Awards
- Hood Research Fellowship, Auckland University, 2007
- International Prize for Best Science Film of the Year, (Threads of Life BBC 1) Paris, france, 2005
- Junior Aventis Prize for Science books, Royal Society, 2005
- Al-Hammadi Medal, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2004
- Annual Gold Medal, North of England Zoological Society, 2004
- Award for best individual contribution to British television in 2003, Viewers and Listeners’ Association, 2004
- Golden Panda Award for Best Science Series, Chinese Television (Human Mind Series), 2004
- Edwin Stevends Gold Medal, Royal Society of Medicine, 2003
- 14 Honorary doctorates from Universities in UK and overseas, 2002
External Positions
- Council Member, Council EPSRC, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, 2007
- Member of Committee, Parliamentary Scrutiny Committee on Human Fertilisation and Embryology, House of Lords, 2006 - 2007
- Chairman, Societal Issues Panel, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, 2006
- Member, Michael Faraday Award Committee, Royal Society, 2005 - 2008
- Chairman, Aventis Prize Committee, Royal Society, 2004 - 2004
- President, Council BA, British Association for Advancement of Science, 2004 - 2005
- President, British Biology Olympiad, British Biology Olympiad, 2002 - 2005
- Vice-Chairman, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, Houses of Parliament, 2001
- Chairman and Member, House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee, House of Lords, 1999 - 2005
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Fellow, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1982
Links with Other Academic Bodies
- Chairman of Council, Royal College of Music, 2007
- Chancellor, Sheffield Hallam University, 2001
Commercial Spinoffs
- Atazoa, Company Director, Spin out from Imperial College with innovative technology for large animal transgenics. Raised £3.15m from venture capital and £0.7m from peer review grants, 2004
Fellowships
- Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 2006
- Fellow, Institute of Biology, 2006
- Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, 2003
- Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2001
- Fellow, Academy of Medical Sciences, 1998
Editorial Boards
- International Journal of Surgery, Ed Board, 2006
- Journal of Experimental & Clinical Assisted Reproduction:, Editorial Board, 2004