Governance
IHR Advisory Board
The IHR currently has a two tier governance structure in place, the IHR Executive and the IHR Advisory Board.
The IHR Executive
Members of the IHR Executive are primarily responsible for representing the interests of the IHR at meetings with external stakeholders as and when appropriate and for overseeing the strategic direction of the Institute.
Members of the IHR Executive are;
Professor Mark Bellis (Contact) - Director of the IHR and Director of the Research Directorate, Faculty of Health and Applied Social Sciences, LJMU
Dr Stuart Eglin -Director of Research & Development, North West SHA
Dr Luigi G. Martini - Director of Process Technologies, Pharmaceutical Development, GlaxoSmithKline
Professor Godfrey Mazhindu (Contact) - Dean, Faculty of Health and Applied Social Sciences, LJMU
Professor Peter Wheeler (Contact) - Dean, Faculty of Science, LJMU
Professor Andy Young (Contact) - Director of Research, LJMU
The IHR Advisory Board
The IHR Advisory Board is responsible for the operation of the IHR. It encompasses the Network Leads for each of the four research networks as well as the IHR’s Research Co-ordinator. It is a Network Co-Lead on a rotational basis.
Membership of the IHR Advisory Board
Dr Gabor Barton (Contact) - Network Co-Lead, Quality of Life, Living with Disability or Illness Network; Reader in Biomechanics, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, LJMU
Professor Dave Billington (Contact) - Professor of Medical Biochemistry, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, LJMU
Dr Gillian Hutcheon (Contact) - Network Co-Lead, Medical Sciences and Therapeutics Network; Senior Lecturer, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, LJMU
Professor Fiona Irvine (Contact) - Network Co-Lead, Organisation and Delivery of Services Network; Professor of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Applied Social Sciences, LJMU
Professor Janet Krska (Contact) - Network Co-Lead, Organisation and Delivery of Services Network; Professor in Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, LJMU
Dr Diana Leighton (Contact) - Research Co-ordinator for IHR; Research Manager, Faculty of Health and Applied Social Sciences, LJMU
Professor Paulo Lisboa (Contact) - Network Co-Lead, Medical Sciences and Therapeutics Network; Professor in Industrial Mathematics, School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, LJMU
Dr Helen Poole (Contact) - Network Co-Lead, Quality of Life, Living with Disability or Illness Network; Senior Lecturer, School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, LJMU
Professor Jane Springett (Contact) - Network Co-Lead, Health Promotion, Policy and Inequalities Network; Professor of Health Promotion and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Applied Social Sciences, LJMU
Mrs Maria Thornton - Assistant Director for Research and Development North West SHA
The IHR Advisory Board and the IHR Executive hold one joint meeting per year.
The IHR's administration contact is Elaine Steele
