Advisory Committee
CIDRA is guided by an advisory committee of between 10-15 members, half chosen from within the University, and half from outside. The advisory committee meets annually (including members of SAHC, CIDRA).
University of Manchester
- Professor Mike Savage, CRESC
- Professor Nigel Vincent, Professor of Comparative Philology
- Mr Peter Fell, Director of Regional & Economic Affairs
- Dr Stella Butler, Head of Special Collections, John Rylands University Library
- Director of CTI
Manchester/N-W Cultural Sectors
- Dave Moutray, Cornehouse
- Dr Maria Balshaw, Director, Whitworth Art Gallery
- Brian Rarity, The Portico Library & Gallery
- Debbi Lander, Northwest Culture Observatory
- Jim Forrester, Director, Imperial War Museum North
UK Academic Community
- Professor Annette Kuhn, School of Modern Languages, Queen Mary, University of London
- Professor Annie Coombes, Professor of Material and Visual Culture, Birkbeck, University of London
- Professor Gerard Loughlin, Professor in Theology and Religion, University of Durham
- Professor Pat Thane, Leverhulme Professor of Contemporary British History, Institute of Historical Research
- Professor Greg Woolf, Professor of Ancient History, University of St Andrews
CIDRA also draws on a wider group of international advisors, who are consulted on specific research issues.