Directors of Research develop the research strategy for their Department in consultation with their Heads of Department and colleagues as appropriate. They sit on the Faculty Research Committee (FRC) where they share their strategy and discuss cross-Faculty initiatives and opportunities with other FRC members. The FRC is chaired by the Vice-Dean (Research), Professor Ramon Vilar. The FRC meets monthly with specialist panels on ad hoc basis.
If there is an item that you would like to see discussed at the FRC, please contact your Director of Research.
Terms of Reference
- To review research strategy and its implementation within FoNS, and provide advice to the Dean and Vice-Dean (Research)
- To promote research excellence across FoNS
- To work closely with FoNS Departments to support their research strategy. To this aim, Directors of Research should ensure effective two-way communication between Departments and FRC
- To explore and help develop new research initiatives, including multidisciplinary inter-Departmental and inter-Faculty initiatives
- To proactively help identify partners for specific research objectives and initiatives
- To review and explore funding opportunities from a broad range of agencies (including UKRI, international funding agencies, charities and other organisations)
- To support and enhance engagement with industry, including strategic partnerships and impact
- To support and enhance engagement with trusts and foundations and philanthropic donors
- To review FoNS research infrastructure and practice with a view to identifying challenges, improving effectiveness of research and academic staff and minimising internal competition
- To help shape College’s research strategy
- To provide advice to College on research policy documents, consultation and research assessments
- To disseminate information regarding policies and opportunities for FoNS research
- To review and rank internal funding applications as they arise
Membership
Chair: Faculty Vice-Dean Research (Ramon Vilar)
Members: FoNS Directors of Research
- Centre for Environmental Policy (Audrey de Nazelle)
- Chemistry (Mark Crimmin)
- Life Sciences (Erhard Hohenester)
- Mathematics (Mauricio Barahona)
- Physics (Riccardo Sapienza)
Ex officio members
- Associate Dean for Enterprise (David Klug)
- FoNS Director of Research Strategy and Development (Sophie Armstrong-Brown)
- Head of Partnerships (Viraj Perera)
- FoNS Head of Development (Natalie Sauter)
Secretary and minuting secretary
- FoNS Strategic Research Coordinator (Craig Bryce)