Review Panel

The SOR4D Review Panel is responsible for the evaluation of proposals and the monitoring of selected projects. It is composed of international experts from science and practice.

International experts

  • Dr. Marjolein Dieleman, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Dr. Frank Eyhorn, Biovision Foundation for Ecological Development, Switzerland
  • Selina Haeny, Publicom, Switzerland
  • Dr. Kristina Lanz, Alliance Sud, Switzerland
  • Prof. Priti Parikh, University College London, UK
  • Dr. Smita Premchander, Sampark, Amhmedabad, Gujarat, India
  • Dr. Bernadette Resurrección, Queens University, Canada
  • Dr. Witness Simbanegavi, South African Reserve Bank, South Africa
  • Prof. Leon Tikly, University of Bristol, England
  • Dr. Dzodzi Tsikata, University of Ghana, Ghana

SDC Delegate

  • Dr. Manfred Kaufmann, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Switzerland
  • Mirjam Macchi Howell, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Switzerland

SNSF Delegate and Deputy, Members of National Research Council

  • Prof. Stuart Lane, University of Lausanne, Switzerland (Review Panel Chair)
  • Prof. Martin Lengwiler, University of Basel, Switzerland (Deputy)

The Review Panel collaborates closely with the SOR4D programme management and advises the SOR4D supervisory body, composed of representatives from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the Swiss National Science Foundation.