Organisation and membership

The Supervisory Board reports to the Local Network Leads and Institutional Leads, and to the Stakeholder Engagement Group, by means of an annual report (in July) and meeting (in March). Supervisory Board representatives are elected from their member group, as outlined in the the UKRN Terms of Reference.

UKRN Supervisory Board Members

Contact: supervisory-board@ukrn.org

Marcus Munafò (Chair)

Marcus Munafò (Chair)

Bristol

Marcus Munafò is Professor of Biological Psychology at the University of Bristol and Programme Lead within the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit. He has a long-standing interest in meta-research, and the factors and incentive structures that shape researcher behaviour and research quality.

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Emily Farran

Emily Farran

Surrey

Emily Farran is Professor of Cognitive Development, at the University of Surrey, UK, where she directs the Cognition, Genes & Developmental Variability Lab. The broad aim of her ‎research is to characterise typical and atypical development of cognitive functions within the context of the developing ‎brain.

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Eike Mark Rinke

Eike Mark Rinke

Leeds

Eike Mark Rinke joined the University of Leeds as a Lecturer in Politics and Media in 2019 following postdoctoral work in the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES). He has studied at the University of Mannheim, George Washington University, and the University of Erfurt, and was a visiting researcher and instructor at the University of Washington and the İzmir University of Economics.

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Etienne Roesch

Etienne Roesch

Reading

Etienne Roesch is Professor of Applied Statistics & Cognitive Science at the University of Reading, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Integrative Neuroscience & Neurodynamics. He is interested in the development of statistical methods for reproducibility, and improving the training of scientists in reproducible research practices.

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Harvinder  Virk

Harvinder Virk

Leicester

Harvinder Virk is a NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine at the University of Leicester, Leicester..

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Malcolm Macleod

Malcolm Macleod

Edinburgh

Malcolm Macleod is Professor of Neurology and Translational Neurosciences at the University of Edinburgh. He is interested in increasing value and reducing waste in biomedical research, and in developing and evaluating strategies to achieve these goals.

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