Newcastle Institute for Social Renewal (NISR) is governed as follows. The Director, Professor Mark Shucksmith, is responsible for the leadership and strategic direction of the Institute, working closely with staff across the University and the wider scholarly community to lead its intellectual development and engage and enthuse colleagues. He is formally responsible to the HaSS Faculty Pro Vice-Chancellor and so to the University Executive Board.
The NISR Strategy is formulated by the Director, with guidance and advice from the NISR Management Board, the Faculty Executive Board and an External Advisory Board. Operational matters are also for the Director, who in practice involves the NISR Management Board in an inclusive style of governance. The Director is also a member of the Faculty Steering Group and Faculty Executive Board.
Management Board
Our Management Board works closely with the Director and Administrator on the operation of the Institute, and advises on the strategy of the Institute, to help create a shared collective view. This is not only essential to engaging, enthusing and influencing colleagues across the University, but helpful in drawing on Board members’ breadth of knowledge and experience. This inclusive style embodies our values and principles, and promotes awareness and understanding of social renewal.
Management Board Members
Emeritus Professor John Goddard - Ambassador, Newcastle Institute for Social Renewal
Professor Matthew Grenby - Theme Champion (The Past in the Present)
Jenny Hasenfuss - Institute Administrator, Newcastle Institute for Social Renewal
Professor Kathryn Hollingsworth - Theme Champion (Social Justice and Injustice)
Dr Suzanne Moffatt - Theme Champion (Health and Inequality)
Dr Venda Louise Pollock - Theme Champion (Arts and Culture in Social Renewal)
Dr Karen Scott - Theme Champion (Wellbeing and Resilience)
Professor Mark Shucksmith - Director, Newcastle Institute for Social Renewal
Professor Mark Tewdwr-Jones - Theme Champion (People, Place and Community)
Professor Liz Todd - Theme Champion (Learning for Change)
Dr Fiona Whitehurst - Theme Champion (Entrepreneurship and Innovation)
Professor Peter Wright - Theme Champion (Digital Innovation)
Theme Champions
Our Theme Champions perform important roles in the Newcastle Institute for Social Renewal:
External Advisory Board
We are about to start recruiting for our External Advisory Board. The External Advisory Board will provide an external perspective on the Institute’s strategy and vision, with members drawn from policy and practice as well as academia. It will uphold our values and principles and assist the Institute with our wider engagement regionally, nationally and internationally.