Arctic Research Programme
Management
Programme Executive Board (PEB)
The Arctic Research Programme will be governed by a Programme Executive Board which is responsible for the strategic direction and management of the programme and delivery of the programme's objectives. The Programme Executive Board will be chaired by NERC. The rest of the membership is currently being confirmed.
Programme Advisory Group (PAG)
The role of the Programme Advisory Group is to advise the Programme Executive Board on the strategic direction of the programme and integration of the programme science. The Programme Executive Board will retain responsibility for how such advice is used.
The Programme Advisory Group is made up of the following members:
- Professor David Thomas, Bangor University and the Finnish Environment Institute (Chair)
- Dr Sheldon Bacon, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
- Professor Lucy Carpenter, University of York
- Professor David Cope, Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology
- Stuart Doubleday, Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Professor Mary Edwards, University of Southampton
- Professor Lesley Gray, University of Reading
- Dr Helene Hewitt, UK Met Office
- Dr Tom Lachlan-Cope, British Antarctic Survey
- Dr Ray Leakey, Scottish Association for Marine Science
- Professor Alexander McKean Millner, University of Birmingham
- Dr Julian Murton, University of Sussex
- Dr Clare Robinson, University of Manchester
- Dr Jeremy Wilkinson, Scottish Association for Marine Science
- Dr Mathew Williams, University of Edinburgh
- Professor Philip Wookey, University of Stirling
- Professor Ian Wright, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
In particular, the Programme Advisory Group will:
- Advise on the development of the programme plans and their execution;
- Advise on the strategic direction of the programme, including scientific content of programme and announcements of opportunity;
- Advise on effective way to achieve programme integration;
- Advise on the development of international collaborative activities and UK partnerships. including emerging and future opportunities;
- Advise on user engagement and programme impact;
- Advise on appropriate ways to monitor and evaluate the progress of the programme towards its purpose and goals.
Programme Management Team
The day-to-day management of the programme will be carried out by a Programme Management Team, who report to the Programme Executive Board. The team will comprise members of BAS and NERC Swindon Office staff:
NERC Swindon Office
Jessica Batchelor (Programme Manager)
Arctic Programme Office (BAS)
Alan Rodger (Head of Team)
Cynan Ellis-Evans (Science Co-ordinator)
Heather Martin (Knowledge Exchange Co-ordinator)