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Geraldine was appointed to the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management in November 2019. Geraldine Thomas is currently a Professor of Molecular Pathology at Imperial College and a Director of Chernobyl Tissue Bank. In the …
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Professor Gideon Henderson was Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from October 2019 to June 2025. He was also Director General for Science and Analysis. He was responsible for o…
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Professor Gillian Leng was appointed chair of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) on 1 April 2025. She is President of the Royal Society of Medicine and a non-executive for the Department of Science Innovation a…
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Professor Gillian Morris is Chair of the Review Body for Nursing and Other Health Professions, Deputy Chair of the Police Negotiating Board and Police Advisory Board for England and Wales, a Deputy Chairman of the Central Ar…
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Professor Gillian Peele is an Emeritus Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford and an Emeritus Associate Professor of Politics in the University of Oxford where she taught politics from 1975 until 2016. She is the author of a n…
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Professor Gordon Carlson was appointed as a member of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel from 1 October 2025. He is a consultant general and colorectal surgeon at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, a member of t…
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Professor Graham Cooke has extensive experience of international clinical research, innovative clinical trial design, World Health Organisation (WHO) Committees and expert groups. Graham is NIHR Professor of Infectious Disea…
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Grant Stentiford is Chief Scientist at the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas). Cefas is an Executive Agency of the UK Government’s Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Cef…
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Gregg Butler was a member of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management from 2012 to 2019. is Co-Director of Integrated Decision Management Ltd, Head of Strategic Assessment for the Dalton Nuclear Institute at the Univers…
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Gráinne McKeever is a Professor of Law and Social Justice at Ulster University and has published widely in the areas of social security law and access to justice. She is the joint editor of the Journal of Social Security Law…
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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 Multi…
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Professor Henry G Overman is a Professor of Economic Geography in the Department of Geography and Environment at the London School of Economics. He is also the Research Director of the Centre for Economic Performance and the…
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Hugh joined the Ministry of Defence in April 2017 as Chief Scientific Adviser. Hugh moved to Australia in 1995 where he established and led (as its Director) the Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR) at the University …
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Ian was Scientific Services Director at Animal and Plant Health Agency ( APHA ) from January 2023 to March 2024. He was responsible for operational delivery of APHA science and science related matters, including topics relat…
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Isabel Oliver is the Director General of Science and Research & Chief Scientific Officer at the UK Health Security Agency ( UKHSA ). Prior to this, Isabel was Director of National Infection Service at Public Health Engla…
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Jackline Wahba is Professor of Economics at the University of Southampton, where she leads migration research at the ESRC Centre for Population Change. She has advised national governments and international organisations, in…
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Professor Jacob George is the Chief Medical and Scientific Officer of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Jacob is also Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Therapeutics at the University of …
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Jim Ryan was the first Leonard Cheshire Professor in Conflict Recovery at the Department of Surgery, University College London, serving in that capacity from 1995 until 2007. He was also visiting professor in trauma care and…
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Professor James Smith was a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner from 2021 to 2024. James is Vice Principal International and Chair of Africa and Development Studies at the University of Edinburgh.
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Professor Jason Chin FRS was appointed as a non-executive director at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in April 2023. Jason is a Programme Leader at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular B…
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Professor Rubin served as Home Office Director General, Science, Technology, Analysis and Research (STAR) and Home Office Chief Scientific Adviser until 12 December 2025. Before joining the Home Office in 2021 Professor Rubi…
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A professor of economics and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Southampton, Professor Swaffield is an applied micro labour economist with strong research expertise in the UK labour market and a trac…
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Professor John Aston became the Home Office Chief Scientific Adviser in September 2017. Professor Aston specialises in applied statistics. He was, until recently, a trustee of the Alan Turing Institute, and has previously sp…
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Professor John Beath studied at the Universities of St. Andrews (Queen’s College Dundee), London and Pennsylvania (where he was a UK Thouron Scholar) and held academic posts at Bristol, Cambridge and St. Andrews. He became P…
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John Latham is: Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of the Coventry University Group a Non-Executive Director for the NHS England Workforce Training and Education Committee an Independent Panel Member on the Advisory…
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Professor John Loughhead, CB , OBE , FREng , FTSE , FIMechE , FIET , is Chair of the Mission Innovation Steering Committee. He was Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ( BEI…
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John Newton was appointed on 12 October 2012. Career highlights: led England’s contribution to the Global Burden of Disease project Chairman of the WHO European Burden of Disease Network Honorary Professor of Public Health a…
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Professor John Perkins was appointed Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in 2012. John is currently an Honorary Professor at Manchester University, a Visiting Professor at Imperial …
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Professor John Watson was appointed deputy Chief Medical Officer for the Department of Health in October 2013. He was previously Head of Respiratory Diseases at Public Health England’s Centre for Infectious Disease Surveilla…
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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 …
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Professor Jonathan Van-Tam was Deputy Chief Medical Officer from October 2017 to March 2022. He led on health protection. Career highlights: Clinical experience in emergency medicine, anaesthesia, general medicine and infect…
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Jonathan Wadsworth is a professor of economics in the Economics department at Royal Holloway College, University of London. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Hull and his M.Sc and PhD from the Londo…
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Professor Julia Sutcliffe was appointed Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Business and Trade in February 2023. Julia provides science and engineering advice and independent challenge to the department’s minister…
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Julia West is Principal of West Consult having spent most of her career at the British Geological Survey ( BGS ). She is also an Honorary Visiting Professor at the University of Manchester (School of Earth, Atmospheric and E…
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Professor Julie Fitzpatrick was appointed Chief Scientific Adviser ( CSA ) for Scotland in June 2021. This is a part-time position. Julie also remains Scientific Director of Moredun Research Institute and CEO of The Moredun …
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Professor Julie Williams was Chief Scientific Adviser for Wales from September 2013 to September 2017. Professor Williams is a leading researcher into Alzheimer’s disease. She is head of the Neurodegeneration section of the …
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Julius Weinberg became Interim Chair of Ofqual on 1 December 2016, following the departure of Amanda Spielman. Julius was previously Deputy Chair of the Ofqual board. He has been Vice Chancellor of Kingston University, from …
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Professor Keith Palmer became the chair of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) in 2008. Before this, he was a member of the council, and then chair of its Research Working Group between 2001 and 2008. His is also…
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Professor Mayhew is currently Emeritus Fellow in Economics at Pembroke College, Oxford and Emeritus Professor of Education and Economic Performance at Oxford University. He also has a chair at Maastricht University in the Ne…
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Professor Kevin Fenton joined Public Health England ( PHE ) on 12 November 2012. Kevin has worked in a variety of public health roles across government and academia, before joining the PHE board in 2020. Before taking up the…
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Professor Kevin Ibeh is a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner. Kevin is Professor of Marketing and International Business at Birkbeck, University of London.
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Linda Luxon CBE BSc FRCP is Emeritus Professor of Audiovestibular Medicine at UCL and Honorary Consultant Physician in the Department of Audiovestibular Medicine, UCLH . Formerly she was Head of the Department of Neuro-otolo…
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Professor Liz Baggs is a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner. Liz is Vice-Principle for Research and Innovation and Professor of Food and Environmental Security at the University of Edinburgh. Prior to this role, Liz was D…
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Louis Appleby has championed suicide prevention at the national level since 2000. He chairs the National Suicide Prevention Strategy Advisory Group which provides leadership and support in ensuring successful implementation …
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Louise Bryant is a Professor of Psychological and Social Medicine at the University of Leeds, and a chartered psychologist. Her applied health research focuses on psychosocial aspects of prenatal screening technologies: cons…
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Louise was Chair of Defra’s Science Advisory Council between July 2021 and June 2024. Louise Heathwaite is a hydrochemist who combines field and geospatial modelling research to understand the environmental impact of land us…
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Professor Lucy Chappell FMedSci is the Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), with overall responsibility for the department’s research and development, including the National Institute…
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Professor Lynn Dicks is a Professor of Ecology at the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge. She leads a research group working on sustainable agriculture and insect conservation, and teaches ecology and conservatio…
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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-f…
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Malcolm Bennett is Professor of Zoonotic and Emerging Diseases at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham and was appointed Chair of the VPC from January 2018, having served as a member since …