University of Cambridge Members on Committees of Funding Agencies – November 2013
This list is updated in April/May and October/November each year using publicly available information. Amendments may be sent at any time to Dr Gill Rands (Research Strategy Office)
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
Leadership, Governance and Management Strategic Advisory Committee
Dr Jonathan Nicholls (Registrary)
Research Councils UK (RCUK)
Public Engagement with Research Panel
Dr Carenza Lewis (Archaeology)
Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Advisory Board
Professor John Rink (Music)
Translating Cultures Theme Advisory Group
Professor Simon Franklin (Modern & Medieval Languages)
Science in Culture Theme Advisory Group
Professor John Rink (Music)
Care for the Future Theme Advisory Group
Dr Carenza Lewis (Archaeology)
Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Council
Professor Sir Tom Blundell (Biochemistry), Chair
Professor Sir David Baulcombe (Plant Sciences)
Exploiting New Ways of Working Strategy Advisory Panel
Dr Gos Micklem (Genetics)
Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy Strategy Advisory Panel
Professor Alison Smith (Plant Sciences)
Integrative and Systems Biology Panel
Professor Steve Oliver (Biochemistry)
Food Security Strategy Advisory Panel
Professor Sir David Baulcombe (Plant Sciences)
Research Committee B: Plants, microbes, food & security
Dr Julian Hibberd (Plant Sciences)
Research Committee C: Genes, development and STEM approaches to biology
Professor Berthold Gottgens (CIMR, Haematology)
Research Committee D: Molecules, cells & industrial biotechnology
Dr Robert Henderson (Pharmacology)
Research Committee E: Fellowships and other personal awards
Dr Ian Furner (Genetics)
Pool of Experts
Dr Julian Griffin (Biochemistry)
Dr Matthias Landgraf (Zoology)
Professor Peter Leadlay (Biochemistry)
Dr Kathryn Lilley (Biochemistry)
Dr Steve Russell (Genetics)
Professor Christine Watson (Pathology)
Dr Martin Welch (Biochemistry)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Council
Professor Sir Richard Friend (Physics)
Strategic Advisory Network
Professor Alan Hughes (Judge Business School)
Professor Steven Ley (Chemistry)
Professor Ian White (Engineering)
ICT Strategic Advisory Team (SAT)
Professor Andrew Pitts (Computer Laboratory)
Engineering SAT
Dr Matthew Juniper (Engineering)
Manufacturing the Future SAT
Dr Bill O’Neill (Engineering)
Physical Sciences SAT
Dr Michael Kohl (Physics)
Research Infrastructure and International SAT
Professor Mike Payne (Physics)
Healthcare Technologies SAT
Dr Richard Prager (Engineering)
Mathematical Sciences SAT
Professor Arieh Iserles (University of Cambridge)
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
International Network
Professor Jaideep Prabhu (Judge Business School)
Evaluation Committee
Professor Anna Vignoles (Education), from August 2013
Influencing Behaviour and Informing Interventions Task Force
Professor Susan Owens (Geography)
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Strategy Board
Professor Steve O’Rahilly (Clinical Biochemistry/Institute of Metabolic Science)
Populations and Systems Medicine Board
Professor John Danesh (Public Health and Primary Care)
Infection and Immunity Board
Professor Sharon Peacock (Medicine)
Neurosciences and Mental Health Board
Dr James Rowe (Clinical Neurosciences)
Clinical Training and Career Development Panel
Professor Nicholas Morrell (Medicine)
Professor Kenneth Smith (CIMR Medicine)
Non-Clinical Training and Career Development Panel
Professor Colin Taylor (Pharmacology)
Confidence in Concept Panel
Professor Paul Luzio (CIMR, Clinical Biochemistry)
Professor Patrick Maxwell (School of Clinical Medicine)
Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme
Dr Helen Lee (Haemotology)
Professor Pradeep Nathan (Psychiatry)
Regenerative Medicine Research Committee
Professor Robin Franklin (Veterinary Medicine)
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Earth System Science Development Group
Professor Harry Elderfield (Earth Sciences)
Ocean Acidification Programme AG
Professor Harry Elderfield (Earth Sciences), Chair
Resource Recovery From Waste AG
Professor Peter Guthrie (Engineering), Chair
UK Integrated Ocean Drilling Programme AG
Professor Michael Bickle (Earth Sciences)
Dr John Maclennan (Earth Sciences)
Training Advisory Group
Professor Simon Redfern (Earth Sciences)
Valuing Nature Network Management Team
Professor Andrew Balmford (Zoology)
Radiocarbon Facility Panel
Professor Graeme Barker (McDonald Institute / Archaeology & Anthropology), Chair
Dr Tamsin O’Connell (Archaeology & Anthropology)
Science and Innovation Strategy Board
Professor Simon Redfern (Earth Sciences)
Professor William Sutherland (Zoology)
Research Council's Individual Merit Promotion Panel
Professor Michael Bickle (Earth Sciences)
Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science Board
Professor Anthony Lasenby (Physics), Core member
Professor Simon Redfern (Earth Sciences), Core member
Professor Valerie Gibson (Physics), Non-core member
Professor Andy Parker (Physics), Non-core member
Particle Physics Advisory Panel
Professor Mark Thomson (Physics)
Astronomy Advisory Panel
Dr Anthony Challinor (Institute of Astronomy)
Project Peer Review Panel
Professor Mark Thomson (Physics), Chair
Professor Stafford Withington (Physics)
Life Sciences and Soft Materials Advisory Panel
Dr Katherine Brown (Physics), Chair
Education, Training and Careers Committee
Professor David Tong (DAMTP)
e-MERLIN Steering Committee
Professor Paul Alexander (Physics)
UK ALMA Oversight Committee
Dr Mark Wyatt (Astronomy)
Technology Strategy Board (TSB)
Emerging Technologies and Industries Steering Group
Professor Andrew Hopper (Computer Laboratory), Chair
UK Government Departments
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Professor David MacKay (Physics) – Chief Scientific Advisor
Wellcome Trust
Cell and Developmental Biology Expert Review Group (ERG)
Professor Margaret Robinson (CIMR Clinical Biochemistry)
Professor Fiona Watt (Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute)
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience ERG
Professor Robin Franklin (Veterinary Medicine)
Cognitive Neuroscience and Mental Health ERG
Professor Daniel Wolpert (Engineering)
Genetics, Genomics and Population Research ERG
Professor John Danesh (Public Health & Primary Care), Deputy Chair
Immune System in Health and Disease ERG
Professor Paul Lehner (CIMR Medicine), Chair
Interview Panel
Professor Randall Johnson (Physiology, Development and Neuroscience)
Interview Committee: Basic Science
Professor Paul Fletcher (Psychiatry)
Professor Gillian Griffiths (CIMR Medicine)
Interview Committee: Clinical
Professor Sadaf Farooqi (Clinical Biochemistry)
Interview Committee: WT-NIH Four-Year PhD Studentship Programme Advisory Committee
Professor Jane Clarke (Chemistry)
Dr Fiona Gribble (CIMR Clinical Biochemistry)
Interview Committee: Sir Henry Dale Fellowship
Professor Andrea Brand (Gurdon Institute / Physiology, Development & Neuroscience)
Professor Peter Leadlay (Biochemistry)
Medical Humanities Selection Panel
Dr Nick Hopwood (History & Philosophy of Science)
Medical Humanities ERG
Professor Steven Connor (English)
Ethics and Society ERG
Professor Paul Geissler (Social Anthropology)
Professor Theresa Marteau (Public Health and Primary Care), Chair
Dr Tim Lewens (History & Philosophy of Science)
Seeding Drug Discovery Committee
Professor Peter Leadlay (Biochemistry)
Biomedical Resources and Multi-User Equipment Committee
Professor William Ouwehand (CIMR, Haematology)
Cancer Research UK (CRUK)
Science Committee
Professor Kevin Brindle (Biochemistry)
Professor Douglas Easton (Public Health & Primary Care)
Professor Gerard Evan (Biochemistry)
Professor Steve Jackson (Gurdon Institute / Biochemistry)
Clinical Trial Awards and Advisory Committee
Dr Sarah Jeffries (Oncology)
Drug Discovery Advisory Group
Professor Steve Jackson (Gurdon Institute / Biochemistry)
New Agents Committee
Professor Duncan Jodrell (Oncology / Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute)
Biomarker Expert Review Panel
Professor Kevin Brindle (Biochemistry)
British Heart Foundation (BHF)
Council
Professor Kay-Tee Khaw (Clinical Gerontology)
Project Grants Committee
Professor Antonio Vidal-Puig (Clinical Biochemistry)
Professor Susan Ozanne (Clinical Biochemistry)
Chairs and Programme Grants Committee
Professor Nick Wareham (Institute of Public Health)
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
Programme Grants for Applied Research Selection Panel
Professor Jonathan Mant (Public Health & Primary Care)
Research for Patient Benefit Programme (East of England Regional Advisory Committee)
Dr Stephen Barclay (Public Health & Primary Care)
Health Technology Assessment Programme
Dr Helen Murphy (Clinical Biochemistry), Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Panel
Dr Howard Ring (Psychiatry), Mental, Psychological and Occupational Health Panel
Public Health Research Programme
Professor Nicholas Wareham (Institute of Public Health), Research Funding Board
Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme Board
Professor Andrew Bradley (Surgery)
Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme Prioritisation Group
Professor Ian Goodyer (Psychiatry)
Leverhulme Trust
Research Awards Advisory Committee
Professor Martin Daunton (History)
Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research
Clinical Trials Committee
Dr George Follows (Haematology)
Royal Society
Council
Professor Dame Jean Thomas (Biochemistry), Biological Secretary & Vice-President
Professor Dame Athene Donald (Physics)
Professor Ottoline Leyser (Sainsbury Laboratory)
Professor Tim Pedley (Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics)
Royal Academy of Engineering
Council
Professor Gehan Amaratunga (Engineering)
Professor Sir Michael Gregory (Engineering)
Council Nominations Committee
Professor Robert Mair (Engineering)
Membership Committee
Professor Richard Penty (Engineering)
Professor Ian Leslie (Computer Laboratory)
Standing Committee for Research and Secondment Schemes
Professor Ian Leslie (Computer Laboratory)
Engineering Policy Committee
Professor P. John Clarkson (Engineering)
International Committee
Professor Sir Michael Gregory (Engineering)
Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Judges
Professor Lynn Gladden (Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology)
MacRobert Award Judging Panel
Professor Sir Richard Friend (Physics)
Royal Historical Society
Council
Professor Peter Mandler (History), Vice-President
Professor Alexandra Walsham (History), Vice-President
Dr Lars Fischer (Divinity)
Royal Geographical Society
Expeditions and Fieldwork Committee
Dr Emma Mawdsley
Royal Society of Chemistry
Sir Derek Barton Award Sub-Committee
Professor Steven Ley (Chemistry)
British Academy
Council
Professor Martin Millett (Classics), Vice-President
Professor Henrietta Moore (Social Anthropology)
Professor Andrew Wallace-Hadrill (Classics)
Professor Sarah Worthington (Law)
Professor Simon Baron-Cohen (Psychology)
Research and Higher Education Policy Committee
Professor Robin Osborne (Classics)
Fellowship and Structures Committee
Professor John Dunn (Politics & International Studies)
Professor Jane Heal (Philosophy)
Professor Stefan Collini (English)
Projects Committee
Professor David Phillipson (Archaeology)
Professor Ronald Martin (Geography)
Professor Susan Rankin (Music)
Research Awards Committee
Professor John Marenbon (Philosophy)
Professor Alexandra Walsham (History)
Public Policy Fellows Group
Professor Geoffrey Khan (Asian & Middle Eastern Studies)
Professor Nick Boyle (Modern & Medieval Languages)
Professor David Abulafia (History)
Professor Nicholas Cook (Music)
Dame Marilyn Strathern (Social Anthropology)
International Engagement Committee
Professor John Bell (Law), Chair of Europe Panel
Professor Peter Kornicki (Asian & Middle Eastern Studies), Chair of East Asia Panel
Professor Martin Millett (Classics)
Committee for British Academy Sponsored Institutes and Societies
Professor Martin Millett (Classics), Chair
Professor David Abulafia (History)
Professor Ash Amin (Geography)
Strategic Communications Committee
Professor Mary Beard (Classics)
Events and Prizes Committee
Professor John Dunn (Politics & International Studies)
Professor Angela Leighton (English)
Professor John Marenbon (Philosophy)
European Research Council (ERC)
Scientific Council
Professor Dame Athene Donald (Physics)
Starting Grant Panel LS3 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014
Professor Daniel St Johnston (Gurdon Institute/Genetics), Chair 2014
Starting Grant Panel LS3 2009 2010
Dr Julie Ahringer (Gurdon Institute/Genetics)
Starting Grant Panel LS3 2013
Dr Sarah Bray (Physiology, Development and Neuroscience)
Starting Grant Panel LS6 2012
Professor Gillian Griffiths (CIMR Medicine)
Starting Grant Panel LS6 2010
Professor Duncan Maskell
Starting Grant Panel LS8 2009, 2010
Professor Paul Brakefield (Zoology)
Starting Grant Panel PE4 2009, 2010
Professor John Robertson (Engineering)
Starting Grant Panel PE10 2013
Professor John Pyle (Chemistry)
Starting Grant Panel SH2 2013
Professor John B. Thompson (Sociology)
Starting Grant Panel SH5 2009, 2010, 2011
Professor Simon Goldhill (Classics), Chair 2011
Starting Grant Panel SH6 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
Professor Mary Beard (Classics)
Starting Grant Panel SH6 2010, 2012
Professor Graeme Barker (Archaeology)
Consolidator Grant Panel SH5 2013
Professor Simon Goldhill (Classics), Chair
Consolidator Grant Panel SH6 2014
Professor Graeme Barker (Archaeology), Chair
Advanced Grant Panel LS5 2009, 2011, 2013
Professor Roger Barker (Clinical Neurosciences), Chair 2011, Chair 2013
Advanced Grant Panel LS8 2008, 2010, 2012
Professor Nicola Clayton (Experimental Psychology)
Advanced Grant Panel LS8 2009, 2013
Professor Michael Akam (Zoology), Chair 2013
Advanced Grant Panel PE3 2009, 2011, 2013
Professor Daan Frenkel (Chemistry)
Advanced Grant Panel PE9 2008, 2010, 2012
Professor Andrew Fabian (Institute of Astronomy)
Advanced Grant Panel PE9 2009, 2013
Professor Malcolm Longair (Physics)
Advanced Grant Panel PE10 2009, 2011
Professor John Pyle (Chemistry)
Advanced Grant Panel SH3 2013
Professor Ash Amin (Geography)
Advanced Grant Panel SH4 2009
Professor David Sedley (Classics)
Advanced Grant Panel SH6 2012
Professor Martin Jones (Archaeology)
Marie Curie Fellowship Panel 2012
Professor Mary Beard (Classics)
Synergy Grant Panel 2012
Professor Simon Goldhill (Classics)
