About Us
The DICE Network+ team is made up of a diverse group of academics from nine UK universities, supported by a management team who provide the day-to-day running of the network. The strategic direction of the network is supported by an Advisory Group made up of wider academic, industry and policy partners.
Network Team
Dr Diego Bermudez
University of Exeter
Research & Impact Fellow
Prof Fiona Charnley
University of Exeter
Professor of Circular Innovation & Co-Director of the Exeter Centre of the Circular Economy
Dr Oliver Fisher
University of Nottingham
Assistant Professor in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Prof Jeremy Frey
University of Southampton
Professor of Physical Chemistry
Kate Frewer
University of Exeter
Network Coordinator
Georgie Hopkins
University of Exeter
Network Manager
Dr Lirong Lui
University of Surrey
Senior Lecturer within the Centre for Environment and Sustainability
Prof Roger Maull
University of Exeter
Academic Director of the Initiative in the Digital Economy Research Centre
Prof Paul Meredith OBE
Swansea University
Professor of Materials Physics
Beth McEvoy
Queen's University Belfast
Multidisciplinary Research Manager
Prof Mandy Parkinson
University of Salford
Professor of Business Innovation
Dr Madeline Smith
Independent
Impact Consultant
Silvia Tedesco
University of Salford
Associate Professor / Reader of Sustainability
Prof Ashutosh Tiwari
University of Sheffield
Deputy Vice-President for Innovation
Dr Divya Tiwari
University of Sheffield
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Dr Chioma Udeozar
University of Exeter
Green Futures Solutions Impact Fellow for Circular Economy
Prof Roger Woods
Queen's University Belfast
Professor of Computer Hardware
Prof Andrea Zisman
Open University
Professor of Computer Science
Launched in January 2025, the Digital Innovation and Circular Economy (DICE) Network+ is an EPSRC-funded, three-year programme that seeks to leverage the digitalisation of industry to foster a circular economy across sectors and value chains for digital and communication technologies. Our Network+ comprises eleven investigators from nine UK universities, along with a breadth of academic, industry and policy partners.
