Research and Innovation Committee

Terms of Reference

The Committee reports to the Senate, and its responsibilities are:

To advise the Senate on matters relating to Research and Innovation.
To oversee the University's strategic approach to Research and Innovation, including the institutional approach to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) and any future research quality assessment exercises.
To oversee the development and implementation of institutional policy, procedure and guidance in respect of Research Governance and Doctoral and Early Career Researcher development and to make recommendations to the Senate.
To receive and consider reports from the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation and the Doctoral and Researcher Development Sub-Committee.
To receive the Minutes of the Learning and Teaching Committee.
To receive reports from Faculty committees considering strategic and policy issues relating to Research and Innovation.

Committee Membership

Chairman
Professor Richard Jones	Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation
Secretary
Mr Richard Hudson	Quality and Governance Manager, Research and Innovation Services
Ex-Officio
Professor Keith Burnett	Vice Chancellor
Members
Professor Paul White	Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Learning and Teaching
Professor Andrew Linn	Director of Research and Innovation, Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Professor Aleksandar Pavic	Director of Research and Innovation, Faculty of Engineering
Professor Rob Freckleton	Director of Research and Innovation, Faculty of Science
Professor Craig Watkins	Director of Research and Innovation, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor Paul Hellewell	Director of Research and Innovation, Faculty of Medicine
Ms Sarah Fulton	Director of Research and Innovation Services
Mr Bob Rabone	Director of Finance
Mr Graham Jarvis	Head of Research Finance
Dr Justine Daniels	Head of Development, Research and Innovation Services
Ms Deborah McClean	Head of Operations, Research and Innovation Services
Mr John McAuley	Assistant Director, Corporate Information and Computing Services
Academic teaching staff, appointed by the Senate
Professor Lenny Koh	Management School
Professor Simon Foster	Department of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
Professor Fiona Boissonade	School of Clinical Dentistry
Professor Simon Keefe	Department of Music
People who will receive Committee papers for information
Mrs Rhiannon Birch	Planning and Governance Services
Mr Martin Lewis	Director of Library Services
Mrs Susan Gill	Director of LeTS

Date	Time	Venue
Thursday 7th February 2013	2.15 - 4.15pm	Meeting room 1, 2nd floor, New Spring House
Wednesday 8th May 2013	2.15 - 4.15pm	Meeting room 1, 2nd floor, New Spring House

Last updated: 25 January 2013