As of March 2020, Sarah Church has taken over from Mary Day as the UKRI ESRC Project Officer for the MIDEQ Hub.
Sarah Church joined the International Development Team at ESRC in March 2020. She is the GCRF Challenge Manager for the Security, Protracted Conflict, Refugee Crises and Forced Displacement portfolio. She also leads on Gender for the ID Team. Her background is in civil-military affairs and post-conflict stabilisation, having served in the military in the UK, Europe and the Middle East. She is the UKRI Project Officer for the MIDEQ Hub and is supported in this role by Dominic Persinger at AHRC.