The RIDE Forum Secretariat manages day-to-day activities. It is hosted by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) in Swindon.
You can contact either of these people.
Daniel Knight, programme manager (research)
Email: daniel.knight@nerc.ukri.org
Penny Gordon, senior programme manager
Email: penny.gordon@nerc.ukri.org
Governance
The Forum is overseen by a senior group of representatives from each of the 23 member organisations.
The group meets twice a year. It oversees all the Forum’s activities, from strategic planning to delivery and monitoring the impact of outputs.
The group members are:
- Arts and Humanities Research Council – Tim Pank
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council – Harriet Trewin
- Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) – Alistair Carson
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy – James Davey
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Robert Bradburne
- Department for Transport – Dan Hills
- Economic and Social Research Council – Susie Stevenson
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council – Mark Tarplee
- Environment Agency – Glenn Watts
- Forestry Commission – Richard Morris
- Innovate UK – Nick Cliffe
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee – Christine Maggs
- Medical Research Council – Graham Campbell
- Met Office – Melissa Welsh
- Natural England – Humphrey Crick
- Natural Environment Research Council – Sarah Webb
- Natural Resources Wales – Richard Cardwell
- Northern Ireland Environment Agency – Sara McGuckin
- Office for National Statistics – Neil Wilson
- Science and Technology Facilities Council – Stephen Loader
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency – Peter Singleton (Chair)
- Scottish Government – Graeme Beale
- Welsh Government – Simon Baldwin.