The Committee
The IRDG has charitable status as recognised by the UK Charity Commission (Registered Charity No 1153832). Our constitution dictates that we have at minimum a 10 person committee, all of whom are trustees of the charity, comprising four named posts (Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Membership Secretary) and six or more ordinary members. The incumbents as at Summer 2026 are:
- Professor Karen Faulds (Chair)
- Dr Stephanie Brookes (Secretary)
- Dr Fiona Clarke (Treasurer)
- Dr Paul Pudney (Membership Secretary)
- Professor Steven Bell
- Dr Natalie Belsey
- Dr Neil Everall
- Professor Pavel Masoutek
- Dr Howbeer Muhamad Ali
- Professor Chris Sammon
- Dr Chris Stapleton
- Dr Ken Williams