Mrs Liz Flint

Director, Commercialisation and Consultancy Services (CCS)
Photograph of Mrs Liz Flint.

Contact

Email: ejf@aber.ac.uk
Office: Visualisation Centre, Penglais
Phone: + 44 (0)1970 622305
Fax: +44 (0)1970 622959

Responsibilities

Liz's primary responsibilities include leading and developing the CCS team at Aberystwyth, developing and facilitating links between the University and the business world, and managing Aberystwyth’s relationship with a range of public and private sector clients, including funders.

Current projects include:

  • Account management of major corporate clients
  • Leading the development of Aberystwyth’s strategy for commercial income growth
  • Welsh Institute of Sustainable Environments (WISE Network) – an ongoing collaboration between 3 Welsh Universities
  • Skills, including the Aber-Bangor Skills Centre, and EU-funded initiatives such as Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarships (KESS) 

Biography

Liz moved into university business development and technology transfer after 5 years as a mechanical engineer carrying out R&D in the gas turbine industry. Prior to joining Aberystwyth in 2006, Liz worked for the University of Leicester in a contracts and technology transfer role, and before that for the Alstom Power Technology Centre.

Liz is a Chartered Engineer who is a former Deputy Chair of the IMechE Professional Review Committee, and is currently Deputy Chair of the PraxisUnico training committee.

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