Research Strategy Working Group Membership
Meeting termly
Reports to Council of the School
Professor Chris Young, Head of School of Arts and Humanities (Chair)
Dr Andrea Salter (co-Secretary), AHSS Research Assessment and Strategy Manager and Dr Daniel Wunderlich (co-Secretary), Assistant Director of the Research Office for Arts, Humanities and Social Science
- Professor Christopher Young, Head of School or Deputy
- two Professors (e.g. Directors of Research for their respective Faculties)
- two mid-career researcher with experience as Principal Investigators on externally funded research grant
- two early career researchers/postdocs
- College based researcher
- Dr Anna Cieslik and Dr Elizabeth Penner, AHSS School Research Facilitators
Terms of Reference
(a) to support the implementation of the School strategy for research;
(b) to support best practice for the implementation of the Faculty and department research strategies;
(c) to consider the practical implementation of strategic issues relating to research funding (grants, other sources) and themes;
(d) to review research funding trends, including a balanced and sustainable research portfolio, overhead recovery and philanthropic funding for research) and make practical suggestions to positively influence these in the light of the School’s research strategy;
(e) to suggest strategies that enable the development of large interdisciplinary projects, whether internal to the School or involving external partners;
(f) to reflect on issues relating to research resources (space; IT; administrative support within and across Faculties; philanthropy etc.);
(g) to share notes termly with Council
