Composition | Membership |
Vice-Chancellor [Chair] | Professor Jean-Noël Ezingeard |
DVC & Provost [Vice-Chair] | Professor Anna Gough-Yates |
PVC (Research & External Engagement) | Dr Richard Keogh |
Director of Research and Doctoral Study | Prof Edward Vallance |
Head of Research and Knowledge Exchange Development | Dr José Malheiro Magalhães |
Nomination from each Research and Knowledge Exchange Centre (normally the directors): | |
Centre for Integrated Research in Life, Health and the Environment | Professor Anne Robertson |
Centre for Research in Psychological Wellbeing | Professor Mick Cooper |
Centre for Learning, Teaching and Human Development | Professor Ian Abrahams |
Centre for Research in Arts and Creative Exchange | Professor Sara Houston |
Centre for Sustainability and Responsible Management | Professor Stephen Drinkwater |
Centre for Inclusive Humanities | Professor Fiona Ellis |
Centre for Equality, Justice and Social Change | Prof Amanda Holt |
In attendance: | |
Committee Secretary (nominated by the Research Office): Research Excellence Manager | Dr Cláudia Braz Nunes |
Terms of Reference 2023/24
to act with the delegated authority of Senate in matters relating to research and
knowledge exchange activity at the University; specifically, the committee has
responsibility for the following:
- To retain strategic oversight and responsibility for delivery of all research and knowledge exchange activity within the University.
- To monitor and review progress against the Research and Knowledge Exchange Enabling Strategy targets.
- To consider and respond to the external research and knowledge exchange environment with implications for how this activity is carried out at the University.
- To monitor and review progress against the University’s submission to the external assessment exercises.
- To retain oversight of the policies, procedures, and guidelines necessary to support high quality research and knowledge exchange activity.
- To monitor and review the impact of institutional strategies, policies, and guidelines in relation to research and knowledge exchange on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
- To retain oversight of the high-level external and internal risks relating to research and knowledge exchange.
- To provide an Annual Report on University research and knowledge exchange activity and progress to Senate at the conclusion of each academic year.
Meeting Frequency
The committee meets two times per year.
Updated: November 2023