 Brian P Murphy
Director of Research and Higher Education
In 2007 Dr Brian Murphy was appointed as Research Director to
Cogent – the Sector Skills Council which represents a number of science- and
engineering-using sectors of manufacturing: Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals,
Nuclear, Petroleum, Polymers, Oil and Gas.
In addition to leading the Cogent labour market research team, Brian
also has a special responsibility to build higher level skills capacity and
capability through engagement with Higher Education. Prior to Cogent, Brian has
extensive academic credentials, most recently as Head of Chemistry and
Materials at Manchester Metropolitan University
where he led one of the largest workforce development schemes in Chemistry and
Materials in the UK. In a career spanning over two decades, Brian
has worked in a broad sector of other institutions in the UK and Australia, a
consistent thread of which is the application of skills to a variety of
workplace and business interests: be it research in clean extraction methods
for the metals industry; as an External Examiner for work-based learning
programmes; as a provider of higher level skills. Brian has approaching one
hundred papers in subject research, learning and teaching, and labour market
information.
Tel: 01925 515229 e-mail: brian.murphy@cogent-ssc.com
 Caroline Sudworth
Higher Education Development Manager
Dr Caroline Sudworth joined Cogent as the Higher Education
Development Manager in 2008. Caroline joins Cogent from her previous position as Business Development
Manager for the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Manchester Metropolitan
University, where she was responsible for developing the strategy for business
engagement within the Higher Education Sector, developing strong partnerships
and delivering key routes to market for greater business and community
engagement programmes. Prior to this, Caroline was the Research Director of Lasers for Life an
independent charitable organisation that focused on the development of light
technologies within medicine. Crucially, this involved working in partnership
with industries based within science, medicine, pharmaceuticals and engineering
and with Higher Education for the delivery of training and research programmes
in these fields.
Tel: 01925 515213 e-mail: caroline.sudworth@cogent-ssc.com
 Julie Plumbley
Research Advisor for Education and Qualifications
Julie
Plumbley joined Cogent as a Research Advisor
in May 2007. Julie joined Cogent from Liverpool City Council, where she worked
as a Workforce Development Coordinator. Whilst working for the Council, Julie
gained her Masters degree, and developed an expertise in social research. Since
joining Cogent Julie has developed an expertise in Education and Qualifications
LMI and has been involved in many projects across the organisation. Initially,
Julie worked closely with the Education and Qualifications team, and produced
the research element of the Sector Qualifications Strategy (SQS). Following on
from the SQS, Julie produced the Higher Education and Cogent Workforce
factsheet, which focuses on higher level skills and the flow of Higher Education
students into the Cogent workforce. Currently Julie is devoting a lot of her
time to the State of the Nation report, and is responsible for the pre and
post-16 education and training LMI and Student Perceptions, the Pharmaceutical
Review and the 14 – 19 STEM Review.
Tel: 01925 515227 e-mail: julie.plumbley@cogent-ssc.com
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