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List of participants of SAGE and related sub-groups

Updated 1 July 2022

Overview

Since SAGE first met in response to COVID-19 on 22 January 2020, it has been grateful for insights from a huge range of sources. At high pace, experts from academic, public sector, industrial and commercial communities have provided the high quality research and information used to formulate advice given to government.

Participants

Listed here are the names of participants who provided input as experts at one or more meetings, including public servants who acted in an expert capacity. SAGE participants are required to declare any interests relevant to the SAGE meetings they attend. Find out more about participants interests.

The register of participants interests and the list of participants is regularly reviewed and updated quarterly. If you have a query please get in touch.

These meetings are also regularly attended by officials from government. These attendees have not been named.

Attendance at SAGE meetings varies according to the agenda. This means some participants will attend frequently, whilst others infrequently and in some cases only once. To see participants who have attended each individual meetings please see SAGE minutes.

Permission to publish names was requested from all participants. Those who did not give permission have not been named.

SAGE also uses advice generated by the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG), which is an existing group that advises the government on the threat posed by new and emerging respiratory viruses. Find out more about NERVTAG.

Support

The continuing demand for COVID-19 science advice from government has placed an exceptional burden on many experts participating in SAGE and its subgroups. In response, the Government Office for Science has offered a range of support to these experts including personal security and wellbeing.

In addition, an unprecedented burden has also been placed on universities – the employers of many SAGE participants – particularly during the academic year. To ease this, the government has secured funding in support of those universities most affected to provide cover for the academic’s duties such as teaching. The funding will enable the key SAGE participants with the most severe time and workload constraints to continue their work on SAGE as appropriate and ensure SAGE continues to benefit from their expertise.

Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE)

SAGE provides scientific and technical advice to support government decision makers during emergencies. Find out more about SAGE.

Last updated: 4 March 2022.

Sir Patrick Vallance FRS FMedSci FRCP KCB Government Chief Scientific Adviser
Professor Sir Chris Whitty KCB FMedSci Chief Medical Officer
Mr Dinesh Aggarwal University of Cambridge
Professor Rebecca Allen University of Oxford
Professor John Aston Chief Scientific Adviser, Home Office
Dr Marc Baguelin London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Imperial College London
Professor Charles Bangham Imperial College London
Professor Wendy Barclay FMedSci Imperial College London
Professor Laura Bear London School of Economics and Political Science
Professor Jonathan Benger UWE Bristol
Ms Fliss Bennee Welsh Government
Professor Phil Blythe Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Transport
Professor Chris Bonnell London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Professor Sir Ian Boyd FRSE University of St Andrews
Dr Declan T Bradley FFPH Department of Health, Northern Ireland Executive
Professor Chris Brightling University of Leicester
Professor Peter Bruce FRS University of Oxford
Professor Iain E. Buchan University of Liverpool
Dr Josh Bunce Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Joint Biosecurity Centre
Ms Caroline Cake HDR-UK
Professor Doreen Cantrell University of Dundee
Mr Greg Ceely Office for National Statistics
Dr Meera Chand UK Health Security Agency
Professor Lucy Chappell Chief Scientific Adviser, Department of Health and Social Care
Professor Nishi Chaturvedi University College London
Dr Paul Cleary Department of Health and Social Care
Professor Paul Cosford UK Health Security Agency
Professor David Crossman FRSE FRCP FRCPE Chief Scientific Adviser Health, Scottish Government
Professor Andrew Curran Chief Scientific Adviser, Health and Safety Executive
Dr Gavin Dabrera UK Health Security Agency
Dr Peter Davis University Hospitals Bristol
Dr Jeanelle de Gruchy Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Professor Daniela De Angelis University of Cambridge
Professor Charlotte Deane UK Research and Innovation
Professor Sir Ian Diamond FRSE FBA FAcSS National Statistician, Office for National Statistics
Dr Annemarie Docherty University of Edinburgh
Professor Yvonne Doyle CB Medical Director, NHS England
Professor Deborah Dunn-Walters University of Surrey
Professor Chris Dye Royal Society
Ms Chantal Edge University College London
Professor John Edmunds OBE FMedSci London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dr Rosalind Eggo London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Stuart Elborn Department of Health, Northern Ireland Executive
Professor Sir Jeremy Farrar OBE FMedSci FRS Director, Wellcome Trust
Professor Kevin Fenton UK Health Security Agency
Sir Michael Ferguson CBE FRS FRSE FMEDSci FRSB University of Dundee
Professor Neil Ferguson OBE FMedSci Imperial College London
Dr Shaun Fitzgerald FREng University of Cambridge
Professor Julie Fitzpatrick OBE Chief Scientific Adviser, Scotland
Dr Aidan Fowler FRCS National Health Service England
Clare Gardiner Joint Biosecurity Centre
Professor Julia Gog OBE University of Cambridge
Professor Robin Grimes FRS FREng Chief Scientific Adviser, Ministry of Defence
Professor Ravindra Gupta University of Cambridge
Dr Ian Hall University of Manchester
Dr David Halpern Behavioural Insights Team, Cabinet Office
Baroness Dido Harding NHS Test and Trace Executive Chair
Dame Jenny Harries Chief Executive, UK Health Security Agency
Dr Demis Hassabis CBE FRS Personal capacity as a data scientist
Professor Andrew Hayward University College London
Dr Melissa Heightman University College London Hospitals
Professor Gideon Henderson FRS Chief Scientific Adviser, Defra
Professor Julian Hiscox University of Liverpool
Professor Stephen Holgate CBE FMedSci University of Southampton
Dr Susan Hopkins UK Health Security Agency
Professor Sir Peter Horby FMedSci University of Oxford
Dr Thomas House University of Manchester
Professor Sir Colin Humphreys Queen Mary University University London
Professor Ann John Swansea University
Professor Dame Anne Johnson Royal Society
Dr Indra Joshi NHSx
Dr Atiya Kamal Birmingham City University
Professor Vittal Katikireddi University of Glasgow
Professor Matt Keeling University of Warwick
Professor Paul Kellam Imperial College London
Professor Simon Kenny NHS England
Professor Kamlesh Khunti CBE FRCP FRCGP FMedSci University of Leicester
Dr Ben Killingley UCLH
Dr Camilla Kingdon Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Professor Marian Knight University of Oxford
Dr Adam Kucharski London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Professor David Lalloo Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Dr Richard John Lessells Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation, South Africa
Professor Wei Shen Lim University of Nottingham
Professor Janet Lord University of Birmingham
Dr Michael Marks London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Professor Dame Theresa Marteau FMedSci University of Cambridge
Professor Dame Angela McLean FRS Chief Scientific Adviser, Ministry of Defence
Professor Jim McManus OCDS FFPH FBPsS CPsychol Chartered FCIPD CSci FRSB Association of Directors of Public Health UK
Dr Jim McMenamin Health Protection Scotland
Dr Nisha Mehta MA (Oxon) MRCPsych MRCGP Department of Health and Social Care
Professor Graham Medley OBE London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Professor Susan Michie FMedSci FAcSS University College London
Professor Christine Middlemiss Chief Veterinary Officer, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Professor Paul Monks Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Professor Andrew Morris FMedSci FRSE University of Edinburgh
Professor Paul Moss University of Birmingham
Professor Carole Mundell Chief Scientific Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Professor Cath Noakes OBE FREng CEng FIMechE FIHEEM University of Leeds
Ms Shannon Nolan Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs/Joint Biosecurity Centre
Dr Éamonn O’Moore UK Health Security Agency
Professor Tulio de Oliveira Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation, South Africa
Professor Isabel Oliver UK Health Security Agency
Dr Rob Orford Health Chief Scientific Adviser, Welsh Government
Professor Michael Parker University of Oxford
Professor Dame Linda Partridge FRS FMedSci FRSE Royal Society
Professor Sharon Peacock FMedSci UK Health Security Agency
Professor Alan Penn Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Dr Pasi Penttinen European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Professor Guy Poppy Chief Scientific Adviser, Food Standards Agency
Professor Steve Powis FRCP National Health Service England
Dr Mike Prentice National Health Service England
Mr Osama Rahman Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Education
Professor Venki Ramakrishnan PRS Royal Society
Professor Andrew Rambaut FRSE University of Edinburgh
Professor Steven Riley UK Health Security Agency
Dr Helen Roberts Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Professor Tom Rodden Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Professor Brooke Rogers OBE Kings College London
Dr Cathy Roth Department for International Development
Professor Sheila Rowan MBE FRS FRSE Chief Scientific Adviser, Scotland
Dr James Rubin Kings College London
Professor Jennifer Rubin Chief Scientific Adviser, Home Office
Professor Harry Rutter University of Bath
Dr Hiba Sameen Department for Health and Social Care
Dr Chris Savoury Department for Health and Social Care
Professor Gavin Screaton Oxford
Professor Calum Semple OBE University of Liverpool
Mr Matthew Sexton Joint Biosecurity Centre
Mr David Seymour HDR-UK
Professor Timothy Sharpe University of Strathclyde
Professor Sir Gregor Smith Chief Medical Officer, Scotland
Dr Alaster Smith Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Transport
Professor Derek Smith University of Cambridge
Professor Iyiola Solanke University of Leeds
Dr Nicola Steedman Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Government
Professor Sir Jonathan Van Tam MBE Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Professor Russell Viner PRCPCH University College London
Professor Charlotte Watts CMG FMedSci Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for International Development
Dr Thomas Waite Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Dr Rhoswyn Walker HDR-UK
Professor Sarah Walker OBE FMedSci University of Oxford
Professor Sir Mark Walport FRCP FMedSci FRS Independent adviser
Professor Charlotte Watts CMG FMedSci Chief Scientific Adviser, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Professor Mark Wilcox University of Leeds
Professor James Wood University of Cambridge
Dr Jenet Woolford Office for National Statistics
Dr Edward Wynne-Evans Joint Biosecurity Centre
Professor Lucy Yardley FAcSS OBE University of Bristol and University of Southampton
Professor Ian Young Health Chief Scientific Adviser, Northern Ireland Executive
Professor Maria Zambon FMedSci UK Health Security Agency

Scientific Pandemic Insights Group on Behaviours (SPI-B)

SPI-B provides advice aimed at anticipating and helping people adhere to interventions that are recommended by medical or epidemiological experts. Find out more about SPI-B

Last updated: 12 November 2021.

Professor Ann John Swansea University (Chair)
Professor Brooke Rogers OBE Kings College London (KCL) (Co-Chair)
Dr Atiya Kamal Birmingham City University
Professor Charlotte Watts CMG FMedSci Chief Scientific Adviser, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Professor Chris Bonell London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Professor Clifford Stott Keele University
Dr Daniel Leightley Kings College London (KCL)
Dr David Halpern Behavioural Insights Team, Cabinet Office
Dr Ellen Brooks-Pollock University of Bristol
Professor G.J. Melendez-Torres University of Exeter
Dr Gavin Morgan University College London (UCL)
Professor Gerard Hastings University of Stirling
Dr Henry Potts University College London (UCL)
Mr Hugh Stickland University College London (UCL)
Mr Hugo Harper Behavioural Insights Team
Professor Imran Awan Birmingham City University
Professor Iyiola Solanke University of Leeds
Dr James Rubin Kings College London
Dr Jo Waller Kings College London (KCL)
Professor John Drury University of Sussex
Ms Kathryn Scott British Psychological Society
Dr Kaveri Qureshi University of Edinburgh
Professor Laura Bear London School of Economics (LSE)
Dr Laura de Molière Cabinet Office
Dr Lorna Riddle Cabinet Office
Dr Louise Smith Kings College London (KCL)
Professor Lucy Yardley FAcSS OBE University of Bristol and University of Southampton
Dr Mark Egan Behavioural Insights Team
Professor Melinda Mills University of Oxford
Professor Melissa Parker London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Professor Michael Parker University of Oxford
Professor Nicola Fear Kings College London (KCL)
Professor Patricia Kingori University of Oxford
DCC Paul Netherton Devon and Cornwall Police
Professor Richard Amlôt UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Mr Richard Pemberton British Psychological Society
Professor Robert West University College London (UCL)
Professor Russell Viner PRCPCH University College London (UCL)
Mr Shaun McNally Ministry of Justice
Professor Stephen Reicher University of St Andrews
Professor Subhash Pokhrel Brunel University
Professor Susan Michie FMedSci FAcSS University College London (UCL)
Professor Dame Theresa Marteau FMedSci University of Cambridge
Dr Tushna Vandrevala Kingston University

4 participants have not given permission to be named.

Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling (SPI-M-O)

SPI-M-O gives expert advice to the Department of Health and Social Care and wider UK government on scientific matters relating to the UK’s response to an influenza pandemic (or other emerging human infectious disease threats). The advice is based on infectious disease modelling and epidemiology. Find out more about SPI-M-O.

Last updated: 11 February 2022.

Professor Dame Angela McLean FRS Chief Scientific Adviser, Ministry of Defence (Chair)
Professor Graham Medley OBE London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Chair)
Dr Gayatri Amirthalingam UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Dr Daren Austin GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), contributing in personal capacity
Dr Marc Baguelin London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Imperial College London
Professor Wendy Barclay FMedSci Imperial College London
Dr Rosanna Barnard London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Ms Fliss Bennee Welsh Government
Dr Samir Bhatt Imperial College London
Dr Paul Birrell UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Professor Ewan Birney Deputy Director General European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
Dr Joshua Blake University of Cambridge
Professor Veronica Bowman Her Majesty’s Government
Professor Stephen Brett Imperial College London
Professor Mark Briers The Alan Turing Institute
Dr Ellen Brooks-Pollock University of Bristol
Dr Robert Challen University of Exeter
Dr Andre Charlett UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Dr Sam Clifford London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Dr Ewan Colman University of Edinburgh
Prof Ben Cooper University of Oxford
Dr Anne Cori Imperial College London
Dr Thomas Crellen University of Oxford
Dr Leon Danon University of Bristol
Dr Nick Davies London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Dr Emma Davis University of Oxford
Professor Daniela De Angelis University of Cambridge
Professor Karla Diaz-Ordaz London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Dr Louise Dyson University of Warwick
Professor John Edmunds OBE FMedSci London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Dr Rosalind Eggo London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Dr Elizabeth Fearon London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Professor Neil Ferguson OBE FMedSci Imperial College London
Dr Thomas Finnie UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Dr Joshua Firth University of Oxford
Professor Christophe Fraser University of Oxford
Dr Sebastian Funk London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Mr Martyn Fyles University of Manchester
Professor Axel Gandy Imperial College London
Dr Nick Gent UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Dr Moritz Gerstung European Bioinformatics Institute
Professor Julia Gog OBE University of Cambridge
Dr Ben Goldacre University of Oxford
Dr Yonatan Grad Harvard University
Professor Nicholas Grassly Imperial College London
Professor Michael Gravenor Swansea University
Ms Laura Guzman-Rincon University of Warwick
Dr Ian Hall University of Manchester
Mr William Hart University of Oxford
Dr Edward Hill University of Warwick
Dr Joe Hilton University of Warwick
Professor Deirdre Hollingsworth University of Oxford
Professor Chris Holmes The Alan Turing Institute
Dr Camilla Holten Møller Statens Serum Institut
Dr Thomas House University of Manchester
Dr Natsuko Imai Imperial College London
Dr Chris Jarvis London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Dr Christopher Jewell Lancaster University
Professor Mark Jit London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Dr Thibaut Jombart London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Professor Rowland Kao University of Edinburgh
Professor Matt Keeling University of Warwick
Professor Ruth Keogh London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Dr Stephen Kissler Harvard University
Dr Petra Klepac London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Dr Gwen Knight London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Dr Moritz Kraemer University of Oxford
Dr Adam Kucharski London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Professor Ajit Lalvani Imperial College London
Dr Trystan Leng University of Warwick
Mr Hugo Lewkowicz University of Manchester
Dr Tim Lucas Imperial College London
Dr Jamie Lopez Bernal UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Dr Rohini Mathur London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Dr Kimberley Moore Faculty, on behalf on NHSx
Dr Sam Moore University of Warwick
Professor Paul Moss University of Birmingham
Dr James Munday London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Dr Chris Overton University of Manchester
Dr Lorenzo Pellis University of Manchester
Dr Anne Presanis University of Cambridge
Professor Oliver Pybus University of Oxford
Dr Kathleen O’Reilly London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Mr Bill Quilty London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Dr Jonathan Read Lancaster University
Professor Steven Riley Imperial College London
Professor Chris Robertson University of Strathclyde
Dr Julie Robotham UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Dr James Rubin Kings College London (KCL)
Joe Shingleton UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Dr Lewis Spurgin University of East Anglia
Dr Helena Stage University of Manchester
Dr Robin Thompson University of Warwick
Dr Michael Tildesley University of Warwick
Dr Edwin Van Leeuwen UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Professor Sir Jonathan Van Tam MBE Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Professor Sarah Walker University of Oxford
Dr Marc Warner Faculty, on behalf of NHSx
Dr Heather Whitaker UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Dr Carl Whitfield University of Manchester
Dr Lilith Whittles Imperial College London
Professor Mark Woolhouse University of Edinburgh
Professor Lucy Yardley FAcSS OBE University of Bristol and University of Southampton

PHE Serology Working Group

The Serology Working Group provides oversight of sero-epidemiology work for COVID-19 in England and partners with international colleagues, including the WHO, on these serological studies. The group monitors and reviews work on the establishment and running of population-based seroprevalence surveys in England. Sero-epidemiology is crucial in informing our understanding of the extent of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and to monitor how this changes over time.

The Serology Working Group was disbanded in April 2020. The group’s work is now part of UKHSA’s surveillance programme for COVID-19.

Professor Sharon Peacock FMedSci Public Health England (PHE) (Chair)
Dr Gayatri Amirthalingam Public Health England (PHE)
Dr Marc Baguelin London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Professor Wendy Barclay Imperial College London
Dr Rupert Beale Francis Crick Institute
Dr Tim Brooks Public Health England (PHE)
Dr Mary De Silva Wellcome Trust
Professor Sir Jeremy Farrar OBE FMedSci FRS Wellcome Trust
Professor Paul Kellam Imperial College London and Kymab Ltd
Dr Mary Ramsay Public Health England (PHE)
Professor Gavin Screaton University of Oxford
Dr Edwin Van Leeuwen Public Health England (PHE)

5 participants have not given permission to be named.

COVID-19 Clinical Information Network (CO-CIN)

CO-CIN collates clinical information from the usual health care records of people of all ages admitted to hospital in the UK to characterise the clinical features of patients with severe COVID-19 in the UK.

Last updated: 12 November 2021.

Professor Malcolm (Calum) Semple OBE University of Liverpool (Chair)
Dr Kenneth Baillie University of Edinburgh
Dr Annemarie Docherty University of Edinburgh
Dr Chris Green University of Birmingham
Professor Ewen Harrison University of Edinburgh
Professor Sir Peter Horby FMedSci University of Oxford
Professor Peter Openshaw Imperial College London
Professor Sir Jonathan Van Tam MBE Deputy Chief Medical Officer (dCMO)

New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG)

NERVTAG is not a formal subgroup of SAGE and SAGE does not commission NERVTAG directly.

Last updated: 12 November 2021.

Professor Sir Peter Horby FMedSci University of Oxford  (Chair)  
Professor Wendy Barclay Imperial College London
Professor John Edmunds OBE FMedSci London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Professor Neil Ferguson OBE FMedSci Medical Research Council, Imperial College London
Professor Andrew Hayward University College London
Dr Benjamin Killingley University College London Hospital NHS Trust
Professor Wei Shen Lim Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Jim McMenamin Health Protection Scotland
Professor Peter Openshaw Imperial College London
Professor Malcolm (Calum) Semple OBE University of Liverpool
Dr James Rubin Kings College London
Dr Cariad Evans Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Chloe Sellwood Co-opted member, NHS England and NHS Improvement
Professor Ian Brown Co-opted member, Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)
Dr Lisa Ritchie Co-opted member, NHS England and NHS Improvement
Professor Julian Hiscox Temporary co-opted member for COVID-19, University of Liverpool
Dr Muge Cevik Temporary co-opted member for COVID-19, University of St Andrews
Professor Ravindra Gupta Temporary co-opted member for COVID-19, University of Cambridge

Environmental Modelling Group (EMG)

The purpose of this group is to identify and steer the role that environmental modelling, data analysis and environmental sampling can play in understanding COVID-19 transmission, with a view to understanding transmission routes, factors that influence this and the impact of environmental and behavioural interventions and mitigations at a mechanistic level.

Last updated: 12 November 2021.

Dr Andrew Curran Health and Safety Executive (HSE) (Chair)
Professor Harry Rutter Bath (Chair)
Professor Cath Noakes OBE FREng CEng FIMechE FIHEEM University of Leeds (Chair)
Mr Adrian Eggleton National Health Service (NHS)
Professor Alan Penn Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Dr Alexander Allen National Health Service (NHS)
Dr Ben Killingley University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH)
Dr Danielle Solomon National Health Service (NHS)
Professor Ian Hall University of Manchester
Professor Mark Wilcox University of Leeds
Professor Sarah Sharples Department for Transport (DfT)
Dr Shaun Fitzgerald University of Cambridge
Professor Dame Theresa Marteau FMedSci University of Cambridge
Professor Tim Sharpe University of Strathclyde
Professor Paul Monks Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Professor Michael Gormley Herriot Watt
Professor Tom Rodden Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
Mr Ian Storrar NHS Scotland
Dr Ben Killingley University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH)
Dr Alexandra Freeman Cambridge
Ms Annette Rankin NHS Scotland
Professor Gideon Henderson FRS Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) – Standing invite; attendance by exception
Professor Isabel Oliver UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Dr Simon Parker Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
Mr Allan Bennett UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

Royal Academy of Engineering provide contributions.

Children’s Task and Finish Working Group (TFC)

The group provided consolidated scientific health advice to government. Subject advice focused on the transmission of COVID-19 in children and within schools.

Participants changed over time depending on the expertise needed. This list represents core contributors at varying parts of the main COVID-19 response. This list is not exhaustive.

The group last met in early 2021.

Last updated: 1 July 2022

Mr Osama Rahman Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Education (Co-Chair)
Professor Charlotte Watts CMG FMedSci Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for International Development (Co-Chair)
Professor Laura Bear London School of Economics
Professor Chris Bonell London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dr Ellen Brooks-Pollock University of Bristol
Dr Louise Dyson University of Warwick
Professor John Edmunds OBE FMedSci London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dr Rosalind Eggo London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dr Thomas Finnie UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Professor Julia Gog OBE University of Cambridge
Professor Sir Peter Horby FMedSci University of Oxford
Dr Thomas House University of Manchester
Ms Lorna Howarth Department for Education
Dr Michael J Tildesley University of Warwick
Professor G. J. Melendez University of Exeter
Professor Matt Keeling University of Warwick
Dr Petra Klepac London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Professor Graham Medley OBE London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dr Gavin Morgan University College London
Professor Cath Noakes OBE FREng CEng FIMechE FIHEEM University of Leeds
Professor Michael Parker University of Oxford
Dr Lorenzo Pellis University of Manchester
Dr Jonathan Read Lancaster University
Professor Steven Riley Imperial College London
Professor Brooke Rogers OBE Kings College London
Dr Edwin Van Leeuwen UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Professor Russell Viner PRCPCH University College London
Professor John Watkins Public Health Wales and Cardiff University
Professor Lucy Yardley FAcSS OBE University of Bristol and University of Southampton

8 participants have not given permission to be named.

Hospital Onset COVID-19 Working Group (HOCI)

This working group focused on hospital-onset COVID-19 infection (HOCI) and its purpose is to provide thought leadership, direction to analysis and precipitate policy change and interventions that lead to a rapid and sustained reduction in the rate of HOCI.

This is no longer a sub-group, and now an advisory group within NHSE.

Last updated: 12 November 2021.

Professor Mark Wilcox University of Leeds, NHS England (NHSE) and NHS Improvement (NHSI) (Chair)
Dr Ian Hall University of Manchester (Co-Chair)
Ms Ruth May NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/NHSI)
Mr Matthew Fagg NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/NHSI)
Mr Duncan Burton NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/NHSI)
Dr Lisa Ritchie NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/NHSI)
Dr Russell Hope UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Dr James Price National Health Service (NHS) and Imperial College London
Ms Catherine Morgan NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/NHSI)
Ms Jane Clegg NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/NHSI)
Ms Siobhan Heafield NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/NHSI)
Ms Margaret Kitching NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/NHSI)
Mr David Charlesworth NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/NHSI)
Dr David Levy NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/NHSI)
Ms Hayley Citrine NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/NHSI)
Ms Sue Doheny NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/NHSI)
Ms Acosia Nyanin NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/NHSI)
Ms Deborah Turner NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/NHSI)
Dr Colin Brown UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Mr Giancarlo Laura NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/NHSI)
Dr Julie Robotham UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Dr Judith Breuer University College London (UCL)
Mr Simon Rhea NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/NHSI)
Professor Jacqui Reilly Glasgow Caledonian University and NHS National Services Scotland
Dr Lourda Geoghegan Northern Ireland Executive dCMO (devolved administration observer)
Dr Eleri Davies Public Health Wales (devolved administration observer)
Ms Natasha Williams-Faray NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/NHSI)

Ethnicity Subgroup

This subgroup advises on COVID-19 risks and impacts for minority ethnic groups.

Last updated: 12 November 2021.

Professor Kamlesh Khunti CBE FRCP FRCGP FMedSci University of Leicester (Chair)
Professor Benjamin Barr University of Liverpool
Professor Laura Bear London School of Economics (LSE)
Mr Iain Bell University College London (ONS)
Professor Ewan Birney European Bioinformatics Institute
Professor Enitan Carrol University of Liverpool
Dr Rosalind Eggo London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Professor Kevin Fenton UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Dr Ben Goldacre University of Oxford
Dame Jenny Harries UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Dr Ewan Harrison Wellcome Sanger Institute & University of Cambridge
Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox University of Oxford
Dr Atiya Kamal Birmingham City University
Professor S Vittal Katikireddi University of Glasgow
Dr Rohini Mathur London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Professor Melinda Mills University of Oxford
Dr Tolullah Oni University of Cambridge
Professor Michael Parker University of Oxford
Dr Julia Pearce Kings College London (KCL)
Professor Alan Penn Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Professor Lucinda Platt London School of Economics (LSE)
Professor Henry Potts University College London (UCL)
Mr Osama Rahman Department for Education (DfE)
Dr Allison Streetly UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Ms Ruth Studley University College London (UCL)
Mr Nizam Uddin The Prince’s Trust
Professor Ewen Harrison University of Edinburgh

Social Care Working Group (SCWG)

The Social Care Working group provides expert modelling and evidence review functions to support scientifically based policy decisions to limit the impact of COVID-19 in social care service provision.

Last updated: 12 November 2021.

Dr Ian Hall University of Manchester (Co-chair)
Dr Éamonn O’Moore UK Health Security Agency (Co-chair)
Dr Andrew Page The Quadram Institute
Dr Leon Danon University of Bristol
Ms Liz Jones National Care Forum
Professor Martyn Regan University of Manchester and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Professor John Watkins Public Health Wales and Cardiff University
Dr Rachel Kwiatkowska University of Bristol
Dr Thomas Finnie UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Dr Richard Fry Swansea University
Dr Marcello Morciano University of Manchester
Dr Aidan Hayter NHS England and NHS Improvement
Professor Jackie Cassell Brighton and Sussex Medical School and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Dr Laura Shallcross University College London (UCL)
Professor Arpana Verma University of Manchester
Professor Bruce Guthrie University of Edinburgh
Professor Chris Todd University of Manchester
Mr Craiger Solomons Welsh Government
Professor Graham Ellis Scottish Government
Professor Adam Gordon University of Nottingham and the British Geriatrics Society
Dr Hannah Williams UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Ms Adelina Comas-Herrera London School of Economics

6 participants have not given permission to be named.