The Research Committee is a sub committee of the Board of Studies, which is responsible to Senate for all matters relating to the organization of education, teaching and research in the School, including all examination matters.
The Research Committee deals with all matters concerning research in the School, with the aim of promoting a strategic research within the School.
Secretary to the Research Committee: If you would like further information about the Research Committee for the School of Management, please contact Suzanne Swallow ext 6162, or email: researchoffice@management.bath.ac.uk).
- Membership
- Terms of Reference
- Frequency of Meeting
- Schedule and Minutes of Meetings: 2012/13
- Other Relevant Links
Membership 2012/13
Terms of office expire on 31st July in the year stated.
| Professor Russ Vince | Associate Dean (Research) Chair | ex-officio |
| Professor Andrew Millington | Deputy Dean | ex-officio |
| Head of Research Development and Collaborations, RDSO | ex-officio | |
| Professor Paul Goodwin | Member of School academic staff | 2013 |
| Dr Richard Fairchild | Member of School academic staff | 2013 |
| Vacancy | Member of School research staff | |
| Professor Brian Squire | Member of School academic staff | 2013 |
| Vacancy | Member of School academic staff | |
| Dr Johanne Grosvold | Member of School academic staff | 2013 |
| Dr Jon Raelin | Member of School academic staff | 2014 |
| Professer Avi Shankar | Member of School academic staff | 2014 |
| Dr Niki Panteli | DoS PhD Programmes | 2014 |
In attendance: Secretary to the Committee - Suzanne Swallow
Terms of Reference
The School Research Committee will be responsible to the Board of Studies for the academic standards and quality of the School’s research and ‘reach-out’ activities, through:
(1) the development, promotion and enhancement of the School’s Research Strategy to meet the research objectives of the University as articulated in the Corporate Plan;
(2) the identification, monitoring and promotion of the means by which the School can meet current and emerging research opportunities with the particular goals of increasing research income and the quality of research output and meeting the other research objectives of the University as articulated in the Corporate Plan;
(3) monitoring, review and improvement of research performance across the School, including:
- oversight of bids for external funding, including the promotion of multidisciplinary research;
- analysis of research-related performance indicators, in particular those used in national research assessment.
(4) co-ordination and oversight of the School submission in respect of any national research assessment;
(5) consideration of the proposed establishment and disestablishment of research centres and appointment of their Directors and Deputy Directors for recommendation to the University's Research Committee;
(6) review of the performance of research centres and their continuity within the School on a three year cycle for recommendation to the University's Research Committee;
(7) monitoring of the annual research ethics returns from the School and addressing issues arising from these returns;
(8) promotion and sharing of good practice in respect of research.
Frequency of Meetings
The Research committee will meet at least twice in each semester, with additional meetings arranged as appropriate.
Meeting Dates
Academic Year 2012/13 (Proposed dates)
Tuesday 26th Sept 12:15
Tuesday 30th Oct 12:15
Tuesday 4th Dec 12:15
Tuesday 5th Feb 12:15
Tuesday 13th Mar 12:15
Tuesday 7st May 12:15
Thursday 11th June 12:15
Other Relevant Links:
School of Management
School of Management’s Board of Studies
School of Management’s Research Student Committee
School of Management’s Finance Office
Research Strategy and Committees page
Good Practice Code for Research
University of Bath’s Research Strategy - ![]()
