Anna Grey joined the University of Dundee from Edge Hill University, where she had been Director of the Research Office since 2021. Previous to her time at Edge Hill, Anna worked at the University of York, ultimately as Research Strategy and Policy Manager and Deputy Head of Research Services. During her time at York she oversaw the last three Research Excellence Framework returns, and acted as a REF2021 Panel Advisor.

Anna has worked at a range of institutions, including Bradford, Hull and Durham (the latter at their Stockton campus) and has experience of University Planning and student administration. Her professional interests include benchmarking of performance and how to measure research performance. She is an active member of the Association of Research Managers and Administrators and was a founding champion of the REF Special Interest Group.