Research Integrity and Governance Steering Committee

The Research Integrity and Governance Steering Group (RI&G Steering Group) brings together representatives from across the Oxford Brooks with responsibilities for research integrity and governance, to report, share good practice, and inform the development of University policy. It aims to review and coordinate University policies and procedures relating to the good governance of research and the ethical conduct of research, ensure integrity through the implementation of good research practices, and to facilitate the appropriate structures, groups, and processes for building an open research culture.

Meeting dates

RI&G Steering Group meets twice a semester. The dates for 2025/2026 are:

  • Thursday 18th September 2025
  • Wednesday 19th November 2025
  • Thursday 22 January 2026
  • Wednesday 29th April 2026

Membership

  • Chair: Nigel Crook
  • Research Culture & Practice Manager: Robyn Curtis
  • Director of Researcher Development: Susan Brooks
  • Researcher Development Coordinator: Jennie Cripps
  • Chair of University Research Ethics Committee: Sarah Quinton
  • Research Data Manager: Nina Lewin
  • Research Liaison Lead: Aaron Worsley
  • Head of the Research Degrees Team: Catherine Joyejob
  • Research Link Lead for Human Resources: Kerryanne Quinn
  • Research & Innovation Networks & KE Manager: TBA
  • UKRN Institutional Lead: Eric White
  • UKRN Local Network Lead: Joseph Corneli
  • Research Link Lead for Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences: TBA
  • Research Link Lead for Faculty of Health and Life Sciences: TBA
  • Research Link Lead for Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment: Tjeerd Olde Scheper
  • Research Link Lead for Oxford Brookes Business School: Mary Davis
  • Early Career Researcher Representative: Maryam Mani
  • PhD student representative: TBA
  • University Research Ethics Officer: Lauren Morry