ACAF Register of Interests
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(December 2024)
In line with FSA policy and established good practice for accessing external expertise, Scientific Advisory Committee members are required to declare any personal or non-personal interests which represent a real or potential conflict in respect of general or specific aspects of work undertaken. Interests will be managed in accordance with the FSA’s policy and guidance.
If members have interests not specified in these notes, but which they believe could be regarded as influencing their advice or other work for FSA, they should declare them. However, members are not under any obligation to search out interests of which they might reasonably not be aware. For example, either through being unaware of all the interests of family members, or of not being aware of links between one company and another.
Professor Nicholas Jonsson (Chair)
Current Interests
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Personal Interests |
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Direct employment |
University of Glasgow – since 2009 Harbro Ltd – from January 2025 |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work |
Fundacao para e Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT) Portugal 2024 BHJ Foods UK Ltd – 2023 Harbro Limited – new project with UoG since 2024 |
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Shareholdings |
None. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups |
Labour Party UK 2021-2024 Glasgow Rugby League 2020-2024 Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons American Dairy Science Association 2023-present |
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Other personal interests (all honorary positions) |
Editorial Board, Journal of Dairy Research – since 2021 Editorial Board, The Veterinary Journal – since 2015 Specialist Editor, International Journal for Parasitology – Drugs and Drug Resistance – since 2012 Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons 2009-present British Society for Animal Science 2017-present Adjunct Professor, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, Australia – since 2022 |
Non-personal
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Category of Interest |
Organisation/body and nature of interest (period) |
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Fellowships |
None |
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Indirect support |
None |
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Trusteeships |
Trustee, Hannah Dairy Research Foundation – since 2021 Junior VP, British Society of Animal Science – since 2024 |
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Land and property |
None |
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Other public appointments |
None |
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Other non-personal interests |
None |
Historic Interests
Personal
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Personal Interests |
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Direct employment |
University of Glasgow 1999-2001 University of Queensland 2001-2009 |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work |
Meat and Livestock Australia 2021 Scottish Government 2021 Harbro Limited – secondment in 2017, consultancies since 2011 United States Department of Agriculture 2017, 2021 Scottish Government 2021 Bayer Animal Health – 2007,2010, 2012-2019 BBSRC – 2016 University of Queensland 2001-2009 University of Glasgow 1999-2001 Queensland Government 2009 Bayer Animal Health 2007-2010 Elanco Animal Health 2006-2009 Novartis 2005 Department of Primary Industries, Queensland, 1996-1999 University of Queensland 1995-1996 Mixed veterinary practice NSW, Australia 1987-1995 |
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Shareholdings |
None since 2015 |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups |
Royal Statistical Society (Fellow) 2020-2024 European College of Bovine Health Management 2006-2016 International Society for Animal Genetics 2011-2012 Australian Society for Parasitology 2004-2010 Australian Institute of Company Directors 2008-2010 Australian Animal Welfare Strategy R&D Group 2008-2009 Northern Australian Beef Research Council 2008-2009 FAO Working Group on Parasite Resistance 2002-2009 |
Non-personal
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Category of Interest |
Organisation/body and nature of interest (period) |
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Fellowships |
None |
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Indirect support |
BBSRC 2010-2022 Harbro Limited 2010-2022 Department for International Development 1999-2001 |
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Trusteeships |
None |
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Land and property |
None |
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Other public appointments |
None |
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Other non-personal interests |
None |
Martin Briggs
Current Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
None. |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
ForFarmers UK (fee paying consultancy) Anitox UK (fee paying consultancy) AIC (Agricultural Industries Confederation) (fee paying consultancy) 2Agriculture (fee paying consultancy) KIWA (UFAS auditor and trainer) NSF (GAFTA auditor) UKAS (assessor) FSA (ACMSF committees) |
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Shareholdings. |
None. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
Member of AIC UFAS Working and Review Groups, Manufacturing Committee and Joint Scheme Development Group |
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Other personal interests. |
None. |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
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Trusteeships. |
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Land and property. |
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Other public appointments. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
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Historic Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
GLW Feeds Ltd Eurofins Forensic Testing |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
Progressus Agrischool (fee paying consultancy) |
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Shareholdings. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
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Other personal interests. |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
None. |
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Trusteeships. |
None. |
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Land and property. |
None. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
None. |
Professor Emily Burton
Current Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
Nottingham Trent University, Member: FSA Science Council |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
July 2022: Consultancy for Avara Foods Ltd – conducted through my current employer (NTU): Independent review of their trial data. |
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Shareholdings. |
Shareholdings in Si Active Ltd - Company number 06932163 |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
Director: Egg and Poultry Industry Conference Ltd; World’s Poultry Science Association (WPSA) European Working Group on Poultry Nutrition: UK representative; WPSA UK branch member |
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Other personal interests. |
Husband is lay member of FSA Advisory Committee on Toxicology |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
Travel costs paid to speak at conferences for the following organisations: Animal Nutrition Association of Canadia; European Federation of the World’s Poultry Science Association; South African Feed Manufacturers’ Association |
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Trusteeships. |
Bleasby Boost Fund (primary school fund-raising charity); Trustee: Gordon Memorial Trust; Trustee: British Poultry Science Trust; |
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Land and property. |
None. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
The commissioning of research or other work by, or advice from, staff who work in a unit for which a member is responsible: research commissioned for Avara Foods Ltd, 2 Sisters Food Group, ForFarmers, ABAgri, Kemin, Danisco, Alltech, Arden Biotech, Premier Nutrition, Deepbranch Biotech; Green Plains, Clonbiotech |
Historic Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
MARS UK, University of Nottingham |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
None. |
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Shareholdings. |
None. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
Councillor for British Society for Animal Science |
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Other personal interests. |
None. |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
None. |
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Trusteeships. |
None. |
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Land and property. |
None. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
None. |
Professor Katrina Campbell
Current Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
Queen’s University Belfast |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
Queen’s University Belfast |
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Shareholdings. |
None |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
RSC and RSB |
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Other personal interests. |
None to declare |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
None. |
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Trusteeships. |
None. |
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Land and property. |
None. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
None. |
Historic Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
Queen’s University Belfast |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
Queen’s University Belfast |
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Shareholdings. |
Company Xenobics Limited now dissolved |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
RSC and RSB |
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Other personal interests. |
None. |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
None. |
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Trusteeships. |
None. |
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Land and property. |
None. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
None. |
Hannah Kane
Current Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
Cefetra Ltd |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
None. |
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Shareholdings. |
None. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
Member of TASCC working group & FEMAS working group for the AIC |
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Other personal interests. |
None. |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
None. |
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Trusteeships. |
None. |
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Land and property. |
None. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
None. |
Historic Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
None. |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
None. |
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Shareholdings. |
None. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
None. |
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Other personal interests. |
None. |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
None. |
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Trusteeships. |
None. |
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Land and property. |
None. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
None. |
Susan MacDonald
Current Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
Fera Science Ltd (and predecessors) (1990-present). |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
Invited to participate in JECFA 102 – review on dioxins and arsenic. To be held 14 to 23 October 2025. |
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Shareholdings. |
None. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
Member of Trustee Board of 1st Clifton (York) Scout Group. |
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Other personal interests. |
Head of the UK National Reference Laboratory functions for Contaminants in food and feed. |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
None. |
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Trusteeships. |
None. |
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Land and property. |
None. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
FSA funding for relating to food and feed safety. Current projects include NRL for Chemical Contaminants (2021-2025); Validation of analytical method for PFAS in fruit & vegetables (2025); Bioavailability of Hydrocyanogenic acid (2025-2026). Contracts awarded for 2025-2029: NRL for Chemical Hazards and NRL for Feed and Food Additives. |
Historic Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
None. |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
Member of FSA AFFAJEG (2019-2022). |
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Shareholdings. |
None. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
None. |
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Other personal interests. |
None. |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
Funding for projects from EFSA, EU, FSA, AHDB. |
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Trusteeships. |
None. |
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Land and property. |
None. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
None. |
Christine McAlinden
Current Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
toXcel International Ltd |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
As part of my job I provide independent scientific consultancy to the chemical, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry. Mostly related to non-clinical safety and registration requirements. |
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Shareholdings. |
None. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
British Toxicology Society Society of Toxicologist (US) UK and EU Register of Toxicologists Society of Biology Society of Cosmetic Scientists
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Other personal interests. |
None. |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None |
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Indirect support. |
None |
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Trusteeships. |
None |
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Land and property. |
None |
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Other public appointments. |
None |
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Other non-personal interests. |
None |
Historic Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
JRF International (Indian CRO) Sequani (UK CRO) |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
None |
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Shareholdings. |
None |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
None |
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Other personal interests. |
None |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None |
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Indirect support. |
None |
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Trusteeships. |
None |
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Land and property. |
None |
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Other public appointments. |
None |
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Other non-personal interests. |
None |
Dr Donald Morrison
Current Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
Edinburgh Napier University (Employee) (2014-present) |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
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Shareholdings. |
None. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
None. |
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Other personal interests. |
Grant Funding Panel Member
Member of Scientific societies
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
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Trusteeships. |
None. |
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Land and property. |
None. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
None. |
Derek Renshaw
Current Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
Retired. |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
None. |
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Shareholdings. |
None. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
None. |
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Other personal interests. |
None. |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
None. |
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Trusteeships. |
None. |
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Land and property. |
One personal dwelling and one rental property. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
None. |
Historic Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
Previously employed by FSA as a toxicologist (Principal Scientific Officer) more than 5 years ago. |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
None. |
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Shareholdings. |
None. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
Lapsed member of the British Toxicology Society. |
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Other personal interests. |
Previous member of the FEEDAP Panel of the European Food Safety Authority. |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
None. |
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Trusteeships. |
None. |
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Land and property. |
None. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
Partner was employed as a scientific administrator at the European Medicines Agency, working on the licensing of veterinary medicines. Has authored or co-authored chapters or articles in several scientific books and publications. |
Dr Michael Salter
Current Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
Retired |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
None |
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Shareholdings. |
Broad spectrum Index funds No individual company shares. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
None |
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Other personal interests. |
Personal interest in microbiome research |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
none. |
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Indirect support. |
none. |
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Trusteeships. |
none. |
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Land and property. |
1 buy to let property owned as well as personal dwelling. |
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Other public appointments. |
none. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
none. |
Historic Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
AB Agri LtD, Sponsored research with University of Manchester, University of Exeter, University of York. |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
none. |
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Shareholdings. |
ABF, Tesla, ASML, Taiwan Semiconductor, Index funds. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
BBSRC science advisory board, NERC scientific advisory board, Edinburgh University bioscience advisory board, IBIOIC biotech advisory board. Agritech East scientific advisory board. |
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Other personal interests. |
None. |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
Wellcome fellowship 2006. |
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Indirect support. |
None. |
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Trusteeships. |
None. |
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Land and property. |
None. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
None. |
Dr Adam Smith
Current Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
DSM Nutritional Products (UK) Ltd. |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
None. |
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Shareholdings. |
None. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
None. |
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Other personal interests. |
None. |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
None. |
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Trusteeships. |
None. |
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Land and property. |
None. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
None. |
Historic Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
None. |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
None. |
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Shareholdings. |
None. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
None. |
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Other personal interests. |
None. |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
None. |
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Trusteeships. |
None. |
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Land and property. |
None. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
None. |
Christel Wake
Current Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
Corteva Agriscience.
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
Civil Service Pension.
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Shareholdings. |
None. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
CLE residue definition subgroup member. OECD WG for residue definition guidance. |
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Other personal interests. |
None. |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
None. |
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Trusteeships. |
None. |
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Land and property. |
None. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
None. |
Historic Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
Arysta LifeScience / UPL. |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
None. |
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Shareholdings. |
None. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
CropLife PAEG and RPT member.
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Other personal interests. |
None. |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
None. |
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Trusteeships. |
None. |
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Land and property. |
None. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
None. |
Dr Helen Warren
Current Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
None. |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
Works for Alltech on a self-employed basis as their European Technical Manager for Ruminants and Horses |
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Shareholdings. |
None. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
None. |
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Other personal interests. |
None. |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
None. |
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Trusteeships. |
Senior vice president and a trustee of the British Society of Animal Science. However, the Society has no investment in related industry bodies. |
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Land and property. |
None. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
One the Membership Committee for the Nutrition Society. |
Historic Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
None. |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
Previously carried out freelance technical writing for Feed Strategy. |
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Shareholdings. |
None. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
None. |
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Other personal interests. |
None. |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
None. |
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Trusteeships. |
None. |
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Land and property. |
None. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
None. |
Professor Nick Wheelhouse
Current Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
Professor, Edinburgh Napier University External Examiner, Royal Veterinary College Visiting Lecturer, University of Liverpool Associate Editor, Reproduction & Fertility |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
Innovate UK assessor PhD examination University West of Scotland (2024) |
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Shareholdings. |
None. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
Lead Global Research Alliance Animal Health and Greenhouse Gas Intensity Network. |
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Other personal interests. |
None. |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
Member of a research consortium which includes the AB Agri Innovation lab as a partner organisation. Member of research consortium funded by Global Methane Fund via Environmental Defense fund. |
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Trusteeships. |
Trustee for the British Society for Animal Science. |
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Land and property. |
None. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
None. |
Historic Interests
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Personal interests |
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Direct employment. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Edinburgh (2000-2005). Senior Postdoctoral Research Scientist Moredun Research Institute (2005-2015). |
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Consultancies and other fee-paid work. |
PhD examinations: University College Dublin (2021). University of Southampton (2022). |
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Shareholdings. |
None. |
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Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups. |
None. |
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Other personal interests. |
None. |
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Non-personal interests |
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Fellowships. |
None. |
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Indirect support. |
Co-applicant on BBSRC Industrial Partnership with Zoetis (2012-2015). |
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Trusteeships. |
None. |
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Land and property. |
None. |
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Other public appointments. |
None. |
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Other non-personal interests. |
None. |