One of the EPC’s standing committees reporting to the EPC Board, the Research, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer Committee leads the EPC’s work on anything relating to any of the areas suggested in the Committee’s name. In recent years, this has included leadership of the Crucible Project (the EPC’s initiative to support better collaboration between industry and academia), feeding into the development of REF and KEF, nominating individuals to REF panels and much else besides.
Research, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer Committee (RIKT)
Scope
The RIKT Committee exists to oversee the EPC's work relating to engineering research, enterprise, innovation and knowledge transfer activities and policies at national, EU and international levels.
Committee Terms of Reference
Membership
A list of those currently serving on the RIKT Committee. Unless otherwise stated Committee meetings are open to all EPC members to attend as an observer. If you are interested in joining the Committee, please contact the Chair or the EPC executive team.
| Member | |
| Ion Sucala (Chair) | University of Exeter |
| Andy Alderson (Vice Chair) | Sheffield Hallam University |
| Sarah Spurgeon | University College London |
| David Brown | Independent member |
| Graham Howe | University of Strathclyde |
| David Hughes | Queens University Belfast |
| Crina Oltean-Dumbrava | University of Bradford |
| Nikita Hari | University of Oxford |
| Sarah Peers | NMITE |
| Juliana Early | Queens University Belfast |
| Jill Stewart | University of South Wales |
| Anne Nortcliffe | Wrexham University |
| Greg Gibbons | University of Warwick |
| Jin Wang | Liverpool John Moores University |
| Idongesit Ekerete | Ulster University |
| Amina Hamoud | University of the West of England |
| Daniel Rathbone | Campaign for Science and Engineering |
By request, some members may be corresponding members, not normally attending meetings but in receipt of minutes and papers, and involved in (email) discussions and consultations.
We will work with Government, Research Councils, companies, higher education institutions (HEIs) and within HEIs, Pro-Vice-Chancellors for research and enterprise, Deans, Directors of Research etc.
Committee meetings 2025/26
Dates, meeting details, papers and minutes of all RIKT Committee meetings in 2025/26
Previous meetings and papers
Dates, meeting details, papers and minutes of all RIKT Committee meetings held in previous years. This content is accessible by RIKT Committee members only.
For dates, meeting details, papers and minutes of all previous RIKT Committee meetings, click here.