The URMAN Advisory Group provide oversight and are made up of 6-8 members drawn from the URMAN network. They are appointed by election and UCD Research provide secretariat.

The purpose of the group is to:
Propose meetings of the network with defined purpose and outcomes
Propose training requirements for the network
Propose communication channels for the network
Propose sub-groups of the network for specific projects

2023 URMAN Advisory Group Members

John Wyatt  (Chair) 
Research Project Manager – BOOSTAVAC
Location:National Virus Reference Laboratory (NVRL) UCD CEPHR
Email:(opens in a new window)john.wyatt@ucd.ie 

Dr Aoife Brady 
Research Programme Manager iCRAG
Location:O’Brien Centre for Science 
Email:(opens in a new window)aoife.brady@ucd.ie

Dr Paul Huddie
ERC Research Project Manager
Location:School of History 
Email:(opens in a new window)paul.huddie1@ucd.ie

Sinead McGinley
Research Partner
Location:O’Brien Center for Science
Email: (opens in a new window)sinead.mcginley@ucd.ie

Dr Meadhbh O'Halloran
Proposal Support Team
Location:UCD Research
Email: (opens in a new window)meadhbh.ohalloran@ucd.ie

Dr Jessica Ralston
Chief Operations Officer, School of Medicine
Location:Systems Biology Ireland 
Email:(opens in a new window)jessica.ralston@ucd.ie

The URMAN Advisory Group meet on a monthly basis between September and May each year to plan events, seminars, workshops and other related activities.

AIREN Working Group

Sinead McGinley(Chair)
Research Partner
Location:O’Brien Center for Science
Email:(opens in a new window)sinead.mcginley@ucd.ie

Dr Jessica Ralston
Chief Operations Officer, School of Medicine
Location:Systems Biology Ireland
Phone:6316
Email:(opens in a new window)jessica.ralston@ucd.ie

Matt Sheridan
Website Manager
Location:Engineering and Materials Science Centre
Email:(opens in a new window)matthew.sheridan@ucd.ie

Caroline Treacey
College Research And Innovation Manager, College of Engineering and Architecture
Location: Engineering and Materials Science Centre
Email:(opens in a new window)caroline.treacey@ucd.ie

John Wyatt 
Research Project Manager – BOOSTAVAC
Location:National Virus Reference Laboratory (NVRL) UCD CEPHR
Email:(opens in a new window)john.wyatt@ucd.ie