Social Sciences & Humanities Interdivisional Research Ethics Committee (SSH IDREC)
Meeting dates, constitution, standing orders and membership for SSH IDREC
2024-2025 academic year
- Michaelmas term 2024: Wednesday 16 October 2024, 11am to 12.30pm (online)
- Hilary term 2025: Wednesday 29 January 2025, 11am to 12.30pm (in-person)
- Trinity term 2025: Wednesday 07 May 2025, 11am to 12.30pm (in-person)
The committee is constituted in accordance with the University regulations on CUREC subcommittees (Part 13 of Council Regulations 15 of 2002). These regulations, in conjunction with the SSH IDREC standing orders, detail the remit of the committee, their responsibilities, requirements for quorum, and requirements (for the committee and researchers) for record keeping and audit.
The committee includes members from a range of academic and non-academic disciplines. Some members are internal to the University and have academic positions. Of the academic members, some are 'research active' but others are not currently involved in research with human participants or personal data.
The committee also has external lay members who bring valuable expertise and perspectives from non-academic and non-educational sectors. In this way it is hoped the members together reflect the interests of researchers, participants and third parties. Appointed members serve for four years and are re-eligible. For full details of committee membership requirements, see Part 13.8 of the Council Regulations 15 of 2002.
Please note: any queries about the committee should be sent directly to ethics@socsci.ox.ac.uk and not to individual members.
| Name | Department | Conditions of appointment | Until start of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1] | Professor Lucie Cluver (Chair) | Social Policy and Intervention |
Two persons appointed as chair and vice-chair of the subcommittee by the Research and Innovation Committee of Council, ideally one of whom shall not currently be involved in research involving human participants or personal data. One of the persons appointed as chair or vice-chair may be external, but not both. |
TT 2026 |
| [2] | Dr Dave Leal (Vice-Chair) | Philosophy | As above |
TT 2025 |
| [3] | Mr Neil Williamson | External | One person, who may be external, appointed by CUREC on the recommendation of the chair of the subcommittee whose primary personal or professional interest is not in research involving human participants or personal data | MT 2026 |
| [4] | Mr Aidan Vine, QC (Vice-Chair) | External | One person, who may be external, appointed by CUREC on the recommendation of the chair of the subcommittee whose primary personal or professional interest is not in any particular research area. The Research Council may [...] appoint a second vice-chair of each subcommittee on the recommendation of the chair of CUREC.[...] The second vice-chair may be external. | MT 2026 |
| [5] | Dr David Humphreys | Social Policy and Intervention | No fewer than three, and no more than eight, persons, one of whom may be external, appointed by CUREC on the recommendation of the chair of the subcommittee, who have methodological and ethical expertise relevant to the proposals which each subcommittee will be expected to scrutinise | MT 2028 |
| [6] | Dr Ian Thompson | Education | As above | HT 2025 |
| [7] | Professor Vili Lehdonvirta | Oxford Internet Institute | As above | MT 2026 |
| [8] | Dr Patrick Thomson | Geography and the Environment | As above | MT 2027 |
| [9] | Professor Matthew Husband | Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics | As above | TT 2024 |
| [10] | Dr Stephanie Johnson | Ethox Centre | As above | MT 2027 |
| [11] | Professor Heather Hamill | Sociology | As above | HT 2027 |
| [12] | Professor Clare Harris | Anthropology and Museum Ethnography | As above | MT 2028 |
| Co-opted (The subcommittee may co-opt additional members, who may be internal or external, and who shall hold office for such period as the subcommittee may determine) | ||||
| [13] | Frances Longley | External | Co-opted | MT 2026 |
| [14] | Dr Federica Lucivero | Ethox Centre | Co-opted | HT 2027 |
| [15] | Dr Carolyn Ten Holter | Computer Science | Co-opted | MT 2027 |
| [16] | Professor Pedro Bordalo | Said Business School | Co-opted |
HT 2028
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| [17] | Professor Diego Sanchez-Ancochea | International Development | Co-opted | MT 2028 |
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Secretary: Jennifer Blaikie |
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