Dr Bryony Butland led the development of the UK Research and Innovation Infrastructure roadmap which set out opportunities for creating a step-change in the next-generation of infrastructure capability in the UK. Since publication in 2018 she has led the development and implementation of a cross organisation prioritisation process for major infrastructure investments. The first projects to be funded were announced in 2021. Alongside this she leads work on the financial sustainability of research for UKRI, most recently focused on responding to COVID19 alongside analysis of longer term economic pressures.

Prior to joining UKRI Bryony spend 15 years as a civil servant in the UK Government where the majority of her roles focused on research policy and the use of research in government. This included work on 4 Government science and innovation strategies; the case for investment in research in UK Government spending reviews; policy for assessing impact of Government investment in research and the setup of Innovate UK, UKRI and the Higher Education and Research Bill. She has also worked on energy strategy, public health policy, for the Government Office for Science's Foresight Programme on childhood obesity and on Civil Contingencies.

Bryony started her career as a researcher completing her PhD in Genetics and a postdoc in a biotech company. She was awarded an OBE for services to science in 2016.

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