The Secretariat plays a key role in the development and delivery of the assessment framework and comprises two different positions:
- up to 12 panel advisors who provide high level procedural guidance to a main panel and a group of sub-panels
- up to 21 panel secretaries who provide high-quality, dedicated secretariat support and procedural guidance to up to two sub-panels
Panel membership
Advisors
| Name | Job title | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Riches | Head of Research Excellence | Manchester Metropolitan University |
| Elizabeth Westlake | Assistant Director and Head of Research Environment and Policy | The University of Birmingham |
| Gillian Fairbairn | Director of Research, Innovation and Impact | The University of Surrey |
| Jane Hallett | Head of Research Excellence | University of the West of England |
| Jenny Hulin | Research Excellence Manager | Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd |
| Jessica Cockell | Senior Research Manager | Guildhall School of Music & Drama |
| Julia Smith | Reader in Accounting and Finance | University of Strathclyde |
| Kirsty Steed | School Research Manager | University of Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Luke Postlethwaite | Head of Research Culture, Development and Environment | University of Salford |
| Natalie Wall | Strategic Research Impact Lead | King’s College London |
| Pilar Pousada Solino | Director, Research and Innovation Services | The University of Hull |
| Shelly Anne Stringer | Research Evaluation Manager | University of Oxford |
Secretaries
| Name | Job title | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Aisha Yousuf | Recruitment Coordinator | The University of Warwick |
| Betty Woessner | Research Development and Compliance Manager | City St George’s, University of London |
| Cathal Rogers | Research Culture and Assessment Manager | University of Manchester |
| Claire Fenton | REF Manager | Bournemouth University |
| Dan Thomson | Senior Research Manager | Aston University |
| David Jones | University REF Manager | The University of Sheffield |
| Elena Varela Fuentes | REF and Impact Manager | Anglia Ruskin University |
| Gemma Fitzsimmons | Head of Research Information and Systems | University of Southampton |
| Jane Shepard | Head of Research and Knowledge Exchange Staff Development | University of the Arts London (UAL) |
| Joanna Phillips | Research and Impact Development Officer | The University of Leeds |
| Julia Sheldrake | Associate Director Research Services | The University of East Anglia |
| Kate Payne | Senior Research Administrator | University of Durham |
| Laura Healy | Research Quality and Excellence Manager | Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe |
| Linda Ko-Ferrigno | University Impact Manager | University of York |
| Lynn Christie | Senior Research Administrator | University of St Andrews |
| Mel Nakisa | Research Excellence Manager | Cranfield University |
| Nick Mithen | Head of Research Culture and Researcher Development | The University of Hull |
| Rachel Wang | Senior Lecturer | Oxford Brookes University |
| Tessa Piper | Research Excellence Manager | Coventry University |
| Wilson Chan | Research Excellence Manager | SOAS University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies) |
| Zi Parker | Head of the Doctoral College | Queen Mary University of London |