Assessing research funding applications – Review panels

Ensuring high quality, objective funding decision making

The HRB uses a system of review panels to assess research funding applications. 

In line with our core principles of Integrity, independence, objectivity, quality, professionalism, transparency and fairness, that guide all our activities, the HRB establishes review panels for each HRB funding scheme. 

Review panel members are generally from outside Ireland. This helps to avoid conflict of interest as well as confidentiality issues. Where appropriate, national experts may participate from time to time. All panel members are subject to strict confidentiality and conflict of interest provisions. 

You can find more detailed information about how we assess research funding applications here

A list of all Funding Scheme webpages can be accessed here.


The lists of panel members from the most recent HRB review panels are below (in alphabetical order by scheme name).

Review Panels - 2023

APRO 2023  (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)

 

Chairperson

Professor Morag Farquhar, University of East Anglia


Panel Members

Professor Jackie Cassell, University of Sussex

Professor Jan De Maeseneer, Ghent University

Professor Lindsay Forbes, University of Kent

Professor José Luis Ayuso Mateos, Autonomous University of Madrid 

Professor Jill Pell, University of Glasgow

Professor Dorota Religa, Karolinska Institutet

Professor Nigel Simpson, University of Leeds

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CSF 2023 Panel

Chairperson

Professor Geraint Rees, University College London


Panel Members

Professor Jon Cohen, University of Sussex

Professor Amanda Farrin, University of Leeds 

Professor Cindy Gray, University of Glasgow 

Professor Alvisa Palese, University of Udine 

Professor Debbie Sharp, University of Bristol 

Professor Maria Stokes, University of Southampton 

Professor Helen Ward, Imperial College London 

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HRB Impact - 2023  (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)


Chairperson

Professor Jenny Hewison, University of Leeds.


Panel Members

Professor Annette Boaz, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Professor Professor Kerry Hood, Cardiff University.
Professor Prakesh Shah, University of Toronto.
Professor Jonathan Tritter, Nord University.

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ARPP 2023 Panel   (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)


Chairperson

Dr Conor O’Carroll, SciPol Services Ltd


Panel Members

Professor Tracy Finch, Northumbria university
Dr Sue Hunter, Keele University
Professor Markus Juonala, University of Turku
Professor  Deirdre Lane, University of Liverpool
Dr Stephen MacGillivray, University of Dundee
Professor Carl Thompson, University of Leeds

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CES 2023 Panel   (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)


Chairperson

Dr Conor O’Carroll, SciPol Services Ltd


Panel Members

Anne Doyle, HRB
Ailish Farragher, HRB
Annalisa Montesanti, HRB
Mairea Nelson, HRB
Megan O'Neill, HRB
Darren Patje, HRB
Sónia Pereira, HRB
Rachel Tobin, HRB
Catherine Waldron, HRB

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Review Panels - 2022

Collaborative Doctoral Awards in Patient-focused Research (CDA) 2019 Interim Review 2022 
(Panel members listed in alphabetical order)


Chairperson and Panel Member

Professor Geraint Rees, University College London.


Panel Members

Professor Neil Coulson, University of Nottingham.
Professor Jonathan Mant, University of Cambridge.

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KTA 2022

(Panel members listed in alphabetical order)


Chairperson

Dr Conor O’Carroll, SciPol


Panel Members

Patricak Clarke, HRB

Anne Cody, HRB

Catherine Gill, HRB

Deirdre Hallissey, HRB

Maura Hiney, HRB

Sharon Kappala, HRB

Kathryn Lambe, HRB

Terese Maguire, HRB

Fiona Manning, HRB

Michael O'Sullivan, HRB

Oonagh Ward, HRB

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CES 2022 

(Panel members listed in alphabetical order)


Chairperson

Dr Conor O’Carroll, SciPol


Panel Members

Peter Hyde, HRB

Helen Kennelly, HRB

Ailbhe Lamont, HRB

Tomás McElhinney, HRB

Niamh McGrath, HRB

Darren Patje, HRB

Linda Pierse, HRB

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SS 2022 Review Panel

(Panel members listed in alphabetical order)


Chairperson

N/A


Panel Members

Dr Christin Albus – University of Newcastle, UK

Dr Janice Atkins – University of Exeter, UK

Dr Helen Berry – University of Leeds, UK

Dr David Cleary – University of Southampton, UK

Dr Peter Coventry – University of York, UK

Dr Matin Eichmann – University of Exeter, UK

Dr Dimitrios Evangelopoulos – University College London, UK

Dr Nikita Jacob – University of York, UK

Dr Maria Ana Matias – University of York, UK

Dr Katie Mills – University of Cambridge, UK

Dr Maria Neofytou – University of Cambridge, UK

Dr Rachel Oldershaw – University of Liverpool, UK

Professor Helen Stain – Edith Cowan University, Australia

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HRCI-HRB Joint Funding Scheme 2022 Panel Meeting 

(Panel members listed in alphabetical order)


Chairperson

Prof Nancy Preston, Lancaster University


Panel Members

Ms Alyson Bailey, Public Panel Member

Dr Elizabeth Croot, University of Sheffield

Prof Sarah Cunningham-Burley, University of Edinburgh

Mr James Dorgan, Public Panel Member

Prof Marta Garcia-Finana, University of Liverpool

Prof Nick Gay, University of Cambridge

Prof Allan Hackshaw, University College London

Dr Michelle Heys, University College London

Ms Alison Johnson, Public Panel Member

Ms Elaine Kennedy, Public Panel Member

Mr Conor Lovett, Public Panel Member

Dr Alberto Malerba, Royal Holloway London

Mr Joe Murphy, Public Panel Member

Prof Finbar O’Callaghan, University College London

Ms Madeleine O’Carroll, Public Panel Member

Dr Rahul Roychoudhuri, University of Cambridge

Mr Kevin Quaid, Public Panel Member

 

 

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ILP Population Health and Health Research (PHR/HSR) Panel

(Panel members listed in alphabetical order)


Chairperson

Prof Morag Farquhar, University of East Anglia 


Panel Members

Prof Peymane Adab, University of Birmingham

Prof Maria Pia Fantini, University of Bologna

Prof Søren Johnsen, Aalborg University

Prof Markus Juonala, Turku University Hospital

Prof Irwin Nazareth, University College London

Prof Alvisa Palese, University of Udine

Prof Stephen Peckham, University of Kent

 

 

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ILP Patient-Oriented Research (POR) Panel

(Panel members listed in alphabetical order)


Chairperson

Prof Simon Jones, Cardiff University


Panel Members

Dr Ana Luisa Carvalho, University of Coimbra

Dr Leandro Castellano, University of Sussex

Prof Carrol Gamble, University of Liverpool

Prof Roberto Roncon-Albuquerque Jr, University of Porto

Prof José Ayuso Mateos, Autonomous University of Madrid

Dr Elena Neumann, University of Giessen

Prof Miguel Ortega Núñez, University of Alcalá

Prof Asla Pitkänen, University of Eastern Finland

Prof Nigel Simpson, University of Leeds

Prof Daniel Törocsik, University of Debrecen

 

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EIA 2022 (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)


Chairperson

Dr Conor O’Carroll, SciPol


Panel Members

Prof Zofia Chrzanowska-Lightowlers, Newcastle University

Prof Tim Croudace, University of Dundee

Prof David Dockrell, University of Edinburgh

Prof Tim McHugh, University College London

Prof Brian Williams, University of the Highlands and Islands

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SPHeRE 3 - 2022  (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)


Chairperson

Professor Brian Williams, University of the Highlands and Islands, UK


Panel Members

Professor Henrique Barros, University of Porto, Portugal

Professor Sarah Cunningham-Burley, University of Edinburgh, UK

Professor Stefanie Ettelt, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK

Professor Maria Goddard, York University, UK

Professor Walter Sermeus, KU Leuven, Belgium

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ICAT - 2022  (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)


Chairperson

Dr Conor O'Carroll, SciPol


Panel Members

Professor Yap-Seng Chong, National University of Singapore
Professor Richard Coward, University of Bristol
Professor Neil Hanley, University of Manchester
Professor Robert Harris, Karolinska Institute
Professor Ailbhe Mcdonald, University College London
Professor Mahdad Noursadeghi, University College London
Professor Frances Rapport, Macquarie University
Professor Joanne Reeve, Hull York Medical School

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Review Panels - 2021

Cancer Trials in Ireland 2021  (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)

Chairperson

Professor Tim Peters, University of Bristol


Panel Members

Professor Matthias Briel, University of Basel

Professor Gordon Cook, University of Leeds

Dr Matt Cooper, Panthera Biopartners

Professor Robert Huddart, The Institute of Cancer Research

Professor Robert Jones, University of Glasgow

Professor Pamela Kearns, University of Birmingham

Professor Martine Piccart, Université Libre de Bruxelles

Professor Bertrand Tombal, Université catholique de Louvain

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CTN 2021  (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)

Chairperson

Professor Irwin Nazareth, University College London


Panel Members

Ms Annette Magnin, Swiss Clinical Trial Organization

Professor Camille Carroll, Plymouth University

Professor Stephen Peckham, University of Kent

Dr Vanessa Poustie, NIHR Children Research Network

Professor Shaun Treweek, University of Aberdeen

Professor Joyce Yeung, University of Warwick

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CDA 2021 (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)


Pre-application Panel

Chairperson

Prof Richard Hobbs, University of Oxford


Panel Members

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Dr Kathleen Stoddart, University of Stirling
Professor Jennifer Shaw, University of Manchester
Professor Eileen Kaner, Newcastle University
Dr Kika Konstantinou, Keele University
Professor John Hardy, University College London
Professor Richard Emsley, King's College London
Professor Phyo Kyaw Myint, University of Aberdeen
Professor Wen Jiang, Cardiff University
Professor Daniela Ferreira, Liverpool School of tropical Medicine


Full application Panel

Chairperson

Prof Richard Hobbs, University of Oxford


Panel Members

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Dr Andrea Collins, Liverpool School of tropical Medicine
Professor John Hardy, University College London
Dr Kika Konstantinou, Keele University
Professor Phyo Kyaw Myint, University of Aberdeen
Professor Jennifer Shaw, University of Manchester

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CRF/C-2021 (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)


Chairperson

Anonymous


Panel Members

Ms Gillian Booth, Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research

Dr Oana Brosteanu, Centre for Clinical Studies (ZKS) Leipzig 

Professor Krishna Chatterjee, Cambridge Clinical Research Centre

Professor Saul N Faust, Southampton NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility 

Dr Matthew Hallsworth, NIHR Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure
 

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HRB IMPACT Award 2021 (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)


Chairperson

Prof Richard Hobbs, University of Oxford


Panel Members

Prof Deborah Ashby, Imperial College London

Ms Michelle Johnston-Fleece, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Washington DC

Prof Jonathan Mant, University of Cambridge

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TMRN-2021 (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)

Chairperson

Prof Simon Jones, Cardiff University


Panel Members

Prof Wendy Baird, University of Sheffield

Prof Sarah Cunningham-Burley, University of Edinburgh

Prof Jorg Huber, University of Brighton
 

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 NCIB-2021 (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)

Chairperson

Dr Conor O'Carroll, SciPol


Panel Members

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Dr Christine Mant, King's College London

Dr Michaela Th Mayrhofer, BBMRI-ERIC

Dr Rita Lawlor, University of Verona

 

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SDAP-2021 (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)

Chairperson

Professor Jill P. Pell, University of Glasgow


Panel Members

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Professor Ruth Boaden, University of Manchester

Professor Amanda Lee, University of Aberdeen 

Professor Ronan Lyons, Swansea University

Professor Eva Morris, University of Oxford

Professor Iestyn Williams, University of Birmingham

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IDS-TILDA-2021 (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)

Chairperson

Professor Marie Johnston, University of Aberdeen


Panel Members

Ms Alexandra Bonardi, Human Services Research Institute, Massachusetts 

Mrs Maeve Cullinane, HRB Public ReviewerDr Craig Melville, University of Glasgow

Mr Tony Myles, HRB Public Reviewer

Professor Nawi Ng, University of Gothenburg 

Professor Andrew Steptoe, University College London

Anonymous
 

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