Restricted Bids Selection Committee

The Restricted Bids Selection Committee is a sub-committee of the Research Policy Committee (RPC) and its role is to assess competing applications for restricted calls. The Restricted Bids Selection Committee comprises the Heads of Schools, a further RPC member from each School, and additional 6 members nominated by each School. The Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research is the Chair of the Sub-Committee and is supported by the Research Funding Team. 

The members of the Restricted Bids Selection Committee whose academic interests fall in the area of the call will be convened, usually virtually, to advise the PVC Research on the appropriate bid(s) for submission.

Current committee members from 1st October 2026

Chair: Professor Sir John Aston, PVC Research

School of Arts and Humanities

  • Prof Jocelyn Wyburd, Head
  • Dr Ronita Bardhan
  • Prof Serafina Cuomo
  • Prof Orietta Da Rold
  • Prof Jeorg Haustein
  • Prof Anna Korhonen
  • Prof Brigitte Steger
  • Prof Caroline van Eck

School of Biological Sciences

  • Prof Jon Simons, Head
  • Prof Julie Ahringer
  • Prof Mark Brown
  • Prof Laura Itzhaki
  • Prof Rebecca Lawson
  • Prof Ottoline Leyser
  • Prof Sander van der Linden
  • Prof Anne Willis

School of Clinical Medicine

  • Prof Patrick Maxwell, Head
  • Prof Mark Evans
  • Prof Joanna Jones
  • Prof Arthur Kaser
  • Prof David Owen
  • Prof David Savage
  • Prof Sarah Teichmann

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Prof Manali Desai, Head
  • Prof Sara Baker
  • Prof Jude Browne
  • Prof Clare Colomb
  • Prof Ben Crewe
  • Prof Jennifer Gabrys
  • Prof Yael Navaro

School of Physical Sciences

  • Prof Marie Edmonds, Head
  • Prof Ruth Cameron
  • Prof Nick Dorey
  • Prof Sarah Hall
  • Prof Chris Hunter
  • Prof Hiranya Peiris
  • Prof Henning Sirringhaus

School of Technology

  • Prof Richard Penty, Head
  • Prof Ronan Daly
  • Prof Anuj Dawar
  • Prof David Fairen-Jimenez
  • Prof Tom Gur
  • Prof Timothy Jones
  • Prof Janet Lees
  • Prof Paul Tracey

Please note: Further Committee members will be added to this web page once their nominations have been confirmed by Schools.