Get in touch with the EFI Research team
Dr Theodor Cojoianu
Interim Director of Research, EFI
Theodor is an Associate Professor in Sustainable Finance at the University of Edinburgh. His work at the intersection between sustainability, datascience and finance is has led him to be invited as a Member of the European Commission’s Platform on Sustainable Finance and on HM Treasury’s Green Technical Advisory Group.
Valentina Guerrieri
EFI Senior Research Project Manager
Valentina Guerrieri leads the operational development of the EFI Research environment and community. She is responsible for providing strategic and operational advice and managerial support to the Director of Research, the Deputy Director of Research, the Head of EFI and the EFI Programme Manager and supporting the delivery of the Institute’s initiatives. Valentina is also in charge of recruiting, managing and developing professional services staff working for EFI Research.
Anna Votsi
EFI Research Proposals Manager
Anna Votsi works with EFI researchers, their external partners, and other colleagues in the university to coordinate and develop research proposals. Her main responsibilities include managing the process and timeline of submission for strategic research proposals, giving advice on the design, structure and resourcing of the projects and drafting or giving feedback on the non-scientific parts of funding applications. She also provides advice on funders and funding streams, and supports capacity building in the EFI research community by creating best practice processes and tools for research proposals.
Dr Lucia Michielin
Digital Skills Training Manager
Lucia Michielin’s main responsibilities involve planning, designing and coordinating a comprehensive digital research methods training programme for researchers in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science. Lucia has considerable experience in designing and delivering training courses focused on data skills and digital research methods and can apply specialist technical expertise and knowledge to developing training in digital skills to our academic community and post-graduate students, in collaboration with the Centre of Data Culture and Society (CDCS), as well as supporting the development of data-intensive projects.
Amy Macpherson
EFI Research Administrator
Amy Macpherson provides administrative support to the EFI research team, as well as support to the wider professional services team. She tracks applications for funding as they are submitted for consideration, and liaises with school offices when the funding has been confirmed. She also helps to look after the EFI affiliates list, and adds the latest projects to the EFI Research website pages.