Minutes of the meeting held on 14 May 2026

Thursday 14 May 2026, 14:00, the Ingleby Room, Old Schools.
Confirmed 8 October 2026.

Present: Professor Alastair Lyle (Chair), Dr Owain Hesketh, Dr Meera Nambiar, Dr Imran Siddiqui, Dr Fenella Brough, Dr Rosalind Purcell, Mr Peter Danby, Mrs Ann Rowcliffe, Ms Tamsin Achurch.

In attendance: Mr Jonathan Rudd (Secretary).

Apologies: None.

26/18 Declarations of interest

None.

26/19 Minutes of the meeting held on 12 March 2026

Confirmed.

26/20 Applications for full review

AHREC/2026/031, “Students in Novigrad: housing and the ferry”: approved. AHREC/2026/034, “Recording rehearsals: musicians’ consent”: approved with conditions.

26/21 Light-touch approvals

The Secretary reported 35 projects approved by faculty ethics leads since the last meeting.

26/22 Project closures

Closure reports received: AHREC/2022/117 (Whose view is it?), AHREC/2023/041. Noted.

26/23 Committee Papers Service

The Secretary reported that the move of the Service to the University’s new document system has been postponed to 2027. Members should continue to use their existing accounts.

26/24 Any other business

None.

26/25 Date of next meeting

Thursday 8 October 2026.

Published with reserved business removed. Members can read the full papers, including confidential minutes, in the Committee Papers Service.