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Professor Charlotte Watts is Chief Scientific Adviser and Director for Research and Evidence at the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). She is seconded from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, where she is Professor of Social...
Professor Andrew Curran took up his post as Chief Scientific Adviser and Director of Research at the Health and Safety Executive in March 2015. His career highlights include: Deputy Chief Executive at the Health and Safety Laboratory Scientific Chairman of...
Professor Anna Vignoles is a Professor of Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge. Prior to that she was Professor of Economics of Education at the Institute Of Education and a Research Fellow at the London...
Professor Brian Morgan is Director of the Creative Leadership and Enterprise Centre at the Cardiff School of Management, Cardiff Metropolitan University and a member of the Cardiff Capital Region Board.
Professor Bell has been a Professor of Economics at King’s Business School within Kings College London since January 2017, following 4 years as an associate professor in the Department of Economics at Oxford University. Professor Bell is a world leading...
Professor John Wood was a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner from June 2020 to May 2023. John is a materials scientist by background and has honorary chairs at a number of UK universities. He is an adviser to governments on international research...
Rachel will join the University of Sussex in August 2021 from the University of Southampton. As Provost, she will be Sussex’s most senior academic, overseeing all Schools. Rachel has a distinguished scientific record and has carried out a wide range...
Madeleine Arnot was a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner from January 2019 to September 2023. Madeleine is Emeritus Professor of Sociology of Education and Emeritus Fellow, Jesus College, University of Cambridge, and co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Global Human...
How informed scientific and technical advice and challenge is delivered to DCMS, increasing access to expertise and promoting stronger links with the science and research community.
UK Professor Jim Skea has been elected Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the authoritative UN body on climate change science.
Steven leads the Data, Analytics and Surveillance group within the UK Health Security Agency ( UKHSA ) which provides a world-class analytics capability that informs health protection activities, decision-making, and outcomes. Steven joined UKHSA from Imperial College where he is...
Alasdair Smith (appointed in January 2012) has been a Professor of Economics at the University of Sussex since 1981 and was Vice-Chancellor of the University from 1998 to 2007. His academic work focuses on the effects of international trade on...
Sergi Pardos-Prado is Professor of Comparative Politics and Research Director of the Politics and International Relations department at the University of Glasgow. He was previously Associate Professor in Politics at Merton College, University of Oxford, and Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow...
Professor Guy Poppy was Chief Scientific Adviser at the Food Standards Agency between August 2014 and July 2020. His previous career highlights include: Professor of Ecology at the University of Southampton Director of Multidisciplinary Research at the University of Southampton...
Alastair Gray is Professor of Health Economics in the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford. He has previously held academic appointments at the University of Aberdeen, the Open University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine....
Prof Mel Austen is Professor of Ocean and Society at the University of Plymouth where she is also Director of its Centre for Systems Thinking: Ocean, Land and Society. She leads and undertakes collaborative transdisciplinary marine research and training for...
This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.
David Blackaby is Professor of Economics at Swansea University. Main areas of research are labour markets, regional economics, public policy and the Welsh Economy. 1996 to 2005 he was Head of the Economics Department, 2005 to 2008 Deputy Head of...
A professor of Comparative Education at the University of Birmingham, Professor Kiwan has an interdisciplinary background in psychology, sociology and education. Her broad research programme focuses on citizenship, inclusion and is interdisciplinary and comparative in scope. Her interests centre around...
Professor David Cope is a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner. He is also a Foundation Fellow of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge.
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