{"id":62466,"date":"2022-03-04T14:26:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T14:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta-ukri.msappproxy.net\/?page_id=62466"},"modified":"2025-05-06T12:49:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T11:49:13","slug":"how-we-are-governed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/who-we-are\/esrc\/how-we-are-governed\/","title":{"rendered":"How ESRC is governed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ukri-callout-box\">\n<p><a href=\"\/about-us\/how-we-are-governed\/\">We share some information about how we&#8217;re governed and structured with UKRI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>ESRC Council<\/h2>\n<p>The ESRC Council advises the Executive Chair and UKRI Board on social science activity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/about-us\/esrc\/how-we-are-governed\/esrc-council\/\">Read more about the ESRC Council<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Senior leadership team<\/h2>\n<p>The ESRC senior leadership team (SLT) has responsibility to ensure appropriate decisions are taken and guidance given to continue the effective operation of the organisation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/about-us\/esrc\/how-we-are-governed\/esrc-senior-leadership-team\/\">See members of the senior leadership team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Executive Chair<\/h2>\n<p>The Executive Chair is responsible for the implementation of UKRI policies and decisions, and for the overall management of the ESRC office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/people\/stian-westlake\/\">Read more about the Executive Chair<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Strategic advisory network<\/h2>\n<p>The strategic advisory network (SAN) provides the office with strategic and agile expert advice and support and is designed to complement the work of Council.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/about-us\/esrc\/how-we-are-governed\/strategic-advisory-network\/\">Read more about the strategic advisory network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Data and infrastructure, skills and methods expert advisory group<\/h2>\n<p>The data and infrastructure, skills and methods expert advisory group (EAG) complements ESRC\u2019s existing governance structures by providing more detailed consideration of investments in data and infrastructure, and skills and methods.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/about-us\/esrc\/how-we-are-governed\/eag\/\">Find out more about the EAG<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>ESRC office<\/h2>\n<p>We have around 170 staff working across several teams.<\/p>\n<h2>Declarations of interest<\/h2>\n<p>Good governance in public sector organisations recognises the need to have arrangements in place that prevent, counter and deal with\u00a0<a href=\"\/about-us\/how-we-are-governed\/conflicts-of-interests\/\">potential conflicts of interest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The SLT and Council members are required to declare any private, professional or commercial interests that might conceivably conflict with the interests of ESRC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/publications\/conflict-of-interests-register-for-esrc\/\">See the ESRC register of interests<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We share some information about how we&#8217;re governed and structured with UKRI. 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