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DARE UK programme governance

Find out about DARE UK’s governance, including the Programme Board and the Scientific and Technical Advisory Group.

DARE UK Programme Board

The DARE UK Programme Board is a decision-making group responsible for overseeing the delivery, financial management and monitoring and evaluation of the DARE UK programme. It is also responsible for ensuring a coherent programme of activity and alignment with the wider activities of the UK Research and Innovation Digital Research Infrastructure Programme.

Members of the Programme Board include: 

  • Professor Patrick Chinnery, Medical Research Council (Chair)
  • Professor Felix Ritchie, University of the West of England (Deputy Chair)
  • Professor Emily Jefferson, DARE UK Interim Director (Observer)
  • Dr Michael Ball, Medical Research Council
  • Dr Emma Gordon, Economic and Social Research Council
  • Dr Richard Gunn, UK Research and Innovation
  • Dr Angela Coulter, Public Contributor
  • Professor David Ford, Swansea University (Chair, DARE UK Scientific and Technical Advisory Group)

Previous members of the Programme Board:

  • Hans-Erik G. Aronson, Former DARE UK  Director (Observer)
  • Dr Catherine Bromley, Economic and Social Research Council
  • Dr Justin O’Byrne, UK Research and Innovation
  • John Marsh, Former Public Contributor

You can find the programme board terms of reference in the documents section towards the bottom of this page.

DARE UK Phase 1 Scientific and Technical Advisory Group

The DARE UK Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) advises the DARE UK Programme Board and Director and brings wider cross-discipline and sector engagement to help identify strategic direction, highlighting challenges, insights and opportunities to the delivery of the Programme.

Members of the STAG include:

  • Professor David Ford, Swansea University (Chair)
  • Dr Claire Bloomfield, Centre for Improving Data Collaboration, NHSX
  • Professor David De Roure, University of Oxford
  • Professor Ben Goldacre, Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
  • Professor Søren Holm, University of Manchester
  • Phil Kershaw, Centre for Environmental Data Analysis
  • Maisie McKenzie, Public Contributor
  • Chris Monk, Public Contributor
  • Professor Mark Parsons, University of Edinburgh
  • Professor Tom Rodden, UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport
  • Professor Elena Simperl, King’s College London
  • Peter Stokes, Office for National Statistics

You can find the STAG terms of reference below.

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