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.
Jonathan Baker (Chair)
Professor of Journalism, University of Essex, (ex-Head of Newsgathering, BBC)
Karen Chadwick (Treasurer)
Head of Commercial Finance, Wellcome Trust
Adrian Bull
External Relations Director, National Nuclear Laboratory
Dr Paul Brooker
Formerly President Europe, Middle East & Asia Pacific EMEA, Envigo
Prof. Kevin McConway
Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics, The Open University
Prof. Jackie Hunter
Chief Executive, Clinical and Strategic Partnerships, BenevolentAI
John Davidson
Director, Macaw Communications
Jonathan Brüün
Chief Executive Officer, Royal College of Anaesthetists
Alex Keenlyside
Partner, Bristows LLP
Gavin Allen
Head of News Output, BBC
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.
Seil Collins
Head of Media & Communications, The Lancet journals
Ian Brunskill
Assistant Editor, The Times
Jeremy Laurance
Former Health Editor, The Independent and the i
Emily Beament
Environment Correspondent, Press Association
Hetan Shah
Chief Executive, The British Academy
Nick McDermott
Science and Health Editor, The Sun
Nick Hillier
Director of Communications, The Academy of Medical Sciences
Prof. Eleanor Riley
Professor of Immunology and Infectious Disease, The University of Edinburgh
Shaun Lintern
Health Correspondent, The Independent
Rebecca Morelle
Global Science Correspondent, BBC News
Christine McGourty
Chief Executive, Water UK, and former BBC Science Correspondent