Rick Lewis

Background

About Rick Lewis

Programme Manager for Science Fundraising at the RSPB, interfacing between our science conservation team and national and international funding agencies. Until 2019, an accomplished structural biologist, but now mostly recovered from a career spent in academia. Trusted, strategic organisational leader. An enthusiastic volunteer for Crisis, a national charity devoted to ending homelessness in the UK. That’s me in a nutshell. To find more about my background, career path and past contribution to biochemistry, click below. I have a background in biochemistry and took an appointment in 2003 to establish the Newcastle University Structural Biology lab (NSBL). In the following 16+ years, I grew the NSBL to encompass 7 research group leaders before leaving in 2019 for a new career in nature conservation. I have long-term experience of University committee work from teaching and curriculum development, recruitment, health & safety to research strategy. I have analytical prowess, attention to detail, stamina and strategic vision that I am now bringing to bear in my new career path at the RSPB in managing a programme of on-going research funding applications. Beyond restrictions imposed by the pandemic, I read, cook, enjoy the cinema, art galleries and relax by pottering in the garden. I am also an enthusiastic volunteer for the charity Crisis: I give talks in schools to promote the charity’s work, organise donation pick-ups, raise funds by carol singing and once even shaved my head! LEADERSHIP SKILLS Strategic vision | Leadership & supervision | Grant applications & Income generation | Research project management | External liaison | Creating & nurturing collaborations | Mentorship PROFESSIONAL ATTRIBUTES Integrity | efficient | analytical & detail-oriented | engaging public speaker & communicator