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
• Angela Ruddock, 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.

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.