UKRIO Annual Conference: update on speakers

Delegate registration for this event has now closed. Please contact us if you would like to go on the waiting list in case any places become available.

 

Unfortunately, Sir Patrick Vallance, the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, is no longer able to speak at our conference. Instead, UKRIO’s current Chair, Professor Sir Bernard Silverman, will reflect on the challenges facing the UK research community in safeguarding and enhancing a culture of good research practice.

Also speaking will be Susan Zimmerman, Executive Director of the Canadian Secretariat on Responsible Conduct of Research. Given the proposals to introduce oversight measures for research integrity in the UK that draw on systems already in use in Canada and elsewhere, we are sure that this will be a fascinating session.

Professor Leanne Hodson of the University of Oxford will discuss the vital roles of leadership and team-building in ensuring a healthy research culture, an issue highlighted by the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee and other investigations of research integrity.

Parallel sessions will explore new developments in the UK research integrity landscape; enhancing the reliability and reproducibility of research; improving the reporting of clinical trials; and exploring best practice in investigating research misconduct.

A panel discussion will close the conference, drawing on a wide range of perspectives and expertise.

The conference will also provide delegates the opportunity to discuss issues that matter to them and share their own experiences. Adding to the normal conference programme, we plan to host a drinks reception with canapes at the end of the conference between 16.30-18.00. This will be a networking opportunity and, weather permitting, will be held in the Royal College of Physician’s garden of medicinal plants.

Confirmed speakers

  • Susan Zimmerman, Executive Director, Canadian Secretariat on Responsible Conduct of Research
  • Professor Leanne Hodson, Professor of Metabolic Physiology/BHF Senior Research Fellow in Basic Science, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford
  • Professor Sir Bernard Silverman, Chair, UKRIO; former Home Office Chief Scientific Adviser
  • Professor Deborah Ashby OBE, Director of the School of Public Health, Imperial College London; President of the Royal Statistical Society
  • Jennifer Evans, Senior Research Manager, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
  • Professor Jacob George, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine & Therapeutics at University of Dundee and R&D Director for East of Scotland NRS Node
  • Professor Sarah Harper CBE, University of Oxford; Trustee, UKRIO
  • Rowena Lamb, Head of Research Integrity, University College London
  • Dr Rhys Morgan, Head of Policy, Integrity and Governance, Research Strategy Office, University of Cambridge
  • Dr Elaine Morley, Senior Policy Advisor, UK Research and Innovation
  • Professor Marcus Munafò, UK Reproducibility Network; Professor of Biological Psychology, University of Bristol
  • Dr Nikki Osborne, Responsible Research in Practice; UKRIO Adviser
  • James Parry, Chief Executive, UKRIO
  • Dr Sion Parry, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oxford
  • Samuel Roseveare, Policy Manager, Universities UK
  • Dr Magdalena Skipper, Editor-in-Chief, Nature
  • Dr Sanna Kaisa Spoof, Secretary General, Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK; Chair, European Network of Research Integrity Offices
  • Dr Anne Taylor, Head of Grants Operations, Wellcome Trust
  • Dr Birgit Whitman, Head of Research Governance and Integrity, University of Birmingham

 

Programme

This is a one day conference. Registration will be from 09:00, with the conference opening at 10:00.

The current programme for the event is available here. Information on the parallel sessions can be found here.

 

Venue and travel

The event will be held at the Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, London NW1 4LE.

Travel directions to the venue and a location map are available on the venue’s website.

 

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