governance
Trustees
The board of Trustees is the major decision-making body of the Science Media Centre and meets at least three times a year. Trustees are distinguished in the fields of science, engineering, medicine, journalism, communications, finance, law and policy.
Dr Peter Cotgreave (Chair)
Chief Executive, Society for General Microbiology
Marshall Davies (Treasurer)
Former President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Alex Denoon
Partner, Lawford Davies Denoon
Dr Helen Munn
Executive Director, Academy of Medical Sciences
Jonathan Baker
Professor of Journalism, University of Essex, (ex-Head of Newsgathering, BBC)
Prof. Sir Mike Rawlins
Former Chair of NICE
Prof. Ottoline Leyser
Director & Professor of Plant Development, Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge University
Advisory Committee
The Trustees are guided by a voluntary group of advisors from the fields of science, engineering, medicine, journalism and communications, who provide expertise and advice, and also meet three times a year.
Louise Dunn
Vice President Global R&D Communications, GlaxoSmithKline
Carolan Davidge
Director of Press & PR, Cancer Research UK
Lord Paul Drayson
Entrepreneur and former Science Minister
Prof. Robin Lovell-Badge
Head of Developmental Genetics, MRC National Institute for Medical Research
Rebecca Morelle
Science Reporter, BBC News
Prof. Chris Chambers
Senior Research Fellow in Psychology, Cardiff University
Dr Helen Bedford
Senior Lecturer in paediatric epidemiology, UCL Institute of Child Health
Prof. Dorothy Bishop
Professor Developmental Neuropsychology, University of Oxford
Dr Lesley Patterson
Head of Communications and Engagement, Royal Academy of Engineering
Prof. Wendy Barclay
Chair in Influenza Virology, Imperial College London
Lawrence McGinty
Former Science Editor, ITV News