Richard Gascoigne

Richard Gascoigne has a strong background in IT and management. Richard started their career as a Teaching Fellow at the Department of Geography at the University of Southampton in 1993. Richard then moved on to become the Faculty Network Manager at the University of Southampton from 1995 to 1997. Richard then joined Nuffield College as an Information Systems Manager from 1997 to 2007. Following this, they worked at Accord Consulting as a Technical Manager from 2007 to 2013. Richard then joined The Royal Society, where they served as the Head of IT from 2013 to 2020, and later as the Director of IT from 2020 onwards.

Richard Gascoigne attended Queen Mary University of London, where they graduated with a BA Hons in Human Geography. Richard also attended Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd and the University of Southampton, although no specific degree or field of study was provided for these institutions.