Professor Ben Clifford

Principle Investigator

University College London

Professor Michael Davies

Co- Investigator

University College London

Professor Rob Aldridge

Co-Investigator

University of Washington

Co-Investigator

University of Washington

Dr Helen Pineo

Professor Anna Mavrogianni

Co- Investigator

University College London

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

University College London

Yamina Boukari

Dr. James Milner

Co- Investigator

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Mina Sufineyestani

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

University College London

Nadia Elsay

Research Project Coordinator

University College London

Julia Thrift

Director Healthier Place-Making.

Town and Planning Country Association

Rosalie Callway

Project And Policy Manager

Town and Planning Country Association

Sally Roscoe

Project Assistant

Town and Planning Country Association

Jo Brown

Head of Research

Groundswell

Collaborators

  • For over a hundred years, we have worked to challenge, inspire and support people to create healthy, sustainable and resilient places that are fair for everyone. Click here to read more about the TCPA.

  • We work with people with experience of homelessness, offering opportunities to contribute to society and create solutions to homelessness. Click here to read more about Groundswell.

  • The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is renowned for its research, postgraduate studies and continuing education in public and global health. LSHTM has an international presence and collaborative ethos. It is uniquely placed to help shape health policy and translate research findings into tangible impact. Click here to read more about LSHTM.

Committee and Advisory Groups

  • The role of the project steering committee is:

    • To provide overall supervision for a project on behalf of the study's Sponsor and Funder and to ensure that it is conducted to a rigorous standard.

    • To provide advice, through its Chair, to the study's funder, sponsor, Chief Investigator, host institution, and contractor

    • To concentrate on the study's progress, adherence to the protocol, and public safety (where appropriate), and to consider new information of relevance to the research question

    • To uphold the rights, safety and well-being of the participants: these are the most important considerations and should prevail over the interests of the research

    • To ensure appropriate ethical and other approvals are obtained in line with the project plan

    • To agree proposals for substantial protocol amendments and provide advice to the sponsor and funder regarding approvals of such amendments

    • To provide advice to the investigators on all aspects of the study

  • The project will also have a dedicated public involvement group. The public involvement group, which we call our ‘Public and Community Advisory Group’ is an advisory committee rather than having a formal governance role in the execution of the project in the way that the Project Steering Committee does. The Public and Community Advisory Group will, however, be chaired by an independent member of the public who is also a member of the Project Steering Committee, ensuring an awareness and influence for public involvement into the formal governance of the project.

    The role of the Public and Community Advisory Group will be to:

    • To meet at least annually (with four workshops pre-planned over the project duration)

    • To provide advice and guidance on the project’s compliance with the UK Standards for Public Involvement

    • To provide advice on all aspects of the project (from design through management, undertaking, analysis and dissemination), but particularly in relation to ensuring due consideration of the perspectives of members of the public in the conduct of the research and dissemination of its findings

    • To provide advice on the recruitment of research participants, including ensuring the accessibility of research materials and consideration of how best to reach potentially under-represented groups