Computing Research, Consultancy and External Activities Committee

Minutes of the meeting on 14 June 2004

Venue: BT1.05 (at 10:00)
Present: Jim Briggs (Chair), George Allan, John Rosbottom, Roger Beresford, Richard Healey, Alex Gegov (for Jane Chandler), Steve Hand, Tom Addis, Frank Stowell
In attendance: Lucia Vitiello – Taking the minutes
Apologies: Max Bramer, Janet Delve, Jenny Jerrams-Smith, David Anderson

Agenda

Notes

 

 

Minutes of the last meeting

Minutes of the meeting on 30 March 2004 were agreed.

Matters arising from previous minutes

None

Links with Geography

RH advised of difficulty meeting with key people, but will report at a later date. Item carried forward.

Computing Research Consultancy and External Activities Strategy

Action completed

External review of our research activities

The working party has still not met and this item is therefore to be carried forward.

Ethical issues in research using human subjects

RB advised that the Faculty are close to establishing a Faculty Ethics Committee. It is proposed that it should have a non-academic representative and he would like suggestions for who that might be.

It is intended that a Code of Practice/Guidelines should be devised once committee is formed.

The Working Party was thanked for its work and wound up.

Reports from other committees

 

Faculty Research Committee

Nothing to report.

Faculty Research Degrees Committee

The Faculty's PG Certificate for research students has been validated.

University Research Committee

Nothing to report.

University Research  Degrees Committee

Nothing to report.

Reports from research groups

Each group reported on recent developments.

Any other Business

None

Date of next meeting

Middle Autumn Term - TBC


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