Trent University names Tana Allen vice president for research and innovation

17 December 2025

Thierry Heles

Trent University is bringing in Tana Allen , currently the acting vice president for research at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, as its next vice president for research and innovation.

Allen will take on her new role on 1 September 2026, leaving her current employer after 24 years.

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Thierry Heles is the founder and editor of The Next Leap. He has been writing about innovation ecosystems for over 12 years. His research has featured in the UK Spinout Review and University-Investor Review, the Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal, among others.