Jill Brown

As the SMI Hub Project Manager, Jill is responsible for overseeing the quality and timely delivery of the ERDF programme of activities. Jill has over 10 years’ experience in Project Management and Administration at The University of Manchester, most recently managing the EPSRC funded RE3 – Rethinking Resources and Recycling Project, which brought together multiple academic researchers and industrial partners to identify opportunities, challenges and key solutions to eliminating plastic waste. Jill is passionate about supporting people in their everyday lives to reduce their current use of plastics through recycling. Together with the SMI Hub team, Jill facilitates the successful delivery of the SMI Hub and its goal to support SMEs in Greater Manchester to develop more sustainable approaches to plastics use.