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.
Nick Hillier (Chair)
Director of Communications and Engagement, Academy of Medical Sciences
Prof Azra Ghani
Director of the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis & Professor in Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London
Richard Fisher
Writer and Senior Journalist, BBC.com; Honorary Research Associate, University College London
Amanda Borton
Interim Director of Finance, Saint Francis Hospice
Prof Kevin McConway
Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics, The Open University
John Davidson
Head of Communications, IPSO
Jonathan Brüün
Chief Executive Officer, Royal College of Anaesthetists
Alex Keenlyside
Partner, Bristows LLP
Joanne Manning
Chief Operations Officer, Microbiology Society
Alice Henchley
Communications Director, Journals and Editorial, Springer Nature
Advisory Group
The advisory group consists of the Trustees and an additional voluntary group of external advisers from the fields of science, engineering, medicine, journalism and communications. They provide expertise and advice to guide the staff of the Science Media Centre, and also meet three times a year.
Mun-Keat Looi
International Features Editor, The BMJ and Journalism lecturer, Imperial College London
Jacqui Thornton
Freelance journalist for the Lancet, Nature, BMJ
Michelle Roberts
Digital Health Editor, BBC News
Dr David Nunan
Senior Research and Educator in Evidence Based Health Care, University of Oxford
Mark Sudbury
Head, World 100 Reputation Network, and former Director of Communications at UCL
Dr Jennie Evans
Director of External Affairs, British Society for Immunology
Will Moy
Chief Executive Officer of the Campbell Collaboration
Jane Kirby
Health and Science Editor, PA Media
Dr Ruth McKernan
Venture Partner, SV Health Investors
Alex Bannister
Group Managing Editor and Editorial Director, DMGT