Advisory Group
The group's role is to guide the centre in its activities and monitor progress in achieving its aims. Through twice-yearly meetings and a mailing list its members have the opportunity to guide centre strategy and review centre activities.
Current Members
| Dr Mark Bailey | University of Ulster |
| Prof Alan Carruth | University of Kent |
| Prof Vincent Daly | Kingston University |
| Paul Dowdall | University of the West of England, Bristol |
| Ann Gasteen | Glasgow Caledonian University |
| Prof Paul Latreille | Swansea University |
| Kit Leighton-Kelly | Education Support Unit, Bristol University |
| Iain Long | Postgraduate, London School of Economics and Political Science |
| Dr Dimitra Petropoulou | University of Sussex |
| Judith Piggott | Oxford Brookes University |
| Clive Robertson | Director of the Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism and of the Business, Management, Accountancy and Finance subject centres of the HE Academy |
| Andrew Ross | HM Treasury |
| Prof Cillian Ryan (Chair) | University of Birmingham |
| Dr Guglielmo Volpe | Queen Mary, University of London |
| Prof Robert Wright | University of Strathclyde |
Terms of Reference
The Advisory Group should:
- provide advice, support and critical analysis for the benefit of the Economics Network.
- act as a forum for the input from key stakeholders to help shape Economics Network activities.
- act as a channel for advice and information on subject related matters between the Economics Network, Advisory Group and the senior executive of the Academy.
- advise on the Economics Network’s development of its strategic and operational plans and progress.
- receive reports on current activity, annual reports and monitoring reports provided by the Economics Network to the senior executive.
- receive and discuss evaluation reports.
- champion the work of the centre with subject associations and other constituencies and bring feedback to the centre from these.
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when necessary and jointly with the relevant member of the senior executive of the Academy and host institution, appoint the centre Director.
The Advisory Group at a May 2007 meeting in London
Membership
The formation of the Advisory Group is based on:
- No fewer than 8 members
- Independent Chair (independent of Economics Network staff)
- CHUDE (Conference of Heads of University Departments of Economics) representation
- Postgraduate representation
- Employer/user representation
- University of Bristol representation
- Cognate Subject Centre representation
The formation of the Advisory Board should take into account:
- Diversity balance of members
- Diversity of HEIs in subject constituency
- UK wide coverage.
The terms of office for members should enable continuity and suitable rotation over a 2-3 year period.
Meetings will usually be twice-yearly in May and November.
Meeting Minutes
- 27th April 2010
- 6th November 2009
- 1st May 2009
- 7th November 2008
- 9th May 2008
- 9th November 2007
- 18th May 2007
- 24th November 2006
