Building Communities Committee
Reporting to Advisory Council, the Building Communities Committee is primarily responsible for overseeing the delivery of strategic objective one as written in the Society strategy:
Through a better understanding of the diversity of our members, we will enable them to strengthen their existing relationships and gain access to new communities, unlocking the potential for international collaboration and global knowledge exchange.
This involves driving content themes for events, journals and other activities as well as providing advice and expertise to Advisory Council. The Scientific Conferences Panel and Publishing Panel both report to the Building Communities Committee and are each chaired by one of the Committee co-Chairs.
The Committee membership includes representatives from each of the Society’s Divisions and Editorial Boards as a means of supporting cohesion across the Society’s programme of activities.
Building Communities Committee 2025
| Kim Hardie | University of Nottingham, UK (Co-Chair) |
| Nicolas Locker | Pirbright Institute, UK (Co-Chair) |
| Jerry Reen | University College Cork, Ireland (Co-Chair-Elect) |
| Alison Smith | University of Cambridge, UK |
| Andrew Preston | University of Bath, UK |
| Ankita Priyadarshini | Parul University, India |
| Cheryl Walter | University of Hull, UK |
| Daniel Larcombe | University of Strathclyde, UK (EC Forum Representative) |
| Dany Beste | University of Surrey, UK |
| Ed Hutchinson | University of Glasgow, UK |
| Eva Heinz | University of Strathclyde, UK |
| Florence Abram | University of Galway, Ireland |
| Helina Marshall | University of Strathclyde, UK |
| Jagroop Pandhal | University of Sheffield, UK |
| Joey Shepherd | University of Sheffield, UK |
| Justine Rudkin | University of Glasgow, UK (Advisory Council Representative) |
| Michael Ukwuru | The Federal Polytechnic Idah, Nigeria |
| Om Prakash | Symbiosis Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), India |
| Rachel Fearns | Boston University, USA |
| Sam Sheppard | University of Oxford, UK |
| Skylar Gay | Harvard University, USA (Members Panel Representative) |
| Tania Dottorini | King's College London, UK |
Terms of Reference
Building Communities Committee Terms of Reference 2025.pdf