NIHR Global Health Research Units/Groups - Financial Assurance Fund Committee minutes (December 2018)

Published: 13 June 2019

Version: June 2019

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Date

Tuesday 18 December 2018

Place

Department of Health and Social Care, 39 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0EU

Members present

Ms Genny Kiff, Wellcome (chair)

Reverend Keith Stephenson, ACU

Mr Khairul Bashar, ACU

Ms Pam Hicks, UKRI

Mr Tim Boyes-Watson, Humentum

DHSC representatives

Dr Alex Ademokun, Head of Global Health Research Programmes

Ms Laurence Poos, Senior Global Health Research Programme Officer

Ms Megan Gaffey, Global Health Research Programme Support Officer

NETSCC, Secretariat

Dr Sarah Puddicombe (Assistant Director and Head of GHR Programme NETSCC) – strategic oversight of the Global Health Research programme, Chair for item 5

Mrs Stephanie Russell (Senior Research Manager) – oversight of the operation of the Committee, recording the feedback points and supporting the Chair

Ms Rozz Bloom (Research Manager) – minutes

Ms Linda Welch (Assistant Research Manager) – managing voting presentation and outcomes

Mrs Natalija Edwards (Senior Finance Manager) – finance advice and budget oversight

Mrs Leanne Beard (Finance Manager) – finance advice

Dr Martin Mulenga (Senior Research Manager) – observer

Apologies

None

Quoracy Information

Voting members: 4 (all members) Quorum = 100%

16/136/29 – Professor Melanie Newport, University of Sussex

NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Neglected Tropical Diseases, BSMS, at University of Sussex

Chair: Genny Kiff

DCMs: 1: Keith Stephenson (Lead), 2: Tim Boyes-Watson

No conflicts declared. Khairul Bashar not present due to running late.
Committee recommendation: Decline
16/136/33 – Professor Mark Woolhouse, University of Edinburgh

NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Tackling Infections to Benefit Africa, The University of Edinburgh

Chair: Genny Kiff

DCMs: 1: Tim Boyes-Watson (Lead), 2: Khairul Bashar

No conflicts declared
Committee recommendation: Decline
16/136/35 – Professor Stephen (Bertie) Squire, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Lung Health and Tuberculosis in Africa at LSTM

Chair: Genny Kiff

DCMs: 1: Pam Hicks (Lead), 2: Keith Stephenson

Conflicts: Tim Boyes-Watson left the room.
Committee recommendation: Recommend for funding to DHSC.
16/136/109 – Professor Aziz Sheikh, University of Edinburgh

NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Respiratory Health (RESPIRE) at The University of Edinburgh

Chair: Genny Kiff

DCMs: 1: Pam Hicks (Lead), 2: Khairul Bashar

Conflicts: Tim Boyes-Watson left the room.

Committee recommendation: Recommend for funding to DHSC.
16/136/111 – Dr David Aanensen, Genome Research Limited operating as the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Genomic Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

Chair: Sarah Puddicombe

DCMs: 1: Khairul Bashar (Lead), 2: Pam Hicks

Conflicts: Genny Kiff and Tim Boyes-Watson left the room
Committee recommendation: Recommend for funding to DHSC.
16/137/49 – Professor Julie Mytton, University of West of England, Bristol

NIHR Global Health Research Group on Nepal Injury Research, University of the West of England, Bristol

Chair: Genny Kiff

DCMs: 1: Khairul Bashar (Lead), 2: Tim Boyes-Watson

No conflicts declared

Committee recommendation: Recommend for funding to DHSC.
16/137/114 – Dr Robert Harrison, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

NIHR Global Health Research Group on African Snakebite Research, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Chair: Genny Kiff

DCMs: 1: Pam Hicks (Lead), 2: Keith Stephenson

Conflicts: Tim Boyes-Watson
Committee recommendation: Recommend for funding to DHSC.
17/63/42 – Dr Jamie Rylance & Dr Shevin Jacob, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

NIHR Global Health Research Group on Sepsis at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Chair: Genny Kiff

DCMs: 1: Khairul Bashar (Lead), 2: Pam Hicks

Conflicts: Tim Boyes-Watson
Committee recommendation: Recommend for funding to DHSC.
17/63/130 – Professor Simon Gilbody, University of York

NIHR Global Health Research Group: Improving Outcomes in Mental and Physical Multimorbidity and Developing Research Capacity (IMPACT) in South Asia at the University of York

joint application with

17/63/76 – Professor Kamran Siddiqi, University of York

NIHR Global Health Research Group on Addressing Smokeless Tobacco and building Research capacity in south Asia (ASTRA) at the University of York

Chair: Genny Kiff

DCMs: 1: Tim Boyes-Watson (Lead), 2: Keith Stephenson

No conflicts declared. Khairul Bashar not present.

Committee recommendation: Decline.

Table of recommendations

Reference	Lead	Host Institution	Project Title	Recommendation
16/136/35 Call 1 Unit	Squire	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Lung Health and Tuberculosis in Africa at LSTM	FUND WITH CHANGES
16/136/111 Call 1 Unit	Aanensen	Genome Research Limited operating as the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute	NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Genomic Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute	FUND WITH CHANGES
16/137/114 Call 1 Group	Harrison	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	NIHR Global Health Research Group on African Snakebite Research, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	FUND WITH CHANGES
16/137/49 Call 1 Group	Mytton	University of the West of England	NIHR Global Health Research Group on Nepal Injury Research, University of the West of England, Bristol	FUND WITH CHANGES
16/136/109 Call 1 Unit	Sheikh	University of Edinburgh	NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Respiratory Health (RESPIRE), The University of Edinburgh	FUND WITH CHANGES
17/63/42 Call 2 Group	Rylance Jacob	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	NIHR Global Health Research Group on Sepsis at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	FUND WITH CHANGES
16/136/29 Call 1 Unit	Newport	University of Sussex	NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Neglected Tropical Diseases, BSMS, at University of Sussex	DECLINE
16/136/33 Call 1 Unit	Woolhouse	The University of Edinburgh	NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Tackling Infections to Benefit Africa, The University of Edinburgh	DECLINE
17/63/130 and 17/63/76 Call 2 Groups	Gilbody & Siddiqi	University of York	NIHR Global Health Research Group: Improving Outcomes in Mental and Physical Multimorbi-dity and Developing Research Capacity (IMPACT) in South Asia at the University of York NIHR Global Health Research Group on Addressing Smoke-less Tobacco and building Research capacity in south Asia (ASTRA) at the University of York	DECLINE

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