Research Staff Committee

The University of Reading Research Staff Committee (RSC) provides formal representation for research staff within the university. We meet once a term to discuss issues raised by research staff and act as a forum for issues of general concern to all research staff. Three members of the RSC sit on the university's Research Staff Working Group (RSWG) which, in turn, feeds into both the Staffing Committee, chaired by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, and the University Board for Research. The RSC therefore has a route directly into these influential committees to raise matters salient to research staff. Recent RSC activity includes contributing to the development and implementation of the Local Concordat and Vitae Researcher Development Framework and organising the Research Staff Conference with the Centre for Staff Training and Development. We plan to make this conference an annual event and to organise other social events for research staff throughout the year.

Any member of the university's research staff can propose agenda items via committee members. Whilst we cannot necessarily champion individual issues, we can offer advice on appropriate sources of help and information. The aim of the RSC is to have representation from each School. The current members of the RSC are shown in the table below. To date, membership has been on a self-elected basis, where a member of research staff has expressed an interest in joining, but the longer-term goal is to secure democratically-elected representation from each school.

Research Staff Committee Members

Name	Email	School
Joanne Dunster	j.l.dunster@reading.ac.uk	Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Maths)
Alastair Gemmell	a.l.gemmell@reading.ac.uk	Mathematical and Physical Sciences (ESSC)
Justin Hutchence	j.j.hutchence@reading.ac.uk	Centre for Staff Training and Development
Tim Lees	t.j.lees@reading.ac.uk	Construction Management and Engineering
Tony Moore	tmoore@icmacentre.ac.uk	ICMA Centre
Pat Parslow	p.parlsow@reading.ac.uk	Systems Engineering
Adela Apetroaia	a.apetroaia@reading.ac.uk	Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences
Muhammad Yaqoob	m.yaqoob@reading.ac.uk	Chemistry Food and Pharmacy
Claire Ryder	c.l.ryder@reading.ac.uk	Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Meteorology)
Billy Smart	w.r.smart@reading.ac.uk	Arts and Communication Design
Chris Turnbull	c.j.turnbull@reading.ac.uk	Biological Sciences
Emma Versteegh	e.a.versteegh@reading.ac.uk	Human and Environmental Sciences
Anna Scott	a.v.scott@reading.ac.uk	Agriculture, Policy and Development