R&D People and Culture Strategy Steering Group
The role of this Steering Group was to oversee the development of the Research and Development (R&D) People and Culture Strategy.
This group has closed. The group was set up to oversee the development of the R&D People and Culture Strategy. The Strategy was published in July 2021.
These are the terms of reference for the group.
Purpose
The Steering Group oversaw the development of the Research and Development (R&D) People and Culture Strategy.
The role of the group was to advise and support the minister on the opportunities and challenges in developing a suitably ambitious R&D People and Culture Strategy.
Operation
The Steering Group was chaired by the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation.
The Group was supported by a Secretariat overseen by the Deputy Director for European Programmes in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Given the sensitive nature of some of the issues that might be discussed, the content of discussion remained confidential.
Membership
The Steering Group membership was drawn from across the R&D sector and includes UKRI, and key stakeholders selected for their experience of the research and innovation sector and their knowledge of the issues around people, culture, and talent that the strategy will address.
Attendance by substitutes will not normally be allowed except where:
- the member is unable to avoid being absent from the meeting
- that absence would significantly affect the quality of the discussion
- the member has agreed a designated standing substitute with the secretariat
Alternatively, a member who is unable to attend may provide written comments in advance of the meeting to the secretariat.
The members were:
| Name | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Professor Julia Buckingham | President, UUK and VC Brunel University |
| Suranga Chandratillake | Partner, Balderton Capital |
| Professor Sir Cary Cooper | Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at the Manchester Business School |
| Professor Dame Wendy Hall | Professor of Computer Science, Associate Vice-President of International Engagement, Southampton University and Executive Director of Web Science Institute |
| Professor Aditi Lahiri | Professor of Linguistics, University of Oxford |
| Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser | CEO, UKRI |
| Pamela Milne | Director of HR and Organisational Development, University of Dundee |
| Sir Paul Nurse | CEO and Director, Francis Crick Institute |
| Professor Eugene Oteng-Ntim | Professor of Obstetrics, King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
| Dr Hayaatun Sillem | CEO, Royal Academy of Engineering |
| Dr Malcolm Skingle | Director, Academic Liaison, GlaxoSmithKline |
| Paul Stein | Chief Technology Officer, Rolls Royce |
| Dr Beth Thompson | Head of Policy & Advocacy - UK & EU, Wellcome |