The Open Research Steering Committee (ORSC) was established by the General Board in January 2019 to replace the Open Access Project Board, following a recommendation by the Open Research Working Group.
Membership of the Open Research Steering Committee
Last updated February 2025
Professor Sara Hennessy, Professor of Educational Dialogue and Pedagogical Inquiry (Chair)
Professor Matthew Cook, Genzyme Professor of Experimental Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine
Professor Ronan Daly, Institute for Manufacturing, Department of Engineering, School of Technology
Professor Stephen Eglen, Professor of Computational Neuroscience, School of Physical Sciences
Alastair Flett, Deputy University Librarian and Director of Academic Services for Cambridge University Libraries
Dr Jessica Gardner, University Librarian and Director of Library Services
Mandy Hill, Director of Academic Publishing, Cambridge University Press
Dr Andrew Jackson, Director of Research Services
Dr Sacha Jones, Head of Open Research Services, Cambridge University Libraries
Professor Justin Meggitt, Professor of the Study of Religion, School of Arts and Humanities
Dr Amy Orben, Programme Leader, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
Dr Sandra Petrus-Reurer, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Surgery; JRF, Darwin College; STEMM postdoctoral representative
Chris Russell, Interim Director of University Information Services
Liz Simmonds, Head of Research Culture
Dr Ben Steventon, School of Biological Sciences
Dr Noam Tal-Perry, RSO and Bennett Institute for Public Policy, AHSS postdoctoral representative
Dr Debbie Hansen, Senior Open Access Adviser, Office of Scholarly Communication (Secretary)
Terms of Reference
Last updated November 2020
- To set the strategic direction for activities in support of Open Research within the University.
- To promote and keep under review all matters relating to Open Research at the University, including effective implementation of the University’s policies on Open Access and Research Data Management; compliance with external mandates; overview of best practice.
- To ensure and facilitate close working of all internal services supporting Open Research.
- To make recommendations to the Information Systems Committee on investment to support Open Research, and to monitor rolling five-year plans, acting as first point of resolution for resource issues.
- To formalise and oversee University public communications around Open Research, including, at least, annual review of the University position statement on Open Research, and to monitor development of external policy frameworks. This will include managing responses to sector-wide consultations.
Meetings
The Steering Committee will normally meet four times in each academic year, with communication between meetings via MS Teams.
Questions?
If you have questions please email us at info@osc.cam.ac.uk.