Awards
- Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur, Government of France, 2004
- DBE (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire), 2000
External Positions
- Chair, Royal Society project on 'Increasing Diversity in the Scientific Work Force', 2012
- Patron, Athena Swan Awards, 2011
- Chair, Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education, 2008-2012, 2008 - 2012
- Chair, Main Panel RAE 2008 (HEFCE Research Assessment Exercise), 2006-2009, 2006 - 2009
- Member and then Chair, Scientific Advisory Board Institute for Materials Research, 2005-2011, A Star Singapore, 2005 - 2011
- President, British Association, 2003-2004, 2003 - 2004
- Chairman, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, 2003-2007, 2003 - 2007
- President, Institution of Chemical Engineers, 2002-2003, 2002 - 2003
- Trustee, The National Gallery, 2001-2010, 2001 - 2010
- Foreign Secretary and Vice President, The Royal Society, 2001-2006, 2001 - 2006
- Member, Chemistry Research Assessment Exercise Panel for 2000, 1999 - 1999
- Member, H.E.F.C.E. Research Assessment Exercise Review, 1999, 1999 - 1999
- Chair, Council for Science and Technology Working Group on Support for Science Teachers, 1998-2000, 1998 - 2000
- Member, H.E.F.C.E. Research Committee, 1998-2002, 1998 - 2002
- Chairman, Royal Society of Chemistry - Science Advisory Board, 1998-2000, 1998 - 2000
- Council Member, Royal Society, 1998-1999, 1998 - 1999
- Chair of the Council, Science and Technology Working Group on Support for Science Teachers, 1998-2000, 1998 - 2000
- Chair, Steering Group Athena Group, 1998-2003, 1998 - 2003
- Council for Science and Technology (Government Advisory Body), 1997-2003, 1997 - 2003
- Council Member, Institute of Materials, 1996-2000, 1996 - 2000
- Member of Council, Council for the Central Laboratories of the Research Councils, 1995-2000, 1995 - 2000
- Trustee, Daphne Jackson Memorial Fellowships, 1994-2011, 1994 - 2011
- Editorial Advisory Board Member, Journal of Polymer Science, Polymer Physics, 1993
- Member of Council, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council 1994-2000
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Council Member and Vice President, 2008-2011, Royal Academy of Engineering, 2008 - 2011
- President, 2002-2003, Institution of Chemical Engineers, 2002 - 2003
- Member, American Chemical Society
- Fellow, City and Guilds of London Institute
- Fellow, CEng, Institute of Materials
- Honorary Fellow, Institute of Physics
- Fellow, Institution of Chemical Engineers
- Foreign Associate, National Academy of Engineering (U.S.A.)
- Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering
- Fellow, Royal Society
- Fellow, CChem, Royal Society of Chemistry
- Honorary Fellow, Somerville College, Oxford