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.
The lists of panel members from the most recent HRB review panels are below (in alphabetical order by scheme name).
Review panels - 2020
APA 2019 - Cycle 2 (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)
Chairperson
Prof Charles Wolfe, Kings College London
Panel Members
Prof Tim Doran, York University
Prof Rod Sheaff, University of Plymouth
Prof Karen Spilsbury, University of Leeds
Dr Peter Van Der Graaf, Teesside University
Prof Christina Victor, Brunel University London
Dr Lesley Wye, University of Bristol
CloseCSF 2020 (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)
Chairperson
Prof Geraint Rees, University College London
Panel Members
Prof Jonathan (John) Cohen, University of Sussex
Prof Amanda Farrin, University of Leeds
Prof Cindy Gray, University of Glasgow
Prof Debbie Sharp, University of Bristol
Prof Maria Stokes, University of Southampton
Dr Rebecca Walwyn, University of Leeds
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COV19 2020 (Panel members listed by strands in alphabetical order)
Strand 1 - Medical Countermeasures
Chairperson
Dr Conor O’Carroll, SciPol
Panel Members
Prof Sebastian Johnson, Imperial College London
Prof Tim McHugh, University College London
Prof Duncan Young, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Prof Helen Ward, Imperial College London
Prof Jadwiga Wedzicha, University College London
Strand 2 - Health Service Readiness
Chairperson
Dr Conor O’Carroll, SciPol
Panel Members
Prof Nicholas Mays, The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Prof Marie Johnston, University of Aberdeen
Prof Amanda Lee, University of Aberdeen
Prof Rod Sheaf, University of Plymouth
Prof Charles Wolfe, King's College London
Strand 3 - Social and Policy Countermeasures
Chairperson
Prof Jenny Hewison, University of Edinburgh
Panel Members
Prof Jacqueline Barnes, University of London
Prof Elizabeth Goyder, Sheffield University
Prof Sarah Riley, Massey University, University of New Zealand
Prof John Skatun, University of Aberdeen
Prof Christina Victor, Brunel University London
Prof Vjenka Garms-Homolová, Institute of Health Sciences Berlin
CloseECSA 2020 (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)
Chairperson
Prof Finbarr Martin, Kings College London
Panel Members
Prof Susan Brain, Kings College London
Prof Donald Fraser, Cardiff University
Dr Christine Hill, University of Cambridge
Prof Tom Marshall, University of Birmingham
Prof David Ray, University of Manchester
Prof Sally Wyke, University of Glasgow
ClosePanel members listed in alphabetical order
Chairperson
Dr Erik Schultes, GO-FAIR International Support and Coordination Office, Leiden
Panel Members
Dr Rob Hooft, Dutch Techcentre for Life Sciences
Ms Sarah Jones, GÉANT
Mr Karsten Kryger Hansen, Aalborg University
Ms Mari-Elisa Kuusniemi, University of Helsinki
Ms Katherina Rieck, Austrian Science Fund
Dr Marta Teperek, TU Delft
CloseHRCI/HRB Joint Funding Scheme 2020 (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)
Chairperson
Prof Morag Farquhar, University of East Anglia
Panel Members
Mrs Wendy Costello, PPI Panel Member
Prof Robert Falconer, University of Bradford
Prof Marta Garcia-Finana, University of Liverpool
Prof Nick Gay, University of Cambridge
Ms Maureen Gilbert, PPI Panel Member
Mr Seamus Graham, PPI Panel Member
Prof Christine Kinnon, University College London
Dr Louise Lafortune, University of Cambridge
Prof Marcus Rattray, University of Bradford
Dr Rahul Roychoudhuri, University of Cambridge
Prof Veronica Swallow, University of Leeds
Anonymous Panel Member
CloseARPP 2020 (Panel members listed in alphabetical order)
Chairperson
Prof Angela Shore, University of Exeter
Panel Members
Prof Simon Capewell, University of Liverpool
Prof Philip Clarke, University of Oxford
Prof Tracey Finch, Northumbria University
Prof Deirdre Lane, University of Liverpool
Dr Stephen MacGillivary, University of Dundee
Prof Shea Palmeer, University of the West of England
Prof Carl Thompson, University of Leeds
CloseHRB 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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