Filipa Vance
Head of Research Governance and Compliance
Responsible for managing the Research and Governance Team to enable good quality research that is ethical and compliant with regulatory frameworks.
Research Governance and Compliance
Supporting researchers, staff and students, to deliver high quality research underpinned by good governance, integrity and ethical approaches.
This team is responsible for facilitating and enabling excellent and ethical research through:
- management of Institution-wide ethical review processes purposely designed to facilitiate and enable research with due regard for the dignity, rights, health, safety, and privacy of those involved
- development and delivery of training to all researchers (staff and students) across the university in governance, ethics, and integrity matters
- expert-level support to researchers with a focus on military and “dual use” export controls
- strategic oversight of research governance policies and processes
- monitoring compliance with relevant frameworks to ensure that research carried out at our University is ethical, lawful, and of the highest standards of integrity and rigour
- supporting investigations into alleged research misconduct
Members
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Dale Topley
Trusted Research Manager
Responsible for the development and implementation of university strategy and policy falling under the broad spectrum of “Trusted Research”.
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Fran Baber
Research Integrity Manager
Responsible for supporting research governance at Bath and the delivery of the University's research integrity agenda. Secretary to Data & Digital Science REC.
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Jacob Barker
Research Ethics Officer
Responsible for developing training, providing ethical advice and engaging with researchers. Secretary to Biomedical Sciences REC and Social Sciences REC.
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Andrea Kerridge
Research Ethics Officer
Responsible for providing advice, engaging with researchers to ensure that appropriate research ethics standards are embedded and providing project support.
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Alice Gianella
Research Governance Administrator
Responsible for providing administrative support in research governance areas, including Trusted Research, Human Tissue, Research Integrity and Research Ethics.