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Cancer Research UK – Funding Committees Terms of Reference. April 2013 1 Cancer Research UK Funding Committees Terms of Reference 1 Remit: 1.1 To be responsible to the Scientific Executive Board (SEB) for the oversight, development, review, funding and management of a portfolio of research awards in line with the charities research strategy. 1.2 Each funding committee will operate in accordance with these generic Terms of Reference and its specific Supplementary Terms of Reference. 1.3 Where specified in the Supplementary Terms of Reference, a funding committee may also report as a sub-committee to the parent committee. 1.4 In order to fulfil their remits all the funding committees will work with:  The Scientific Executive Board, the Science Strategy Advisory Group (SSAG), other funding committees and other specialist boards and working groups to ensure co-ordination of activities, and appropriate input to the development of strategies and policy.  Cancer Research Technology to ensure co-ordination of development of intellectual property protection and commercialisation, joint development of strategies and, where appropriate, joint or complementary funding.  In addition, individual committees may develop other working relationships as specified in the Supplementary Terms of Reference. 2 Terms of Reference: 2.1 To oversee all aspects of Cancer Research UK’s funding within its remit. 2.2 To ensure the maintenance of an internationally competitive research portfolio, which is targeted to the fulfilment of Cancer Research UK’s mission, by: (i) Allocating resources on the basis of scientific excellence and relevance to Cancer Research UK’s scientific strategy. (ii) Applying peer review of the highest international standards and engaging the appropriate additional expertise in the assessment of applications and evaluation of funded research programmes. (iii) Maintaining an awareness of the e