Clinical Services Committee
Membership
Ray Girotti, Convener
Kate Stalin, Small Animal Clinial Sciences
Patrick Pollok, Equine Clinical Sciences
George King, Farm Animal Clinical Sciences
Pamela Johnston, Pathology, Public Health & Disease Investigation
Collette Britton, PG Research Convener
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Membership
Walt Adamson - Research Associate (Parent/Carers)
Olivia Anderson-Nathan - Lecturer
Roman Biek - Deputy Head of School & Head of Research
Michelle Bellingham - Senior Lecturer (UofG Gender Equality Group)
Euan Bennet - Lecturer in Research and Numerical Skills
Ewan Cameron - Head of School
Sarah Chiodetto - Head of Professional Services
Jennifer Crawford - Deputy Head of Professional Services
Dawn Dunbar - Technician (Social/Networking)
Paul Andrew Eynon - Senior Clinician, Small Animal Hospital (LGBTQ+ Champion)
Heather Ferguson - Professor of Infectious Disease Ecology (Race Equality Champion)
Gillian Ironside - Clerk
Paul Johnson - Senior Lecturer
Sarah Jones - Veterinary Clinician in Infectious Disease
Anubhab Khan - Research Associate
Tiziana Lembo, Senior Lecturer (Mentoring)
Ashley Le Vin - Senior Lecturer
Karen MacEachern - Senior Lecturer (Race Equality Champion / Athena Swan Co-lead (shadow)/ Widening Participation Lead)
Lubna Nasir (Co-chair) - Professor of Comparative Oncology (Chair)
Mary Nthambi - Research Assistant
Victoria Paterson – Lecturer
Mark Stansfield - Admissions & Student Support Manager
Lorenzo Viora - Senior Academic Clinician (Mentoring/Induction)
Stewart White - Senior Lecturer (Athena Swan Co-chair)
Mrs Keilly MacDonald, MVLS Athena Swan Officer
Katie Farrell - Senior Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy Adviser
Student Representatives:
Sylvia Olejnik - UG Student (Co-chair of SVM Student & D&I Committee)
Aimee Meikle - UG Student (Co-chair of SVM Student & D&I Committee)
Kyjana Barnet – UG Student
Ivan Casas Gomez-Uribarri - PGR Student Representative
Raheema Chunara - PGR Student Representative
Executive Admissions Committee
Membership
Neil Evans, Convener
Fiona Dowell, Deputy Convener
Ewan Cameron, Head of School
Mark Stansfield, Admissions & Student Support Manager
Jenny Hammond, BVMS Programme Board Convener
Lubna Nasir, EDI Committee Convener
Philippa Yam, Chief Adviser (BVMS)
Jean Rodgers, Chief Adviser & Programme Board Convener (BSc)
Zamantha Marshall, Clinical Phase Leader
Karen MacEachern, Widening Participation Leader
GUVMA Presidents
Clerk: TBC
Fellowship Committee
SBOHVM Research Committee Members, dates and minutes
ROLE |
NAME |
Deputy Head of School & Director of Research |
Roman Biek |
Director of Education (Vet Sciences) |
Neil Evans |
Director of Education (Life Sciences) |
Barbara Mable |
Director of Innovation |
Nic Jonsson |
Director of Diversity & Inclusion |
Lubna Nasir |
Theme Leader for Phyiology & Welfare |
Tyler Stevenson |
Theme Leader for Ecology & Enviromental Change |
Jason Matthiopoulos |
Theme Leader for Infectious Disease Ecology |
Taya Forde |
Theme Leader for Comparative & Translational Health |
Rodrigo Quintana |
Theme Leader for Educational Research and Scholarship |
Anna McGregor |
Theme Leader for Evolution & Diversity |
James Cotton |
Theme Leader for Host Parasite Interactions & Pathogenesis |
Lisa Ranford Cartwright |
Early Career Researcher Representative |
Ginny Howick |
Fellowship Committee Representative |
Heather Ferguson |
Cochno Representative |
George King |
SCENE Representative |
Neil Metcalfe |
Post Graduate Research Convener Representative |
Kathryn Elmer |
TRM Representative |
Debbi MacMillan |
Technician Representative |
Kate Griffiths |
Professional Services Representative |
Jenny Crawford |
Research Committee Meeting Dates
Held monthly, on the second Thursday of each month -2:30 - 4:00 pm
Meetings alternate between Gilmorehill and Garscube, as indicated.
2023 |
9th March– GKB Library |
13th April - James Neil Meeting Room, Garscube |
11th May– GKB Library |
8th June- James Neil Meeting Room, Garscube |
10th August- James Neil Meeting Room |
14th September– GKB Library |
12th October- James Neil Meeting Room, Garscube |
9th November – GKB Library |
14th December - James Neil Meeting Room, Garscube |
Research Committee Meeting Minutes
SBOHVM Research Managment Group Meeting Minutes can be provided by Claire.Malcolm@glasgow.ac.uk.
SBOHVM Research Health and Safety Committee Members
Lisa Ranford-Cartwright - Convener, Safety Adviser & CL3 Safety Lead
Kate Griffiths - Safety Coordinator
Katarina Oravcova - Bacteriology Lead
Brian Shiels - Parasitology Lead
Neil Evans - Physiology Lead & Cochno Farm Area Lead
Martin Llewellyn - Molecular Biology Lead
Christina Faust - International Fieldwork Lead
David Bailey - Sub Aqua/Water Activities Lead
Ana Monteiro - Area Safety Lead HWC
Maria Capstick - Area Safety Lead Gilmorehill
Joris Philip - Area Safety Lead SCENE
Winifred Boner - Committee Structure Bridge
Jennifer Crawford - Management Representative
Magdalene Papatheodoulou - Student Representative
Claire Malcolm - Clerk
SCENE Research Management Committee
Members are -
Prof. Neil Metcalfe, Chair
Prof. Colin Adams, Director of SCENE
Jennifer Crawford, Professional Services
Ms Kate Griffiths, Technical Resource Manager
Dr Dominic McCafferty, Academic rep
Dr Davide Dominoni, Academic rep
Prof. Kathryn Elmer, Academic rep
Mr Mikolaj Kundegorski, Postgraduate student rep
TRM
Research Management
Research is one of the University’s core activities and accounts for around 38% of our income. In order for the University to build its global reputation and attract talented researchers, it is important for us to be able to offer world class research management support to our academics.
Organisation design: roles & structures
People are at the heart of any process. The organisation design workstream is therefore a critical part of the Research Management project. This covers a review of the roles and structures required to improve the support for research management. The aim of the organisation design workstream is to provide improved support for principal investigators. This will be achieved by:
- Providing “cradle to grave” support
- Ensuring clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities
- Minimising “hand-offs” throughout the process
- Ensuring that the roles are aligned with the new end to end processes
- Developing dedicated roles and structures for research management support
- Ensuring that people have the required skills and knowledge through appropriate training and development
Peer Review
The Research Management team will offer support and help to manage the process of recruiting reviewers and forwarding proposals.
Below are a few documents detailing the new process for both grant and fellowship applications and grants advice:
The Team
Dr Debbie Macmillan
Senior Project Co-ordinator
Tel.: 0141 330 4105
Email: Debbi.Macmillan@glasgow.ac.uk
Room 330, Wolfson Medical School Building
Dr Katy Henry
Project Co-ordinator
Tel.: 0141 330 2610
Email: Katherine.Henry@glasgow.ac.uk
Room 203, Graham Kerr Building
Mr John McHugh
Research Support Administrator
Tel. : 0141 330 2610
Email : John.McHugh.2@glasgow.ac.uk
Room 203, Graham Kerr Building
Mr Callum Smith
Project Co-ordinator
Tel: 0141 330 2610
Email: Callum.Smith@glasgow.ac.uk
Room 203, Graham Kerr Building
Veterinary Health & Safety Committee
MEMBERSHIP
Arlene Macrae, Chair
Sarah Chiodetto, Head of Professional Services
Caroline Hutchinson, Administration
Jayne Orr, Farm Animal Representative
Malcolm McColl, Deputy Farm Animal Representative
Dave Hamilton, Cochno Representative
Susan Glattbach, Teaching Spaces and Clinical Skills
Steve Speirs/Ray Girotti, Small Animal Hospital
Lynn Stevenson/Mike McDonald, Diagnostics
Mike McGuigan, PM Room
Gillian Ironside, Clerk
Research Health & Safety Committee
Membership
Lisa Ranford-Cartwright (Convener, Institute Safety Adviser & CL3 Lead)
Kate Griffiths (Safety Coordinator)
Katarina Oravcova (Bacteriology Lead)
Anneli Cooper (Parasitology Lead)
Neil Evans (Physiology Lead & Cochno Farm Area Lead)
David Bailey (Sub Aqua/Water Activities Lead)
Jennifer Crawford (Management Representative)
Maria Capstick (Area Safety Lead Gilmorehill)
Winifred Boner (Senior Researcher Representative)
Phoebe Kaiser-Wilks (Area Safety Lead SCENE)
Jo Halliday (International Fieldwork Lead)
Andrew Brownlow (UK Fieldework Lead)
Francesco Baldini (International Fieldwork Lead)
Joespeh Pennock (Biological Services Representative)
Deepti Negi (Student Representative)
Claire Malcolm (Clerk)
Ethics approval for animal related research projects
All research projects involving animals must have ethics approval prior to starting. Many journals require ethics approval as part of the submission process of research papers and it is important to seek this well in advance of starting any project that may result in publication. Our Ethics and Welfare Committee will consider applications for prospective studies and retrospective analyses/clinical audit concerning all animal species, including questionnaire studies concerning owners of animal subjects (where the information collected relates primarily to the animal). The college of MVLS ethics committee will consider research projects involving questionnaires which ask personal questions of the owner/human subject (not just demographics such as their sex/age bracket/income bracket etc). Projects that cause pain distress, suffering or lasting harm to an animal for research purposes only fall under the Animal (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA), and ethics approval is obtained from a separate university committee, the Animal Welfare and Ethics Research Body. Guidelines on what procedures fall under ASPA can be found in the RCVS flow chart and examples. Contact one of the Named Vets about such projects in the first instance.
Applying for Ethics Approval
Approval may take up to 4 weeks, so please allow sufficient time for your application. Retrospective approval for studies that have already been completed will not be granted.
Once the project outline is agreed and numbers of samples/animals have been estimated from a power calculation, complete the appropriate sections of the form, ensure all applicants have signed it and obtain Head of Division’s signature BEFORE submitting an electronic version to gillian.ironside@glasgow.ac.uk. Consent forms, owner information sheets and draft questionnaires (if relevant) should be submitted along with the form.
For retrospective studies involving clinical records, archived images etc., only sections 1, 2, 4 and 8 of the form need to be completed.
Guidelines for Form Completion
The committee needs to be content that the project has been well designed and that the use of animals is justified and does not subject them to unacceptable procedures. They will consider whether any samples being taken are collected non-invasively or are ethically justified e.g. are required for clinical purposes and only ‘left-over’ amounts will be used in research. Taking blood samples purely for research purposes and which are not for the clinical benefit of the patient (often a problem for control groups) is not permitted. Such sampling would fall under ASPA and would require authorisation via project and personal licences. There is no need to give exhaustive detail of the assays /analysis which will be used but it is important to see that the applicant is familiar with the literature and can justify the reason for the study, the number of cases for statistical power has been considered, that control groups have been selected appropriately and that the project is likely to provide valid results if it goes ahead. The applicant must consider how the animal subjects and or their owners are affected by the research project and what measures are in place to protect their interests.
Extra Considerations
Consent Forms
Although there is a generic consent form for clinical procedures at the Small Animal Hospital, Weipers Centre and Farm Animal unit, which obtains consent for spare samples to be retained, any collection of non-invasive samples that are in addition to those needed for planned clinical purposes, would require a separate consent form eg. clipped hair, free catch urine. A client information sheet briefly detailing the project and explaining the need for sample collection should accompany or be part of the consent form. The committee can provide examples of these if necessary.
Multi-Centre Studies
For collaborative projects with other centres where the other centre is the lead PI group, a copy of the ethics approval should be submitted to the Chair (Prof Joanna Morris) to ensure that samples provided from Glasgow are collected appropriately. Approval from the main centre will suffice in most cases. For collaborations where Glasgow is the main PI group, additional ethics approval may need to be sought at the other institutions involved, as well as at Glasgow, depending on the local ethics committee.
Animal Test Certificates (ATC)
Projects that are using veterinary medicinal products in a clinical/field setting to client owned animals require an ATC-type S. This may be unlicensed drugs or licensed drugs being used in a different way (off licence). Applications are submitted to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate at www.vmd.defra.gov.uk.
Project Licences
For projects that are likely to come under ASPA both project and personal licences will be required as well as appropriate training. Advice should be sought from the named vets at biologicalservices-aspa-enquiries@lists.cent.gla.ac.uk.
Ethics or funding first?
To reduce workload we would not expect to review applications prior to funding unless the funder specifically requests this. However, ethical aspects of the work should be discussed with a committee member so that any issues may be identified. If necessary, a letter of comfort can be issued to accompany an application.
Biobank samples
Clinical samples being stored in the SBOHVM -80C Biobank freezer should be part of a specific project with ethics approval obtained in advance.