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Appendix ANNEX 2

United Kingdom

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SCIENTIFIC MONITORING BOARD

Establishment

Article 1

The Management Board will constitute an advisory board of at least six eminent, independent and experienced scientists (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Scientific Monitoring Board’) to provide an external advising role for the benefit of the Survey so as to check the quality of the work of the research consortium and to provide periodic advice to the Council and the research consortium.

Independence

Article 2

The Scientific Monitoring Board shall be independent from the SHARE-ERIC.

Tasks

Article 3
(1)

The main task of the Scientific Monitoring Board is to monitor the scientific quality of SHARE. It should give feedback to the Management Board and the research consortium at least once per year.

(2)

Every two years, the Scientific Monitoring Board shall issue a written report to the Council of the SHARE-ERIC. This report shall also assess the services offered to the users of the SHARE data.

(3)

Initially and after about three years, the Scientific Monitoring Board shall set up a thorough review of the scientific strategy of SHARE, thereby exploring innovative fields and modes of data collection.

Members

Article 4
(1)

The members of the Scientific Monitoring Board select new members as they feel appropriate to sufficiently represent all scientific areas covered by SHARE.

(2)

At least one member shall be an investigator of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing to ensure close cooperation with this survey and to give additional advice and guidance from their experience.

(3)

At least one member shall be an investigator of the U.S. Health and Retirement Study to ensure close cooperation with this survey and to give additional advice and guidance from their experience.

(4)

The current chairperson of the Scientific Monitoring Board is Arie Kapteyn.

(5)

The other current members and the fields they are representing are

  • Orazio Attanasio (income, consumption, savings)

  • Lisa Berkman (social epidemiology and biomarkers)

  • Nicholas Christakis (medical sociology and administrative data)

  • Mick Couper (survey methods, data dissemination methods, and new technology)

  • Michael Hurd (savings and health, data access and quality; harmonisation with HRS)

  • Daniel McFadden (survey methodology)

  • Norbert Schwarz (survey psychology and data access methodology)

  • Andrew Steptoe (biomarkers, harmonisation with ELSA)

Budget

Article 5
(1)

The chairperson of the Scientific Monitoring Board receives a budget according to Article 9(1) of the Statutes of the SHARE-ERIC for travel expenses and honoraria of Board’s members. The Chairperson of the Scientific Monitoring Board has full discretion how to spend the budget.

(2)

The current annual budget is EUR 30 000. The technical administration of the budget obliges to the staff of the Management Board.