Meet the 19 external peer reviewers who will evaluate the UK HR Excellence in Research process

12/06/2014
Today, Vitae is delighted to announce the names of 19 peer reviewers, selected for their complementary experience and expertise, who will undertake the external review of UK institutions’ progress and plans

The HR Excellence in Research Award acknowledges that institutions have an HR Strategy in place for researchers mapped against the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, and a robust action plan for implementation. These are reviewed internally after two years and then by external reviewers after four years. The external review will confirm whether the institution should retain the Award.

Today, Vitae is delighted to announce the names of 19 peer reviewers, selected for their complementary experience and expertise, who will undertake the external review of UK institutions’ progress and plans, the first set of which are due in September and December 2014.

“Vitae would like to thank all those that submitted applications to be peer reviewers. We had a large number of high quality applications from colleagues across Europe with a wide range of roles and experience of HR strategies for researchers. On behalf of the UK panel, I am delighted to announce the following set of peer reviewers.” Ellen Pearce, Director, Vitae

 The peer reviewers are:

  • Professor Louise Ackers, Chair in Social Policy, University of Salford
  • Dr Louise Bright, Associate Director Wales, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education
  • Jo Bradford, Director, University Research Office, City University London
  • Juan Manuel García Camús, Advisor for the Vicerrector for Research, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
  • Rob Daley, Director of Researcher Development, University of York
  • Isabelle Halleux, R&D Executive Director, University of Liege
  • Majken Houbourg, HR Officer, Copenhagen Business School
  • Johan Huysse, Senior Policy Advisor Labour Relations, Association of Dutch Universities (VSNU)
  • Brigita Krsnik Horvat, Head of UM Projects and Researchers Support Office, University of Maribor
  • Dr Lowry McComb, Director of Researcher Development, Durham University
  • Julie McClelland, Director of Human Resources, University of Huddersfield
  • Nia Meacher, Deputy Director, HR (Development), Bangor University
  • Julie Northam, Head of Research and Knowledge Exchange, Bournemouth University
  • Giuliana Rubbia, Senior Technologist in Central Administration, Past President of Equal Opportunities Committee, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
  • Dr Sharon Saunders, Researcher Development Consultant, University of Cambridge
  • Victoria Sedman, Researcher Training and Development Manager, Graduate School, University of Nottingham
  • Justin Synnott, Manager, EU Office, UCD Research, University College Dublin
  • Erik Van Beers, HR Policy Advisor, Tilburg University (UVT)
  • Neil Walford, Head of Organisational Development, Institute of Cancer Research

More information about the Award and the four year external review

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