STFC Astronomy Grants Panel (AGP)

Role of the AGP

The panel's role is to:

• Assess and make recommendations to the STFC executive on all research grant applications in astronomy, including space science and solar terrestrial physics covering theory, exploitation and basic technology research.
  
  
• Take account (as appropriate) of the recommendations of external referees and the conclusions of specialist peer review panels, particularly the proposed standard grants sub-panel. The panel may additionally convene panels to advise on new or substantially modified rolling grants, contiguous groups of research requests (such as those related to exploiting a major facility or instrument investment), or research requests which are judged (on the basis of cost or propriety) to warrant such separate, in-depth assessment.
  
  
• Advise the Particle Physics, Astronomy and Nuclear Physics Science Committee (PPAN) and the executive as required on all issues relating to research grants, including monitoring the level of funding allocated to grants.
  
  
• Carry out such other tasks associated with peer review as the executive might require.

Membership

• Prof A Lawrence (Chair) - University of Edinburgh

Rolling Grant Specialist Panel

• Dr P Bland - Imperial College London
• Dr S Calcutt - University of Oxford
• Prof P Coles - University of Cardiff
• Dr I Franchi - Open University
• Prof H R A Jones - University of Hertfordshire
• Prof M E Jones - University of Oxford
• Prof V Nakariakov - University of Warwick
• Prof I Smail - University of Durham
• Prof P A Thomas - Universtiy of Sussex
• Prof MG Watson - University of Leicester
  

AGP: Astronomy Observation

• Prof A Zijlstra (Chair) - University of Manchester
• Dr O Almaini - University of Nottingham
• Prof C Collins - Liverpool John Moores University
• Prof C Done - University of Durham
• Dr J Greaves - University of St Andrews
• Dr M Hoare - University of Leeds

AGP: Astronomy Theory

• Prof T Hartquist (Chair) - University of Leeds
• Prof C Clarke - University of Cambridge
• Dr J Vink - Armagh Observatory
• Prof D Wands - University of Portsmouth

AGP: Solar Studies & STP

• Dr D S Brown (Chair) - University of Central Lancashire
• Dr L Fletcher - University of Glasgow
• Prof R A Harrison - STFC Laboratories
• Dr E Kontar - University Glasgow

AGP: Planetary Studies

• Prof C Murray (Chair) - Queen Mary, University of London
• Dr SF Green - The Open University
• Prof J P Muller - University College London, Mullard Space Sciences Laboratory
• Dr I Mueller-Wodarg - Imperial College London
• Dr S Russell - The Natural History Museum