External Positions
- Member, International Panel of Advisors, Institute of Advances Studies, Singapore, Institute of Advances Studies, Singapore, 2008
- Chair, VITAE, External Advisory Board, VITAE, RCUK, 2008
- Member, Academy of Medical Sciences, Non-Clinical Careers Committee, Academy of Medical Sciences, 2007
- External Panel Member, Council of AgroParisTech, AgroParisTech, 2007
- member, European Universities Association (EUA), Institutional Evaluation Programme Panel of Experts, European Universities Association (EUA), 2007
- Vice Chair, European Universities Association, Council for Doctoral Education (EUA-CDE), European Universities Association, 2007
- Member, International Advisory Panel, A*STAR Graduate Academy, A*STAR, Singapore, 2007
- External board member, RWTH Aachen, Graduate School Advisory Board, RWTH Aachen, Germany, 2007
- Member, BBSRC Modular Training for Industry Panel, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, 2006 - 2008
- Member, EUA Grenoble Universities Evaluation Panel, European Universities Association, 2006 - 2007
- Member, International Evaluation Panel for Third Line Funding (Institutional Strategy), German Federal Government Excellence Initiative, German Federal Government Excellence Initiative, 2006 - 2007
- Chair, UKIERI Evaluation Panel, British Council, 2006
- Member, UUK PMI2 Committee, UUK, 2006
- international panel member, International Evaluation committee: an evaluation of doctoral training in Finland, FINHEEC, Goverment of Finland, 2005 - 2005
- member, Medical Research Council Non-Clinical Training and Career Development Panel, Medical Research Council, 2005 - 2009
- Member, British Federation of Women Graduates, Academic Awards Committee, British Federation of Women Graduates, 2004 - 2006
- Member, Cambridge-MIT Institute(CMI), Programme Review Committee, Cambridge-MIT Institute(CMI), 2004
- Chairman, UK GRAD Programme, Steering Committee, RCUK, 2004 - 2008
- International Advisor, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains, Malaysia, Advisory Council, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains, Malaysia, 2003
- Member, New Route PhD Programme, National Steering Committee, New Route PhD Programme, 2001 - 2005
- Member, Research into Ageing, Advisory Council, Research into Ageing Research, 2001 - 2005
Membership of Professional Bodies
- HEA member, Higher Education Academy, 2001
- BSI, British Society for Immunology, 1972
Links with Other Academic Bodies
- University of Oxford
Fellowships
- FCGI, City and Guilds od London Institute, 2006
- FRCPath, The Royal College of Pathologists, 2006
- FRSA, Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), 2004
Editorial Boards
- Gray's Anatomy, 39th edition, Specialist reviewer, 2005 - 2005
- Developmental Immunology, Editorial Board member, 1990 - 2003