The Gravitational Waves Grants Panel’s role is to:
- assess and make recommendations to the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Executive for ground-based gravitational wave research
- convene an assessment panel for the delivery of STFC’s Gravitational Wave Consolidated Grant round (2025 to 2027)
- take account, as appropriate, of any strategic advice provided by STFC
- provide clear concise feedback to applicants to gravitational wave funding opportunities
- advise the Science Board and Executive as required on all issues relating to research grants, including monitoring the level of funding allocated to grants per round
- liaise with other bodies as necessary
- carry out other tasks associated with peer review as the Executive might require
- take account, as appropriate, of the recommendations of external reviewers and the conclusion of specialist peer review panels, which may be convened by the Executive
- advise on consolidated grants, contiguous groups of research requests, or research requests that are judged (on the basis of cost or propriety) to warrant separate, in-depth assessment
- advise on STFC’s gravitational waves remit and work alongside STFC and the Astronomy Grants Panel to clarify any remit queries
Organisational structure
Members
- Professor Gavin Ramsay (Chair), University of Armagh
- Professor Samaya Nissanke, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
- Professor Davide Gerosa, University of Milano-Bicocca
- Professor Tomasz Bulik, Polish Academy of Sciences and University of Warsaw
- Dr Frank Ohme, Max Planck (Albert Einstein Institute)
- Professor Carlo Contaldi, Imperial College London
- Chris Miller, STFC UK Astronomy Technology Centre
Last updated: 31 March 2026