This diagram shows the main groups that contribute to the running of N8 CIR as well as the flow of information between them. You can read more about the purpose and membership of these groups further down the page.
Steering Group
The Steering Group comprises senior representatives from all N8 universities, as well as the Project Directors Group. The group meets quarterly to discuss strategic issues for the CIR and the Bede facility.
- Stewart Clark, Professor of Physics, University of Durham
- Christopher Jewell, Professor in Statistics, Lancaster University
- David Baldwin, Director of Digital Research, University of Leeds
- Elizabeth Simcox, Associate Director: Strategy, Partnerships and Projects, University of Liverpool
- Lee Margetts, UKAEA Chair of Digital Engineering for Fusion Energy, University of Manchester
- Umair Ahmed, Senior Lecturer in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Thermofluids, University of Newcastle
- Saul Cozens, Head of Research and Innovation IT, University of Sheffield
- Steven Wright, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science
The Project Directors Group members also attend the Steering Group meetings to report to the Steering Group.
The Steering Group's terms of reference can be found here: Steering Group TOR
Project Directors Group
The N8 CIR management team meets on a fortnightly basis.
- Matt Probert, N8 CIR Director (University of York)
- Stewart Clark, N8 CIR Deputy Director (Durham University)
- Alan Real, N8 CIR Technical Director (Durham University)
- Sam Bland, N8 CIR RSE Theme Lead (University of York)
- Ric Campbell, N8 CIR RDM Theme Lead (University of Sheffield)
- Mariann Hardey, N8 CIR WIDENS Director, Widening Participation, EDIA, and Sustainable Computing Skills Training (University of Durham)
- Emma Finch, N8 CIR Programme Manager (University of Manchester)
Project Working Group
The Project Working Group consists of senior Research IT technical staff from all N8 universities. The group meets on a quarterly basis.
- Alan Real, N8 CIR Technical Director (Durham University)
- Sam Bland, N8 CIR RSE Theme Lead (University of York)
- Ric Campbell, N8 CIR RDM Theme Lead (University of Sheffield)
- Mark Dixon, Durham University
- Karen Bower, Durham University
- Dmitry Nikolaenko, Durham University
- John Fozzard, Lancaster University
- Patricia Dallagnollo, University of Leeds
- Manhui Wang, University of Liverpool
- Dave Love, University of Manchester
- Simon Hood, University of Manchester
- Carol Booth, Newcastle University
- Janetta Steyn, Newcastle University
- Peter Heywood, University of Sheffield
- Romain Thomas, University of Sheffield
- Jamie McLaughlin, University of Sheffield
- Emma Barnes, University of York
- Emma Finch, N8 CIR Programme Manager (University of Manchester)
The Project Working Group's terms of reference can be found here: PWG TOR
Bede Governance
Bede, N8 CIR's high-performance computing platform, has a separate governance structure, which can be viewed at: Bede Governance