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Accountability
Scope
Terms Of Reference
Memberships
Meetings
Accountability
As this is a new service area, the Research Data Services Group function will be served by the current Executive for the UCL Research Data Services programme activity. The Research Data Services Executive is accountable to the: Research IT Executive Group (RITE).
Scope
The scope of the UCL Research Data Project Board covers all new IT services aimed at providing Central Research Data Services to support research activities at UCL, such as:
- UCL Research Data Storage
- UCL Research Data Archiving
- Research Data Search and Access
Terms of Reference
- Review, advise and recommend project bids in UCL-wide Research Data activity for consideration to the Research IT Executive (RITE) to realise RIISG strategic objectives and benefits.
- Act as UCL’s representatives and champions for Research Data Management good practice and related activity across campus.
- Own the UCL Research Data Roadmap; guide project activity to reach destinations/ strategic objectives.
- Own the UCL Research Data Policy; review policy every 12 months.
- Own and take responsibility for the Research Data Benefits register; actively review the register and guide projects in the research data domain to realise benefits.
- Commission and consider post-project reviews and promote learning.
- Act as the escalation group to resolve issues that are beyond the authority/ability of Project Boards.
- Escalate major issues and aspects of the research data domain that impact or are impacted by UCL policy to the RITE and RIISG.
Membership
| Name | Department |
Paul Ayris (Chair) (Deputy: Martin Moyle) | Director, UCL Library Services |
Oliver Duke-Williams (Deputy: David Beavan) | Department of Information Studies |
| Nick Brook | Dean of Maths and Physical Sciences |
| Clare Gryce | Research IT Services |
| Daniel Hanlon | Research Data Services |
| John Kaye | Research Data, JISC (External) |
| Asim Khwaja | Faculty of Medical Sciences |
| Anson Mackay | Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences |
| Margaret O'Brien | Director, Thomas Coram Research Unit, IOE |
| Jacky Pallas | Office of the Vice Provost (Research) |
| Anthony Peacock | School of Life and Medical Sciences |
| Alan Penn | Dean of the Bartlett, Faculty of the Built Environment |
| Spiros Denaxas | Faculty of Population Health Sciences |
| Geraint Rees | Dean of the UCL Faculty of Life Sciences |
Melissa Terras (Deputy: David Beavan) | Director, UCL Centre for Digital Humanities |
Richard Wortley (Deputy: Gordon Butler) | Director, Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science |
Meetings
The group will meet at least once a term.
Secretarial support will be provided by ISD Administrative Services.
Meeting minutes are provided below: