Early career researcher (ECR) reps
The ECR Forum represents the views and ideas of early career researchers from across the University.
How it works
There are two reps per department / school or centre who meet three to four times a year with members of the RDP and the Doctoral College, representatives of the Researcher Concordat Steering Group and the Athena Swan implementation group. The Chair of the ECR Forum sits on the University Research and Innovation Committee (URIC) to report actions arising from the forum and represent ECR issues.
If you are interested in becoming a rep please get in contact with your department's current rep, the Chairs of the ECR Forum, or rdp@surrey.ac.uk.
Minutes and documentation
- Minutes of ECR Forum meetings (University log-in required).
ECR Reps
Chairs
| Name | Role | School/department | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Femi Adeyemi-Ejeye | Interim Chair | Department of Music and Media | femi.ae@surrey.ac.uk |
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
| Name | School/department | |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia Volioti | Department of Music and Media | g.volioti@surrey.ac.uk |
| Vacant | School of Economics | |
| Kim Starr | School of English Literature and Languages | k.starr@surrey.ac.uk |
| Vacant | Department of Politics | |
| Vacant | Guildford School of Acting | |
| Isabel Rodriguez | School of Hospitality and Tourism Management | isabel.rodriguez@surrey.ac.uk |
| Bora Kim | School of Hospitality and Tourism Management | b.kim@surrey.ac.uk |
| Ambrose Lee | School of Law | y.a.lee@surrey.ac.uk |
| Kirsty Lohman | Department of Sociology | k.lohman@surrey.ac.uk |
| Hyeyoun Park | Surrey Business School | hy.park@surrey.ac.uk |
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
| Name | School/department | |
|---|---|---|
| Arooj Siddiqui | 5G/6G Innovation Centre | a.siddiqui@surrey.ac.uk |
| Catia Costa | Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) | c.d.costa@surrey.ac.uk |
| Marco Volino | Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP) | marco.volino@surrey.ac.uk |
| Armin Mustafa | Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP) | armin.mustafa@surrey.ac.uk |
| Vacant | Centre for Environment and Sustainability | |
| Siddharth Gadkari | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | s.gadkari@surrey.ac.uk |
| Marco Sacchi | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | m.sacchi@surrey.ac.uk |
| Vacant | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | |
| Vacant | Department of Computer Science | |
| Vacant | Department of Mathematics | |
| Eva Jakubczyk | School of Mechanical Engineering Sciences | e.jakubczyk@surrey.ac.uk |
| Vacant | Department of Physics | |
| Vacant | Surrey Space Centre |
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
| Name | School | |
|---|---|---|
| Harshana Liyange | School of Biosciences and Medicine | h.s.liyanage@surrey.ac.uk |
| Johanna von Gerichten | School of Biosciences and Medicine | j.vongerichten@surrey.ac.uk |
| Justin Aunger | School of Health Sciences | j.aunger@surrey.ac.uk |
| Lucie Ollis | School of Health Sciences | l.ollis@surrey.ac.uk |
| Katie Gilligan-Lee | School of Psychology | k.gilligan@surrey.ac.uk |
| Marwa Hussain Ali Hassan | School of Veterinary Medicine | m.hussainalihassan@surrey.ac.uk |
Department of Higher Education
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Laura Barnett |
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion working group
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) working group has been set up as a part of ECR forum at the University of Surrey with the following objectives:
- Gather information on the state of ED&I for ECRs at the University level to identify gaps and challenges
- Create awareness within the University at different levels (ECR to Higher management) using the information
- Propose short-term and long-term solutions to inform University policymakers to create an impact.
The group will initially focus on three areas: Athena Swan (gender equality), Race equality and LGBTQ+ equality. The focus will be expanded in future to other important areas including disability, neurodiversity, and mental health.
The Working Group meets approximately once every six weeks and is organized by Dr Armin Mustafa & Dr Giovanni Mirouh. Any ECR Rep is welcome to attend, contribute, or suggest agenda items.