Board of trustees
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Dr Shewly Choudhury
Board Member
A neuroscientist by training, Shewly is currently Head of Research Careers & Culture at Cancer Research UK. Previously she worked in senior roles at the Natural Environment Research Council/UKRI, the Royal Society and Wellcome Trust.
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Dr Alexander Hasgall
Board Member
Dr. Alexander Hasgall is an expert in research and innovation policy, with a particular focus on doctoral education, research ethics and integrity, international cooperation, and strategy development in higher education. He has held senior leadership roles at both European and national levels and...
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Professor Jeremy Sanders CBE FRS
Board Member
Jeremy Sanders CBE FRS spent most of his career as a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge. He served as Head of Chemistry and as a Pro-Vice-Chancellor. In the latter role he created the Postdoctoral Academy and was involved in the design and building of Eddington, a new Cambridge...
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David Oswell, Provost
Chair
David Oswell is Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange and a Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London. Since January 2017, he has been Pro-Warden for Research and Enterprise at Goldsmiths, University of London. He joined Goldsmiths in 2001 and fro...
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Rachel Lambert-Forsyth
Board member
Rachel Lambert-Forsyth is Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM), where she leads the organisation’s strategy, governance, financial sustainability and long-term development.
Rachel has over 17 years’ experience in the membership and professional body sec...
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Professor Roger Whitaker
Board member
Roger Whitaker is the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Enterprise at Cardiff University and is responsible for delivering the university’s Research and Innovation sub-strategy. Roger is the founder and Academic Director of Supercomputing Wales and has previously held the rol...
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Charlie McNichol-Fardon
Board member
Charlie McNichol-Fardon is Head of Sustainability at the UK Hydrographic Office, where she leads work to embed sustainability, resilience and long-term thinking into organisational strategy, governance and decision-making.
Her career sits at the intersection of strategy, sustainability an...
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Lesley Thompson
Board member
Dr Lesley Thompson joined Elsevier in 2016 as Vice President, Academic & Government Strategic Alliance and moved in 2023 to a business development role for Funders and Governments globally. the UK. Prior to joining Elsevier, Lesley worked for 26 years at the Engineering and Physical Sciences ...
