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 is comprised of senior representatives from all N8 universities and the Project Directors Group. The group meets on a quarterly basis to discuss strategic issues for the CIR and for the Bede facility.
- Stewart Clark, Professor of Physics, University of Durham
- Christopher Jewell, Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology, Lancaster University
- Mark Conmy, Head of Service Management, University of Leeds
- Jake Gannon, Director of Computing Services, University of Liverpool
- Paola Carbone, Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Manchester
- Umair Ahmed, Lecturer in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Thermofluids, University of Newcastle
- Saul Cozens, Head of Research and Innovation IT, University of Sheffield
- Agnes Noy, Early Career Research Fellow, University of York
- Sam Bland, N8 CIR RSE Theme Lead, University of York
The Project Directors Group members also attend the Steering group meetings to report to the steering group.
The Steering Group terms of reference can be found here: Steering Group TOR
Project Directors Group
The N8 CIR management team meet 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)
- Emma Finch, N8 CIR Programme Manager (University of Manchester)
- Sam Bland, N8 CIR RSE Theme Lead (University of York)
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.
- Emma Finch, N8 CIR Programme Manager (University of Manchester)
- Alan Real, N8 CIR Technical Director (Durham University)
- Sam Bland, N8 CIR RSE Theme Lead (University of York)
- Mark Dixon, Durham University
- Mike Pacey, Lancaster University
- John Hodrien, University of Leeds
- Manhui Wang, University of Liverpool
- Dave Love, University of Manchester
- John Snowdon, Newcastle University
- Michael K Griffiths, University of Sheffield
- Emma Barnes, University of York
The Project Working Group 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