UK NSC Research and Methodology Group (RMG)

This expert group identifies UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) research requirements and advises on mechanisms to address them.

Asking the RMG for support or advice 

You can ask the RMG for support or advice on screening research proposals within its remit.

See UK NSC RMG: submitting research requests for more information. 

Any submissions received up to 4 weeks before a meeting date will be evaluated at that meeting. The RMG aims to respond to applicants within 6 weeks of its meetings. 

Upcoming meeting dates and deadlines 

Submission deadline RMG meeting date Response deadline
13 April 2025 6 May 2025 17 June 2025
16 June 2025 14 July 2025 25 August 2025
6 October 2025 3 November 2025 15 December 2025

Membership 

The members of this group are: 

  • Prof Sian Taylor-Phillips, Chair (Professor of Population Health, University of Warwick) 

  • Dr Ania Bobrowska (UK Head of Literature Reviews and Synthesis, Costello Medical) 

  • Prof Karla Hemming (Professor of Biostatistics, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham) 

  • Prof Katherine Payne (Professor of Health Economics, The University of Manchester) 

  • Dr Jo Waller (Reader in Cancer Behavioural Science, King’s College London) 

  • Dr Adam Brentnall (Senior Lecturer in Biostatistics, Queen Mary University of London) 

  • Prof Joan Morris (Professor of Medical Statistics, St George’s University of London) 

Terms of reference 

RMG terms of reference 

Register of interests 

Register of interests of RMG members

Contact details

uknsc@dhsc.gov.uk