilities Council developing the organisation’s strategy for Knowledge Exchange and Economic Impact.
Through all this Liz has gained extensive experience of working with industry, of providing hi-tech services, the commercialisation and exploitation of IP, and of taking forward public/private partnerships. She also has an MBA and is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics.
The interface between academia and industry is of great interest to Liz and she hopes the her in-depth knowledge of the Research Council system and wide-ranging networks with industry, government departments and regional agencies will be of value to the University.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research Expertise and Interests
- N-Oxide
- Spacers
- Assemblies
- Ligand
- Polymers
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Projects
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Centre for Biominetic Societal Futures
Towns-Andrews, L., Kusev, P., Kara, A., Herath, D., Validi, S., Jabbar, A., Nikitas, A., Roper, S., Ginger, M., Phillips, R., Du, C., Amaratunga, D., Haigh, R., Murphy, A., Hill, R., Parkinson, S., Johnson, A., Bryan, H., Thomas, P., McIntyre, D., Jeffries, L., Bailey, R., Townsley, J., Unver, E., Goswami, P., Roach, J., Grimm, V., Worley, C., Siebers, P., Bardone, E., Madsen, J. K., Neumann, M., Seri, R., Durrant, R., Wortley, R., Sidebottom, A., Ekblom, P., Pease, K., Taylor, M., Silke, A., Dewandre, N. & Hemachandra, K.
1/10/21 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
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Creating Change: A collaborative action inquiry approach for integrating creativity and community assets into ICS responses to Health Disparities
Percy-Smith, B., Towns-Andrews, L., Bailey, R., Stenberg, N., Doyle, M., Harris, E. & Booth-Kurpnieks, C.
21/10/22 → 20/07/23
Project: Research
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ESPRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Advanced Metrology
Jiang, J., Blunt, L., Longstaff, A., Towns-Andrews, L., Scott, P., Myers, A., Fletcher, S. & Ball, A.
1/09/11 → 28/02/17
Project: Research
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Integrating Social Policy Dimensions into Entrepreneurship Education: A Perspective from India
Snowden, M., Towns-Andrews, L., Halsall, J., Oberoi, R. & Mswaka, W., 17 Sep 2024, In: Entrepreneurship Education. 7, 3, p. 237-262 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Creative Heath in Communities: Supporting People to Live Well in West Yorkshire
Percy-Smith, B., Bailey, R., Stenberg, N., Booth-Kurpnieks, C., Munt, D., McQuillan, D. & Towns-Andrews, L., 15 Dec 2023, (Unpublished) 23 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Developing Social Enterprise in the Higher Education Setting: A Case Study of the University of Huddersfield
Clegg, P., Towns-Andrews, L. & Halsall, J., 10 Feb 2021, Social Enterprise in the Higher Education Sector. Halsall, J., Oberoi, R. & Snowden, M. (eds.). 1st ed. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 91-109 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The 3M Buckley Innovation Centre: A case study of alternative finance for universities from England
Towns-Andrews, E., Johnes, J. & McConnell, A., 1 Jul 2019, In: La Cuestión Universitaria. 10, p. 109-120 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Control of metallo-supramolecular assemblies via steric, hydrogen bonding and argentophilic interactions; formation of a 3-dimensional polymer of circular helicates
Bullock, S. J., Davidson, F. S., Faulkner, R. A., Parkes, G. M. B., Rice, C. R. & Towns-Andrews, E., 9 Jan 2017, In: CrystEngComm. 19, 9, p. 1273-1278 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus)
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Social Enterprise in the Covid World
Liz Towns-Andrews (Speaker)
6 Jan 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Digital South Asia Conference on ‘Uncertainty, Social Entrepreneurship and Role of Technology'
Jamie Halsall (Organiser), Michael Snowden (Organiser), Philip Clegg (Organiser), Ruth Brooks (Organiser), Liz Towns-Andrews (Organiser) & Roopinder Oberoi (Organiser)
6 Jan 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Press/Media
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Bridging the Gap Between Worlds of Business and Academia with 3M Buckley Innovation Centre
23/10/18
1 item of Media coverage
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