Research Degrees Sub Committee

RDSC

Terms of Reference

 See the 2024-25 RDSC Terms of Reference [PDF]

Membership

Chair                 Professor Joan Roses                       Economic History                     

Deputy Chair    Dr Tom Reader             Psychological and Behavioural Science

Elected members from Academic Board Constituency Groups

Group I member  

Dr Xi Li

Accounting

Group I member  

Dr Jordi Blanes i Vidal

Management

Group II member  

Professor Stephane Wolton

 Government

Group II member  

Dr Rajesh Venugopal

 International Development

Group III member  

Professor Julia Boettcher

Mathematics

Group III member  

Professor Angelos Dassios 

Statistics

Group IV member  

Dr Tom Reader

Psychological and Behavioural Science

Group IV member  

Professor Anne West

Social Policy

Group V member  

Dr Martin Husovec

Law

Group V member  

Professor Stephen Humphreys 

Law

Ex-officio

Director of the PhD Academy & Doctoral Training Partnership:

Professor Bingchun Meng, Media and Communications

PhD Academy Manager: Dr Peter Mills

 

Student member nominated from Research Students' Consultative Forum:

Vacant, Postgraduate Research Officer, LSESU, in place of a nominated RDSCF member

Secretary: Ms Tracy Barber, PhD Academy

Schedule of Meetings

Academic Year 2025/26

  • Wednesday 29 October 2025 at 14.00
  • Wednesday 04 March 2026 at 14.00
  • Wednesday 13 May 2026 at 14.00