Standards of service

During your time as a Peer Review College member, you will be required to abide by the AHRC standards of service. These standards of service describe what we expect of you as a college member and what you can expect of AHRC.

AHRC expects you to:

1. attend an AHRC induction event for college members
2. keep your contact details in your Je-S and UKRI Funding Service accounts up to date at all times, including your primary email address, where we’ll send review requests. This is in accordance with the reviewer protocols that you as a reviewer must accept before completing your first review for AHRC
3. add and maintain details of your research expertise in Je-S by selecting research classifications and entering free text keywords, to enable AHRC to match you with grant applications submitted via the Funding Service
4. provide AHRC, when requested, with a review by the due date specified and in accordance with the reviewer guidance
5. review up to eight applications during a 12-month period (normally no more than four in any quarter). In exceptional circumstances, you may be asked to review more applications
6. notify AHRC when you are unable to meet a review request by declining via the Funding Service within five working days of the request, so that an alternative reviewer can be sought without delay
7. record any periods when you are unavailable to accept review requests in your Je-S account. This will ensure that you won’t be sent review requests while you are on leave, working as a panel member or busy with other commitments. If the period is for longer than six months, contact peerreviewcollege@ahrc.ukri.org
8. keep up to date with developments that may affect your role as a college member, for example, by referring to our published guidance and reading the Peer Review College e-newsletters. You are also encouraged to attend AHRC organised events and to visit the AHRC website regularly for updates that may impact your role
9. agree to membership for a period of up to four years. Continuation beyond this period or earlier withdrawals of membership are at AHRC’s discretion. You may also resign your college membership at any time
10. adhere to and uphold UKRI’s policies, standards and guidance in support of good research practices.

AHRC will:

1. ask you to review up to eight applications to its funding schemes or programmes during each 12-month period (normally no more than four in any quarter), although exceptionally you may be asked to review more
2. reimburse your travel and subsistence expenses if you take part in a panel meeting, in accordance with the AHRC’s non-employee travel and subsistence policy
3. email you the e-newsletter four times a year to update you on developments that may affect your role and responsibilities as a member.
4. invite you, if selected, to serve on its panels, which make grading and ranking decisions on grant applications submitted to AHRC
5. on occasion, forward your contact and subject expertise details to bodies with which AHRC has a formal funding agreement or collaborative arrangement. For example, the UK research councils, or a body with which it has a formal agreement that has been drawn up as part of its international strategy, so that they may contact you to request a review
6. publish your name, research or other organisation, where appropriate, on the AHRC website, including any panel meetings you attend
7. monitor the performance of all its college members
8. AHRC reserves the right to discontinue the membership of members who fail to observe these standards of service

Last updated: 24 February 2026