Narges looks after the industrial engagement activity both within the UK and Europe, along with Minerva’s administrative projects and communications. She has established relationships across professional services, academia, and industry particularly with SMEs both within the rail sector and those that have diversified into rail. Narges has worked with businesses to establish their profile and offering. Narges holds a PhD in applied linguistics. Narges is currently the Industrial engagement project officer at the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education.