Research Policy Committee

The Research Policy Committee is a committee of the General Board.

It is responsible for research policy, cross-School research initiatives and advising on strategic matters relating to the University’s research activities.

Membership

Chair

  • Professor Sir John Aston (Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research)

Members

  • Professor Jeremy Baumberg
  • Professor Sarah Bray
  • Dr Mireia Crispin Ortuzar
  • Professor Manali Desai
  • Professor Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni
  • Professor Gordon Harold
  • Professor Chris Hunter
  • Professor Anna-Leena Korhonen
  • Professor Patrick Maxwell
  • Professor Roísín Owens
  • Professor Nigel Peake
  • Professor Richard Penty
  • Professor John Pyle
  • Professor David Savage
  • Dr Ayesha Siddiqi
  • Professor Jon Simons
  • Professor Jocelyn Wyburd

Meeting dates

2025/26 meetings

  • 9 October 2025
  • 27 November 2025
  • 29 January 2026
  • 12 March 2026
  • 30 April 2026
  • 25 June 2026

2026/27 meetings

  • 8 October 2026
  • 26 November 2026
  • 28 January 2027
  • 11 March 2027
  • 29 April 2027
  • 24 June 2027

Contact the Secretary

rpc@admin.cam.ac.uk

Minutes

If you have a University of Cambridge account, you can view the Research Policy Committee’s minutes on the Committees Hub.

Terms of Reference 

The Research Policy Committee’s responsibilities, membership and procedures are set out in its Terms of Reference.

View the Research Policy Committee’s Terms of Reference

Committees Hub

Committee members and attendees can access the Research Policy Committee site through the Committees Hub.

Sub-committees and other bodies

The following sub-committees and bodies report to the Research Policy Committee.

Sub-committees

  • Advisory Group on Research Purpose
  • Cambridge Internal Steering Committee for the Alan Turing Institute
  • Complex Applications Review Group
  • Conflict of Interest Sub-Group
  • Large Grant Contribution Fund Oversight Group
  • Maxwell Centre Steering Committee
  • Open Research Steering Committee
  • Public Engagement Advisory Group
  • Research Culture Steering Committee (reports jointly to Human Resources Committee)
  • Researcher Development Committee
  • Sustainable Research Sub-Committee
  • Trusted Research Working Group
  • University Research Ethics Committee
  • Working Group on Handling Security-Sensitive Research Material

Initiatives

  • Interdisciplinary Research Centres
  • Strategic Research Initiatives
  • Strategic Research Networks

Organisations

  • Cambridge Enterprise
  • Centre for Science and Policy