Committees

Senior Management Group

Members: Olaf Ansorge, Chrystalina Antoniades, David Bennett, Holly Bridge, Susan Downes, David Dupret, Andrew Farmery, Russell Foster, Michele Hu, Heidi Johansen-Berg, Peter Magill, Karla Miller, Kyle Pattinson, Peter Rothwell, George Tofaris, Ben Seymour, Louise Silver, Gabriele De Luca, Helen Higham, Aarti Jagannath, Peter Jezzard, Laura Parkkinen, Stuart Peirson, Richard Webster.

Strategy Group

Members: David Bennett, Andrew Farmery, Russell Foster, Heidi Johansen-Berg, Peter Magill, Peter Rothwell, Moira Westwood. 

Finance Committee (PDF)

The Finance Committee has a remit to provide oversight of Department finances and make recommendations to the Head of Department, Strategy Group, and Senior Management Group about opportunities for growth, development, improving financial sustainability, and administration of the financial activities of NDCN.  

Members: Kevin Talbot, Paul McNulty, Moira Westwood, Deirdre Newman, Zam Cader, Rogier Mars, Sarah Pendlebury, Huiling Tan, Rosie Warren, Kanmin Xue, Alberto Lazari.

People and Culture Oversight Group (PDF)

The People & Culture Oversight Group has a remit to drive action to develop a positive workplace culture and research environment by advising the Head of Department, Strategy Group, and Senior Management Group on departmental People and Culture strategy, agreeing and reviewing strategic objectives, and providing oversight and coordination of the People & Culture Working Groups as well as other groups undertaking activities to support NDCN’s People and Culture strategy.

Members: Ben Seymour, Aarti Jagannath, Karla Miller, Stuart Pierson, Carol Delamere, Suzanne Ii, Alexandra Almeida.

Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Team (PDF)

The Athena SWAN scheme recognises the importance of ensuring gender equality in scientific career advancement. Following the department’s previous Silver Award, the Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Team (AS SAT) has a remit to implement the Athena SWAN action plan and to prepare for the next application.

Members: Jasmine Gan, Helen Higham, Sara Mazzucco, Deirdre Newman, Bernd Taschler, Moira Westwood, Wenchuan Wu, Suzanne Ii, Joanna Whiting, Melanie Alexis-Butler, Raja Jayaram, Rebecca Truby, Karla Miller.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Working Group (PDF)

The EDI Working Group has a remit to develop, implement and monitor a strategic plan to improve EDI within the Department. 

Members: Maddie Welland, Linxin Li, Melanie Alexis-Butler, Mosab Ali Awadelkareem, Helen Barron, Gabriele De Luca, Helen Higham, Suzanne Ii, Kim Lovegrove, Sumathi Sekaran, Moira Westwood, Varin Rahman, Sam Webb, Juju Fars, Amin Mottahedin, Izabelle Lovgren. 

Research Culture Working Group (PDF)

The Research Culture Working Group has a remit to develop, monitor, and implement improvements in departmental research culture. The Working Group will advise the Head of Department, Strategy Group, and Senior Management Group on issues such as collegiality, recognition, career pathways, research integrity, and open research.

Members: Carol Delamere, Benjamin Tendler, Richard Webster, Aarti Jagannath, Akanksha Bafna, Jacqueline Palace, Ruxandra Dafinca, Betina Ip, Sarah Vollam, Suzanne Ii, Polytimi Frangou, Helen Collins, Aleema Iqbal.

Clinical Neurosciences Society (PDF)

The Clinical Neurosciences Society (CNS) has a remit to promote educational, developmental, and social events for everyone in NDCN. The CNS membership will include members from all divisions and representing all groups in NDCN (PSS, research and academic staff, students, medical support staff).

Members: Georgios Baskozos, Pao-Sheng Chang, Clemence Ligneul, Jimena Perez Sanchez, Chor Lai Lam, Helen Johnson, Akudziwe Mawere, Sarah Schreiber, Alice Clare, Niki Andrew, Eva Sierra Silvestre, Hanna Sjoberg, Wenqianglong Li, Ioana Grigoras, Matthew Weightman, Rebecca Willis, Ahmed Salman, Anna Verghese, Jishi John, Sophia Basarrate, Sara Bolivar Martin.

Health and Safety Committee (PDF)

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Graduate Studies Committee (PDF)

The Graduate Studies Committee has a remit to ensure that NDCN graduate study programmes are run and managed to the highest standard delivering teaching and research excellence. The committee is responsible for ensuring that University policies and procedures are adhered to and that appropriate departmental policies and procedures are developed as required.

Members: Chrystalina Antoniades, Peter Jezzard, Kyle Pattinson, David Dupret, Catharina Zich, Sara Mazzucco, Annina Schmid, Alexander Davies, Sumathi Sekaran, Kanmin Xue, Jason Lerch, Melanie Fleming, Moira Westwood, Akudziwe Mawere, Helen Johnson, Katharine Ware.

Engagement and Impact Committee (PDF)

The Engagement & Impact Committee has a remit to advise the Head of Department, Strategy Group, and Senior Management Group on engagement and impact matters. The Committee aims to ensure that NDCN maintains a high-quality engagement strategy reflecting the world leading research across the department and maximising opportunities for NDCN research to shape culture, business, policy, and clinical practice.

Members: Niki Andrew, Louise Aukland, Livia Civitelli, David Dupret, Lauren Quinn, Carinne Piekema, Rachel Sharman, Martin Turner, Jo Whiting.

Open Data and Information Governance Working Group

The Open Data & Information Security Working Group is a special working group convened in the 2021-2022 academic year in order to identify priority areas for NDCN relating to open data and information governance.

Members: Louise Silver, Karoline Wartolowska, Rafal Bogacz, Raja Jayaram, Ben Micklem, Duncan Mortimer, Stuart Clare, Andreas Themistocleous.

Women in Clinical Neuroscience

The Women in Clinical Neuroscience Network (WICN) was established in 2021 with money from the University of Oxford Diversity Fund to empower and support female clinical academics in NDCN to progress their clinical academic careers.

Undergraduate Education Committee

Members: Gabe De Luca, Helen Johnson, Emma Woodford, Gina Hadley, Audrey Mykula, Sanjeeva Jeyaretna, Lisa Fraser, Derrick Massey, Rachel Lane, Sara Lonigro, Maria Isabel Leite, Martin Gillies, Lucy Matthews, Andreas Themistocleous, Alex Williamson, Anna Brain, Phil Mathieson, Helen Higham, Oliver Jones, Ivan Paul, Xin You Tai