Early Career Researcher Sub-Committee

The Early Career Researcher (ECR) Sub-Committee, a sub-committee of the University Research and Innovation Committee (URIC), oversees ECR provision and support at Sussex.

Remit

The remit of the ECRSC is set out in its Terms of Reference, which is reviewed annually. Broadly, the sub-committee is tasked with making recommendations to URIC on policies, practices and initiatives to support early career researchers (ECRs), fostering a conducive and supportive research culture, and celebrating ECR achievements and contributions to the University.

The ECRSC ensures the University’s adherence to the Researcher Development Concordat and the maintenance of Sussex’s HR Excellence in Research Award (HREiR). These sector-wide initiatives aim to improve the research environment, enhance employment conditions and enable career advancement for researchers.

The ECR Reps group sits below the ECRSC and two members attend each sub-committee meeting.

Membership

Committee role	Role holder
Chair	Director for Early Career Researchers
Secretary	Researcher Development Manager
Ex officio	Pro-Vice-Chancellor or Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research Director of Research and Innovation Services Assistant Director of HR All School ECR Leads or equivalent Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Representative
Member	One Associate Dean for Research and Innovation One academic elected member of Senate One Senior Research Manager
In attendance	ECR representatives Minute secretary (a member of Sussex Researcher School)

Meeting dates

The ECRSC meets three times a year.

2024-25

Wednesday 14 May 2025
Wednesday 29 January 2025
Wednesday 18 September 2024

2023-24

Monday 20 May 2024
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Thursday 12 October 2023

2022-23

Tuesday 16 May 2023
Wednesday 8 February 2023
Tuesday 18 October 2022

Meeting documentation

All previous agendas, minutes and unrestricted papers are available on Sussex Direct. You may also wish to view the Terms of Reference, which are reviewed annually.