Terms of Reference

Advise the Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise) on:

• All matters relating to the development and subsequent implementation of the College’s Research Strategy 2015-2019
• Responses to external consultations relating to research and research training
• Opportunities to communicate and promote the profile of research and its impacts at Imperial
• Implementation of the College's research data management and open access policies, College's compliance with external funder mandates, and related scholarly communications initiatives
• Opportunities to engage in research partnerships
• Best practice from across the sector that can inform enhancement within College
• Strategic funding opportunities and priorities
• Stakeholder relationships including those with the research councils and other funders, with learned societies and with government.

 Receive and consider reports from:

• Faculty Research Committees
• Graduate School
• Library Services
• Others as appropriate to the membership.

 Core Membership:

• Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise), Professor Nick Jennings  - Chair
• Head of Funding Strategy, Research Office, Dr Angela Kingman - Secretary
• Vice-Dean (Research), Faculty of Engineering, Professor Mary Ryan
• Research Strategy Manager (or equivalent), Faculty of Engineering, Ms Jane Williams 
• Vice-Dean (Research), Faculty of Natural Sciences, Professor Paul French
• Research Strategy Manager (or equivalent), 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
• Associate Dean of Faculty and Research, Business School, Professor Carol Propper
• Research Strategy Manager (or equivalent), Business School, Dr David Wilson
• Director, Research Office, Mrs Lynne Cox 
• Director of Library Services, Mrs Chris Banks
• Director of Enterprise, Dr Simon Hepworth
• Director, Graduate School, Professor Sue Gibson
• Director of Strategic Planning, Dr Malcolm Edwards
• Minute Secretary, Research Office, Miss Emily Roche

Ad-Hoc members by invitation:

• Head of International Office
• Head of Research Communications
• Head of Scholarly Communications Management
• Chief Executive of Imperial Consultants
• Head of Postdoc Development Centre
• Faculty Deans (Deans will always be invited to attend meetings when visits from funding bodies or other important external stakeholders are taking place).

The Vice-Provost's Advisory Group for Research will meet on a monthly basis between September and July.  It is supported by the Funding Strategy team in the Research Office.