Members of the Responsible Research Assessment Working Group

Current Members

Americas
Cynthia Veronica JeppesenNational Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)
Argentina
Robert McLeanInternational Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Canada
Lucía MonteiroNational Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII)
Uruguay
Shawn McGuirk (Co-Chair)Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Canada
Sarah OveringtonNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Canada
Niels Olsen Saraiva CâmaraUniversity of São Paulo/São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
Brazil
 
Asia-Pacific
Grace EstilloreDOST PCIEERD
Philippines
Grant WhitesmanAustralian Research Council
Australia
Joanne LooyenMinistry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE)
New Zealand
LI WencongNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
China
Sasti OrsaNational Research and Innovation Agency
Indonesia
 
Europe
Anne CodyHealth Research Board (HRB)
Ireland
Catriona Firth
(Co-chair 2021–23)
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
United Kingdom
James MorrisScience Europe
Europe
Jean-Emmanuel FaureEuropean Commission
Europe
Jenny ClarkinScience Foundation Ireland (SFI)
Ireland
Matthias KiesselbachGerman Research Foundation (DFG)
Germany
Sean SapcariuLuxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)
Luxembourg
Selcan KarabulutScientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TUBITAK)
Türkiye
 
MENA
Abdelmajid BenamaraFederation of Arab Scientific Councils
Sudan
Ahmed FahalFederation of Arab Scientific Councils
Sudan
Mohammed Ahmad S.
Al-Shamsi (Co-Chair)
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
Saudi Arabia
Obaid Mohamed Al SaeediMinistry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MoHERI)
Oman
 
Sub-Saharan Africa
Dirce MadeiraFundo Nacional de Investigação (FNI)
Mozambique
Nosisa DubeNational Research Foundation (NRF)
South Africa
Paulo OchangaTanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)
Tanzania

Secretariat Team

Anh-Khoi TrinhNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Canada
Claire Fraser
(Co-Chair 2021–23)
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
United Kingdom
Daisy YouldenUK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
United Kingdom
Ruhena BegumUK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
United Kingdom

Former Members

The Working Group thanks all previous members and acknowledges their efforts.

Alicia Juliana KowaltowskiUniversity of São Paulo/São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
Brazil
David O'BrienInternational Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Canada
Marte QvenildResearch Council of Norway (RCN)
Norway
Müslüm GüzelScientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBITAK)
Türkiye
Zeynep ArzımanScientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBITAK)
Türkiye
Noémie Aubert-BonnUK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
United Kingdom
Priya Bondre-BeilGerman Research Foundation (DFG)
Germany
Bugwesa Zablon KataleTanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)
Tanzania

Contact

If you would like to know more about the activities of the GRC Responsible Research Assessment Working Group, please contact GRC-RRA@ukri.org.