The College Research Committee is a formal, sub-committee of Provost’s Board, chaired by the Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise). It works closely with the College Education Committee and the Enterprise Advisory Group where interests overlap (such as knowledge exchange, innovation, commercial and social entrepreneurship, and PhD training). It promotes Imperial’s research profile and its impacts, responsible conduct of high quality research, and the development of a vibrant and inclusive research culture.  

Terms of Reference

• To inform the College community of external influences on the development of research 
• To formulate, approve and review institutional positions and polices of relevance to research including reports, concordats and consultations. Examples include policies on data management, open access and research involving human participants and personal data; annual report of the Imperial College Research Ethics Committee. 
• To oversee the research focus of the College’s Strategy and Academic Strategy 
• To oversee and review major international research alliances 
• To oversee stakeholder relationships including those with the research councils and other funders, with learned societies and with government 
• To oversee the College’s research infrastructure, including large scale multi-user research facilities 
• To oversee the College’s support for multidisciplinary working, including multidisciplinary Networks, Centres and Global Challenge Institutes 
• To oversee the College’s professional development support for early career researchers 

 Receive and consider reports from:

• Faculty Research Committees (including Faculty research plans) 
• Cross-College Research Proposals Review Group 
• Graduate School 
• Library Services 
• Postdoc and Fellows Development Centre 
• Global Institutes, Centres and Networks 
• Researcher Development Committee 
• Research Computing Service 
• Others as appropriate to the membership.

 Core Membership

• Interim Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise), Professor Mary Ryan - Chair 
• Interim Vice-Dean (Research), Faculty of Engineering, Professor Julie McCann 
• Research Strategy Manager, Faculty of Engineering, Jane Williams  
• Vice-Dean (Research), Faculty of Natural Sciences, Professor Paul French 
• Research Strategy Manager, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Dr Sophie Armstrong-Brown 
• Vice-Dean (Research), Faculty of Medicine, Professor Martin Wilkins 
• Director of Research Strategy, Faculty of Medicine, Dr Des Walsh 
• Vice Dean (Research and Faculty), Business School, Professor Franklin Allen  
• Research Strategy Manager, Business School, Dr David Wilson 
• Head of Postdoc and Fellows Development, Dr Liz Elvidge 
• Head of International Relations Office, Michael McTernan  
• Director, Research Office, Lynne Cox  
• Head of Funding Strategy, Research Office, Dr Angela Kingman 
• Director, Library Services, Chris Banks 
• Director, Enterprise, Dr Simon Hepworth 
• Director, Graduate School, Professor Yun Xu  
• Director, Strategic Planning, Dr Malcolm Edwards 
• Lecturer, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Dr Alexandra Collins
• Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Myrsini Kaforou
• Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Dr Ana Mijic
• Assistant Professor, Business School, Dr Jiankun Sun
• Union President, Dr James Lloyd

The College Research Committee will meet on a monthly basis between September and July.  It is supported by the Vice-Provost’s Executive Officer. 

College Research Committee  summaries (where available) can be accessed by clicking the relevant meeting date below.