University Ethics of Research Committee
The University Ethics of Research Committee ensures that research is conducted according to appropriate ethical and research integrity frameworks. It facilitates, encourages and teaches best practice across the University and has strategic oversight over ethics committees and processes embedded within UOB. The UERC is an advisory committee to the University Research Committee, the Senate and the Board of Trustees, charged with sustaining a University-wide awareness of research ethics and integrity issues.
The committee membership is comprised of the:
- Chair
- Deputy Chair and Faculty of Life Sciences Representative
- Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences Representative
- Faculty of Engineering and Science Representative
- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
- Chair, Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Board
- Independent Member
- Independent Member
- Head of Research Governance
- Research Ethics and Integrity Manager
- Deputy University Secretary (or delegate)
- Elected Postgraduate Research or Taught Faculty Representative
- Co-opted members as agreed by Senate
Current members
- Professor Matthew Brown - (Chair)
- Professor Ingeborg Hers (Deputy Chair and Appointed Faculty member)
- Dr Peter Whitall (Appointed lay member)
- Dr Clare McConnell (Appointed lay member)
- Ms Jane Bridgewater (Deputy University Secretary & Head of Legal Services)
- Professor Rachel Flecker (Appointed Faculty member)
- Dr Conor Houghton (Appointed Faculty member)
- Professor Andrew Charlesworth (Appointed Faculty member)
- Mr Andrew Boyd (Appointed Faculty member)
- Ms Sally Robinson (Chair, Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Board)
- Miss Antonia Voigt (Appointed PGR student member)
- Mr Adam Taylor (Head of Research Governance)
- Mr Liam McKervey (Research Ethics and Integrity Manager)
- Mr Marc Moyce (Committee Secretary)
- Mx Aisling Marray (Committee Secretary)
University Ethics of Research Committee Terms of Reference_18.05.23 (PDF, 225kB)