Dr Allan Sudlow is Director of Partnerships and Engagement at the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation. Allan oversees AHRC’s strategy, programmes and partnerships that extend beyond academia, including those across cultural, heritage and creative industries sectors. He also oversees AHRC’s large scale physical and digital infrastructure investments, and a broad range of research and development collaborations focussing on public and policy impacts. Allan was previously Head of Research Development at the British Library, has led strategy and research portfolios at the Medical Research Council, worked closely with the Economic and Social Research Council on longitudinal data programmes. Allan originally trained as a neuroscientist and undertook doctoral and post-doctoral research across academia and industry.