1.9 Advisory Boards and Committees of Research Centres and Institutes

Please note that this page is in the process of being updated for the 2017/18 academic year.

Yesu Persaud Centre of Caribbean Studies: Advisory Board

The Director of the Centre and Chair of Committee	Dr Fabienne Viala
The Head of the Department of English	Professor David Morley
Three members of the Management Committee	To be appointed To be appointed To be appointed

Centre for Competitive Advantage in Global Economy: Advisory Board

Chair

Mrs F Cairncross (appointed 2010)

Director of the Centre

Prof. N. Crafts

Members of the Centre

Professor S. Becker

Professor M. Harrison

Members of the University

Professor P. Elias

Professor S. Swain

Professor S. Roper

Members External to the University

Professor S. Ogilvie

Mr L. Halligan

Mr S. Lee

Mr Nigel Miller

Mr Jim Reid

Centre for Cultural Policy Studies: Advisory Board

Chair	To be appointed
Director	Prof. J. Ahearne
Three members of the Management Committee of the Centre	Prof. O. Bennet Dr C. Bilton Dr J. Vickery
Up to five other persons external to the University, appointed by the Senate	TBA

Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research: Advisory Board

Chair	Dr Margaret Threadgold (2015)
The Director of the Centre, ex officio	Professor Geoff Lindsay
One other member of the Centre elected by and from the membership of the Centre	Mrs Mairi Ann Cullen (2015)
The Director of the Institute of Education, ex officio	Mr Ian Abbott
The Chair of the Board of the Faculty of Social Sciences, ex officio	Professor Chris Hughes
Two members of the academic staff of the Faculty of Social Sciences appointed by the Board of the Faculty	Professor Shirin Rai Professor Chris Read (2015)
Eight members external to the University appropriately qualified, appointed by the Senate on the nomination of the Director of the Centre	Dr Mike Freeman Mrs Sue Band (2015) Mrs Margaret Threadgold (2015) The remainder to be appointed
Three further academic members appointed by the Senate on the nomination of the Director	Professor Sarah Stewart-Brown (2015) The remainder to be appointed

Centre for the History of Medicine: Advisory Board

Chair	To be appointed as required
The Director of the Centre	Dr R. Bivins (to August 2015)
Members of Centre (teaching staff)	Dr M. Thomson Prof. H. Marland Dr C. Stein Dr A. Davis Dr H. Chiang
Members of Centre (Research Fellows)	Dr T. Woloshyn Dr N. Duvall (from January 2015) Dr M. Charleroy (from May 2015)
Other co-opted Members	To be appointed as required

Centre for Research in Economic Theory and Applications: Advisory Board

TBC

Centre for Research in Philosophy, Literature and the Arts

Chair
Co-Directors of the Centre	Professor M. Beistegui(2013)
Two other representatives elected by the Programme Committee
Two members of the Centre’s academic staff
Two academics who are not members of the University, one of whom will be elected by the Committee as Chair of the Committee
Two members of the Executive Committee appointed by the Executive Committee

Centre for the Study of Safety and Well-Being: Advisory Board

Chair	Professor Nickie Charles (acting chair until second term 2014-15)
Director of the Centre	Dr Ravi Thiara
Director of Lifelong Learning	Dr. Fergus McKay
Up to three academic members of the Management Committee, elected by and from the membership of the Centre	Professor J. Masson (2007) Dr M. Paul (2007) Dr C. Hughes (2007)
Up to three other members of the academic and research staff of the University, appointed by Senate for renewable terms, normally of three years	Dr Ravi Thiara Dr Khursheed Wadia Dr Christine Harrison
Up to ten appropriately qualified members, external to the University, appointed by the Senate for renewable terms, normally of three years	Professor Lorraine Radford Diane Whitfield Dr Hannana Siddiqui Sumanta Roy Dr Marianna Tortell Hilary Fisher Atuki Turner TBA TBA
Up to two representatives of graduate or diplomate learners in the University	J. Ellis (2006) J. Nixon (2006)

Centre for the Study of the Renaissance: Advisory Board

Chair	Professor D Howard (from July 2018)
The Director of the Centre, appointed by the Senate on the recommendation of the Board of the Faculty of Arts, initially for a period of three years	Professor I. De Smet (from Oct 2014)
The Course Directors, ex officio	Dr M. Nievergelt (English) (from Oct 2017)
Three members of the academic staff of the Committee of the Centre	To be appointed
Three student representatives elected to the Committee of the Centre	To be appointed
Up to five other persons, not normally in the employment of the University, appointed for terms of up to five years	Dr S. Parissien Dr K Kennedy

Industrial Relations Research Unit: Advisory Committee

Chair	Prof. W. Brown
The Director of the Unit, appointed by the Advisory Committee on the Appointment of Chairs of Departments	Prof. G Meardi Prof K Hoque (acting Director 2014/15)
The Dean of Warwick Business School, ex officio	Prof. M Taylor
All senior academic staff of the Unit	Prof. K Hoque
Two members appointed by and from the academic research staff of the Unit	Dr D. Dean Dr J. Donaghey
Three further members of the academic staff of the University with interests in the field appointed by the Senate	Prof. C. Warhurst Prof. C. Wolkowitz To be appointed
Up to seven appropriately qualified members external to the University appointed by the Senate	Mr D. Coats Mr M. Emmmott Prof. S. Tailby Mr D. Yeandle
One assessor from Confederation of British Industry	Mr N. Carberry
One assessor from Trades Union Congress	Ms R. Johnston
One assessor from Department of Trade and Industry	Mr B. Wells
One assessor from Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service	Mr R. Johnson

Institute for Employment Research: Advisory Board

Chair	TBC
The Director of the Institute	TBC
The Chair of the Department of Economics, ex officio	TBC
The Professors and Principal Research Fellows of the Institute	TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC
One member appointed by and from the academic staff of the Institute	TBC
Three members to be appointed by the Senate, for terms normally of three years	To be appointed
Up to five members external to the University, to be appointed by the Senate for terms normally of three years	To be appointed
Up to three co-opted members	To be appointed

Modern Records Centre: Advisory Board

Chair	Lady D. Warwick (2012)
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, ex officio	Professor M. Smith
The Librarian, ex officio	Ms A. Bell
The Archivist, ex officio	To be appointed
The six members of the Academic Committee, appointed by the Senate	Professor H. Marland Professor M. Luddy Dr M. Thomson Professor R. Aldrich Professor L. Dickens Professor M. Finn
Up to six members external to the University appointed by the Senate on the recommendation of the Academic Committee	Professor B. Fryer (2011) Lord Morris of Handsworth (2013) Professor P. Thane (2011) Professor D. Howell (2011) Professor J. Martin (2012) Dr K. Gildart (2012)
One representative of the TUC appointed by the TUC	Ms J. Henderson
One representative of the CBI appointed by the CBI	Ms C. Smith
Up to four members co-opted by the Board	Ms R. Donaghy (2010)

Social Theory Centre: Advisory Committee

Chair	Professor W. Outhwaite (2009)
Co-Directors of the Centre	Dr R. Rogowski (2009) Dr C. Turner (2009)
Two other representatives elected by the Programme Committee	Dr P. Poellner Professor N. Thrift
Two members of the Centre's academic staff	Professor P. Wagner Professor N. Whiteside
Two academics who are not members of the University, one of whom will be elected by the Committee as Chair of the Committee	Professor M. Gane (2009) Professor W. Outhwaite (2009)
Two members of the Executive Committee appointed by the Executive Committee	Professor R. Fine Professor S. Fuller