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Environment & Human Health

Programme Management Group

Members

• Chair: Pamela Kempton, Natural Environment Research Council
• Catherine Davies, The Wellcome Trust
• Gary Grubb, Economic & Social Research Council
• Sophia Abbasi, Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council
• Hannah Corney, Natural Environment Research Council
• Gavin Salisbury, Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council
• Jen Clemitson, Ministry of Defence
• Jane Stratford , DEFRA
• Heike Weber, Medical Research Council
• Richard Owen, Environment Agency
• Martin Williams, DEFRA
• David Russell, Health Protection Agency
• Alan Doyle, The Wellcome Trust
• Chris Booth, Environment Agency

Ex Officio members

• John Stephenson, Department of Health

Terms of reference

The Programme Management Group (PMG) is chaired by NERC. The group is made up of a representative from each funding organisation and has overall responsibility for the strategy of the Programme and the role of this group is to:

• have overall responsibility for the Programme, including final decisions on allocation of funding;

• appoint the Science Advisory Committee (SAC) and Programme Co-ordinator, who will report to the PMG, advising on the Announcement of Opportunity, scientific remit of the Programme, and future direction of the programme; the PMG will ensure that the SAC has the correct balance of representation to cover all the disciplines involved in the Environment and Human Health Programme;

• agree the strategic aims of the Programme and the types of activity that will be supported, e.g. capacity building (however, science priorities will be identified by the SAC);

• agree the detailed methods of implementation of the Programme, including arrangements for making awards through the partner Councils and finding an agreed way for all funders to work together;

• finalise the membership of panel(s) for the assessment of proposals;

• prepare options for consideration by the SAC, relevant to the SAC terms of reference; and

• manage the Programme budget in an appropriate manner.

The Management Group will report formally at least once a year, through the Chair, to the Chief Executives (or nominated person) of all the funding organisations involved. The Chief Executive of the NERC, as lead Council, will be responsible for reporting to RCUK.