Direct employment.

The Royal Society of Chemistry (part time) – May 2016– current

The Stables Theatre Milton Keynes (part time) Oct 2023-current

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Health & Safety Executive – REACH Independent Science Expert Pool (RISEP) member and Chairing roles - ad hoc – Jan 2022 to current

Health & Safety Executive – Science Quality Assurance Group member – Jan 2023 – Jan 2027

Dept for Business & Trade - Office for Product Safety and Standards – Science Advisory Group on Consumer Safety – Deputy Chair – Feb 2022 – current

Foods Standards Agency – Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes – Chair – July 2020-Jan 2027

Shareholdings.

Director MKTox & Co Ltd – consultancy in cosmetics and chemicals safety assessment. July 2019 – current. 51% shareholder.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Member of the British Toxicology Society

UK Registered Toxicologist

Other personal interests.

Chair of the NC3Rs Regulatory Science Forum – voluntary – Nov 2024 – current

UNEP Science & Technology Major Group co-facilitator May 2025 to May 2027

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

Chair of the Board of Trustees – Milton Keynes Arts Centre – voluntary. Feb 2024 onwards.

Land and property.

Rental property in Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire.

Other public appointments.

As above in fee paid work.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

Environ/Ramboll – March 2012-July 2016

Environment Agency (England and Wales – March 2010 to March 2012

Unilever – July 2000 to March 2010

Imperial College London 1997-2000.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

Director of Lhasa Ltd 2016-2024: Chair of the Board or Trustees 2021-2023.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

Employed by University of Edinburgh.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

My work at the University of Edinburgh involves consultancy work in the Dairy Herd Health and Productivity Service (DHHPS) www.ed.ac.uk/vet/dhhps where the Service receives income from veterinary surgeons, farmers, feed industry and other stakeholders in the ruminant livestock industry.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Honorary Research Lecturer at Nuffield Dept. of Women’s & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford (Chair of Examiners/lecturer/examiner – around £3K pa), (2020 - Present)

RAND Europe (not-for-profit consultants) – paid consultancy (£3.5K) to advise on existing regulation of emerging tech in medical space (2024),

Microsoft – paid consultancy (around £10K) to co-author a chapter on the regulation of genome editing in medical and non-medical spaces in international context, as part of comparative study to support development of approaches to governance of AI (2024/25),

University of London – occasional fees paid for lecturing/examining (£1-500 pa),(2020- Present)

Ministry of Health, Singapore – paid consultancy (around £8K) to advise on regulation of emerging tech in the healthcare space.(2024 - Present)

Member of the Human Tissue Authority (2022 - present; £7883 pa)

Member of Regulatory Horizons Council (2020 - present; fees – around £10-12K pa)

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Chair of mitoHOPE Independent Advisory Committee, Monash University, Australia (from 2024 – present; unpaid),

Independent ethics advisor to EU-funded programme, RUMIGEN (https://rumigen.eu). (unpaid),(2021-Present)

Member of external advisory committee, Progress Education Trust (unpaid),(2023 - Present)

Fellow of Royal Society of Biology. (2020 - Present)

Member of Nuffield Council on Bioethics working group on governance of stem cell-based embryo models (2024, unpaid).

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

A & M Alldrick Ltd (Director & shareholder): Since 2022.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

Bankers Investment Trust (monthly savings scheme): Ongoing.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

Campden BRI (1990 – 2021).

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

Member Nominated Director, FMBRA (Campden BRI) Pension Trust Ltd: (2007-2020).

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

University of Edinburgh.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Advisor to V5 Verde Equity,

Member BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Science Committee.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

Receives Royalties from Patents.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Member responsible Innovation Advisory Panel.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

BBSRC.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Tropical Animal Genetics, Recombinetics, on Board of Roslin Technologies.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Nuffield Council working group.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

When research active, I Received funding from UKRI, Roslin Foundation; Gates Foundation; Industry.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

Quadram Institute Bioscience. Since 2016

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

QIB Extra. Since 2020

Shareholdings.

PulseOn Food Ingredients Ltd. Since 2024

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Director of a food ingredient company since 2024.

Member of the Association for Nutrition, since 2009.

Other personal interests.

Honorary appointment with University of East Anglia, 2025-2030

Inventor on Patents (2019 onwards)

PCT GB2208002.2

PCT931497GB

PCT GB2019/050284

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

Grants: Research funding from private and public sector. Since 2016

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

University of Surrey.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge Programme Review Panel Membership.

Shareholdings.

Reacta Healthcare Ltd.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology,

British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology,

EuroFIR,

British Mass Spectrometry Society.

Other personal interests.

Honorary Chair, University of Manchester.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

European Food Safety Authority – (1) University of Surrey Subcontractor Utrecht Medical University to provide training on allergenicity risk assessment,

Nestle Research Contract (With Waters Corporation) to University of Surrey on proteomic analysis of infant formula,

European Union/Innovate Guarantee fund for Giant Leaps Integrated project on alternative proteins, leading safety work package includes industry partners Unilever, Danone, Roquette, Bugging Denmark,

MRC-Waters Corporation iCASE award (through University of Manchester) on metabolomics in COVID-19 and food allergy,

BBSRC -FERA Science iCASE award (through University of Surrey) on Insects as alternative proteins,

SOREDAB (through University of Surrey),

Dutch Research Council (NOW) partner in project led by Utrecht Medical University with General Mills, Unilever, Danone, on food allergy,

Royal Society JSPS International Exchange with Hoshi University, Japan on “Ensuring the safety of alternative proteins in a transforming food system”.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Member of the FAO-WHO Expert Consultation on Qualitative Risk Assessment of Food Allergens; Chair of the ILSI Expert Group on Allergen Test method Harmonisation.

Other non-personal interests.

Travel expenses to present at scientific meetings from European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Institute of Food Protection, Nestle Health Science, EuroFIR ASBL, ILSI-HESI, ILSI-Europe, ILSI-Asia, Galen-ANACare.

Direct employment.

University of Manchester.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

Honorary non-clinical contract Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

European Food Safety Authority and Food Standards Agency - ThRAll project with ILVO/CER (Belgium), CNRISPA (Italy) and INRAe (Saclay and Nantes), France,

Food Standards Agency through the University of Manchester - Patterns and Prevalence of Adult Food Allergy with the University of Southampton, and Amsterdam University Medical Centre,

Algae UK (BBSRC Industrial Club) pump-priming grant between the University of Manchester, University of Cambridge and Quadram Institute with Algaecytes UK,

MRC-Waters Corporation iCASE award (through University of Manchester) on gluten analysis.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

University of Reading. Since 2005

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Senior Editor of Food Chemistry journal Innovate UK assessor of funding applications.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

Member of BBSRC Bioscience for Advanced Manufacturing and Clean Growth Strategy Advisory Panel.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

BBSRC research grant BB/S009779/1, Biomass Biorefinery Network (BBNet), 2019-2026

BBSRC studentship ‘Society's Sustainable Sandwich - increasing circularity and sustainability with robust metrics’, 2021-2025

EPSRC research grant EP/X011062/1, ‘AgriFood4NetZero: Plausible Pathways, Practical and Open Science for Net Zero Agrifood’, 2021-2025

BBSRC research grant BB/Y008510/1, ‘Engineering Biology Hub for Microbial Food’, 2023-2029

BBSRC research grant BB/W018535/1, ‘South Korean partnership on food waste valorisation through industrial biotechnology’, 2023-2027

Bezos Earth Fund, ‘Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein’, 2024-2029

Innovate UK grant 10075083 ‘Development of sustainable bionanocomposite materials for perishable foods & drinks shelf life extension’, 2023-2025

Innovate UK grant 10126544 ‘SeaFibre - Development of High-fibre food products with Gut health benefits using Innovative Seaweed Fibre Ingredient’, 2024-2025

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Expert - European Commission.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

Volunteer ski instructor.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

Asperger East Anglia Charity

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Alternate Vice-chair. West London Gene Therapy Advisory committee REC.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

Institute of Food Research (IFR) 1987-2009.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Consultancy work for IFR and Quadram Institute 2010-2017.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

The University of Warwick.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

Sustainable Plant Tech Ltd.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

University of Reading. (Since 2010)

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

RSM UK (as consultancy, paid directly to the University).(2025)

Shareholdings.

None. 

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

School governor. (Since 2024)

Other personal interests.

Longstanding research collaboration with Mars -arising from previous funded projects (funding now expired - 2010 to 2020). Financial contribution now limited to acceptance of travel and hospitality.

Fellowships.

None. 

Indirect support.

None. 

Trusteeships.

None. 

Land and property.

None. 

Other public appointments.

None. 

Other non-personal interests.

Director of an analytical facility at the University of Reading (“Chemical Analysis Facility”), where users may be directly or indirectly funded by commercial sources, or work has been directly commissioned by them.(Since 2021)

Member of the Scientific Committee of the British Nutrition Foundation.(Since 2020)

Direct employment.

None. 

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

EQT (Consultancy, payment to University). (2024)

Shareholdings.

None. 

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None. 

Other personal interests.

None. 

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Member of the COT. (2019 - 2025)

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

Food Safety & Nutrition Consultancy (1 Nov 2020 to date). https://www.fsnconsultancy.nl https://www.fsnconsultancy.nl/about-me.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Food Safety & Nutrition Consultancy (1 Nov 2020 to date). https://www.fsnconsultancy.nl/clients-collaborators.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Scientific Advisory Board - Cosun Nutrition Center (The Netherlands).(2022 to date),

Choices International Foundation – member International Board (2023 to date),

International Sweeteners Association (member Scientific Advisory Panel)(2024-to date),

ILSI Europe, member Board of Directors, from June (2024 - date).

Other personal interests.

Visiting Professor, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland (2009 to date),

Adjunct professor, Technical University of Denmark (2021 to date),

Member Nutrition Consultants Cooperative (https://nutritionconsultantscooperative.com/ )(March 2023 - date).

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

Dutch Academy of Nutritional Sciences, member,

Dutch Society for Toxicology, member,

European Environmental Mutagen Society, member,

Global Harmonization Initiative, member.

March 2023

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

PUM (Netherlands Senior Experts), The Hague, The Netherlands, volunteer scientific expert,

International Society of Exposure Sciences, co-author,

Member of editorial boards of scientific journals; currently:

Food and Chemical Toxicology,

European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety,

Foods,

Food Safety - The Official Journal of Food Safety Commission of Japan.

Direct employment.

European Food Safety Authority, Parma, Italy; Head of Department / Senior Scientific Officer (2015-2020),

National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands; Head "Centre for Nutrition and Health"/Senior Scientific Adviser (2005-2015),

European Food Safety Authority, Parma, Italy; member NDA Panel (2006-2015),

Lecturer at Maastricht University (2009-2015),

Unilever Research Vlaardingen, The Netherlands; Head, Bioanalysis & Biomarkers/Safety Interface/ Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Manager (2000-2005),

TNO Nutrition and Food Research Institute, Zeist, The Netherlands; Head, "Food and Non-Food Analysis Department"/ Groupleader "Regulatory Genotoxicology and Antimutagenesis" (1990-1999),

University of Maastricht, The Netherlands; Assistant professor in Biological Health Sciences/ PhD-student and teaching in Biological Health Sciences (1985-1990),

University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands; PhD-student (1983-1985).

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU); Member Governing Board and Policy Board (2016-2020),

Max Rubner Institute, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Karlsruhe, Germany; member scientific advisory board (vice chair) (2014-2015),

Ik Kies Bewust Foundation; member of scientific committee that evaluates the front of pack logo (2011-2015),

European Journal of Nutrition and Food Safety (2011-2015); Editor in Chief,

Graduate School VLAG; member of Governing Board (2009-2015),

Food and Chemical Toxicology (1999-2004); Editor in Chief.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU); Member Governing Board and Policy Board (2016-2020),

Max Rubner Institute, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Karlsruhe, Germany; member scientific advisory board (vice chair) (2014-2015),

Ik Kies Bewust Foundation; member of scientific committee that evaluates the front of pack logo (2011-2015),

European Journal of Nutrition and Food Safety (2011-2015); Editor in Chief,

Graduate School VLAG; member of Governing Board (2009-2015),

Food and Chemical Toxicology (1999-2004); Editor in Chief.

Direct employment.

Aberystwyth University (2016-present).

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

ANR (French National Research Agency) Chair (president) of selection committee PEPR Advanced-Plant Breeding,

As external examiner of the university PhD viva process, I have sometimes received a small honorarium in addition to travel and accommodation costs from the university hosting the examination (in the last 5 years I have been external examiner for six PhD examinations in UK and abroad),

I have received small payments of royalties from publishers for academic books written or edited.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Member of Royal Soc Biology 2002 - current,

Member of the EPSO Plants for the Future. Gene editing working group 2019 – current,

Member of the Plants for the Future, European Technology Platform. 2020 – 2025.

Other personal interests.

I am occasionally invited to attend research conferences or other meetings where the travel and accommodation (if applicable) are paid for by the host organisations.

Fellowships.

Fellow of Royal Society Biology (2002-present),

Fellow, Learned Society of Wales 2025 - current.

Indirect support.

Member of the IBERS Aberystwyth University research team in receipt of a BBSRC Core Strategic Programme Grant -current,

A supervisor for a EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action Fellowship. 2024- current,

An academic supervisor for a FoodBioSystems DTP that also has in-kind support from Elsoms Seeds. 2024 – current,

An academic supervisor for a FoodBioSystems DTP that also has in-kind support from Cupid Peptide Company Ltd. 2024 – current.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Defra committee ACRE (Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment).

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

Rothamsted Research (1998-2016).

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

BBSRC grant review panels 2000 – 2022,

Expert, GMO panel, European Food Safety Authority 2009 – 2018,

Honorary Professor, School of Biosciences, Nottingham University 2009 - 2018.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Chair, UK Plant Sciences Federation Working Group on Regulatory Frameworks (2014-2015),

Monogram Steering Committee (2011-2015).

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

Honorary researcher, Rothamsted Research UK (2016-2019),

Honorary Professor, School of Biosciences, Nottingham University 2009 – 2018,

Scientific Advisory Board Member China-UK, Huazhong University Science & Technology, Wuhan Joint Research Lab, 2001 – 2009.

Indirect support.

BBSRC/ FSA. ‘Using citizen science to explore plant breeding and investigate food-chain transparency for novel breeding methods’: BB/W009013/1 (2022-2022),

An academic supervisor for a Aberystwyth University/Syngenta PhD studentship, using molecular genetics to design sentinel plants for detecting biotic stress. 2017-2024,

UK representative of an EU COST Action PlantEd Genome editing in plants - a technology with transformative potential 2019- 2022,

UK representative, working group and management committee member of an EU COST Action iPlanta CA15223. Modifying plants to produce interfering RNA 2017-2020,

UK representative, working group and management committee member of an EU COST Action iPlanta CA15223. Modifying plants to produce interfering RNA 2017-2020,

Research funding for a Newton Bhabha Fellowship, IBERS, May – Sept 2019,

Research funding for a Newton Bhabha Fellowship, IBERS, Dec 2020 – March 2021,

Research project: Smart Labels for GMO foods. Aberystwyth University Transforming Social Science Fund. £1K Jan 2017,

Rothamsted Research was in receipt of funding from BBSRC Tools and Resources Development Fund BB/L017768/1. 2014- 2016. HD Jones & K Edwards. Development of specific TALENs for precision engineering in wheat.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, part of Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Honoraria have been or will be received from:

ThermoFisher,

HVD,

DBV,

The Trust budget I manage also receives a small annual income from a research grant from the NIHR, due to my participation as a member of the TIGER trial sub-committee.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

British Dietetic Association,

British Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology,

European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology,

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Honoraria received from the following: ThermoFisher,

HVD,

TouchIME,

Royal College of General Practitioners.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

Self-employed as Consultant in Investigative Toxicology (sole trader); May 2005 – present.

Teachers Pensions Agency (occupational pension); October 2022 – present.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Completed consultancy for Dundee Medical School - preparation of primary research paper on the 8HUM humanised mouse model for publication in Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics; February – December 2024.

Completed consultancy for UK Health and Safety Executive, Agency for UK REACH – RISEP Authorisation Challenge Panels (occasional); December 2023 – February 2025.

Completed consultancy for Deltohn Ltd, Builth Wells, LD2 3RX – project management support (occasional); 2022 – present.

Completed consultancy for UK Health and Safety Executive, Agency for UK REACH – RISEP Restriction Challenge Panels. Moderator for RP003, Tattoo Inks; Challenge Panel Member for RP004, Lead in Ammunition; July 2022 – December 2024.

Completed consultancy for UK Health and Safety Executive, Agency for UK REACH – RISEP Dossier Review Group for proposed PFAS restriction; June – July 2025.

Shareholdings.

Investment Portfolio managed by Schroders Personal Wealth; 2023 – present.

Investment Portfolio managed by Quilter Cheviot (joint with spouse); 2018 – present.

Stocks and Shares ISA managed by Teesside Financial; 2005 – present.

Personal Pension Plan managed by Teesside Financial; 2002 – present.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Fellow of the British Toxicology Society (FBTS); 2018 – present

European Registered Toxicologist (ERT); 2005  present.

Other personal interests.

Paid travel to meetings/conferences

I received a bursary of £500 from the UK Register of Toxicologists for attendance at the British Toxicology Society Annual Congress (2023).

Charitable donations (>£500 in any year)

I am a regular donor to the following charities:

Christian Aid In Their Lifetime programme (joint with spouse); monthly since 2009.

International Justice Mission (joint with spouse); monthly since 2015.

Emmanuel Healthcare (joint with spouse); monthly since 2015.

Buchlyvie and Gartmore Parish Church (joint with spouse); monthly since 2011.

I also make intermittent one-off donations:

Embrace the Middle East; 2024 & 2025.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide; 2024 & 2025.

Royal Foundation of St Katharine; March 2024.

Friends of Sabeel UK; March 2025

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

Trustee of the Church of Scotland Presbytery of Perth since 1^st January 2022.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Chair of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment; 2025 – present.

Member of the REACH Independent Scientific Expert Pool (RISEP); 2022 – present.

Member of the OPSS Register of Specialists; 2021 – present.

Member of the Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC); 2020 – present.

Member of the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP); 2016 – present (currently co-opted for matters concerning cannabidiol.

Other non-personal interests.

Non-stipendiary appointments

Visiting Professor at School of Life Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University; 2024 – present.

Finance and Stewardship Convener, Presbytery of Perth (Church of Scotland); 2025 – present.

Ordained Local Minister, Church of Scotland; 2021 – present.

Honorary Chaplain, University of Stirling; 2021 – present.

Direct employment.

Associate of Edinburgh Napier University (non-stipendiary position) with occasional short-term employment; 2015–2024.

Employed at Deltohn Ltd, Builth Wells, LD2 3RX – six months’ part-time employment contract; 2023.

Employed as Head of Operations at CXR Biosciences Ltd, Dundee; 2002–2005.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Completed unpaid consultancy for PhaSER, potential company aiming to provide drug-drug interaction prediction services using 8HUM cytochrome P450 humanised mice – Informal consultancy; 2022*.

Completed consultancy for Office for Product Safety and Standards – Peer review of OPSS rapid literature review report on human health effects of Melanotan II (Ad Hoc consultancy commission); 2022. 

Completed consultancy for Dundee Medical School – Preparation of review on HepG2 and HepaRG cell lines for publication in Drug Metabolism Reviews; 2021 – 2022.

Completed consultancy for Dundee Medical School – Support with REF2021 Impact Cases; 2021 - 2022.

*Details of other unpaid consultancy work and commissions prior to January 2020 are provided in LAS master project list spreadsheet (appended).

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

Panellist of the UK Register of Toxicologists 2009–2018; Vice-Chair from 2012-2015; Chair for three years to the end of 2018.

Sole author of Molecular and Cellular Toxicology: An Introduction, published by Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK; 2014.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Member of the Scottish Food Advisory Committee; 2009–2015.

Member of the Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee; 2007–2016.

Member of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT); 2001–2007.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

Harper Adams University (March 2010 - Present).

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

Academic colleagues (some of whom I line manage) with research interests and funding in the Alternative Proteins area.

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

Ramboll UK Limited.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Member of REACH Independent Scientific Expert Pool (HSE RISEP), COT (FSA).

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Ramboll is a member of Food and Drink Federation (FDF) and I am the lead contact.

Other personal interests.

I work for clients who are food and food contact material manufacturers.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Member of COC, COT and RISEP.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

University London, Royal Holloway. (Since 1996)

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Management Board BBSRC network High Value Biorenewables. (Since 2015)

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

Natural Compound Solutions – Co-funder enterprise activity. (2023 -Present)

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

EU- Research funding,

Gates Foundation- Research Funding,

MRC- Research Funding.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

Non.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

Research funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF); “Action against Child Stunting Hub” (2019-2025),

Research funding from Scottish Government (Rowett Institute RESAS grant); “Novel Multi-Sector Approaches to Provenance and Food Tracking for use in Distributed Ledger Protocols” (2021-2025).

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Honoraria received as a member and Chair of the BBSRC Strategy Advisory Panel on Bioscience for an Integrated Understanding of Health (2017-2022),

Honoraria for attendance at meetings of the UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) and its working groups,

UK Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT).

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Chair of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Strategy Advisory Panel on Bioscience for an Integrated Understanding of Health. Dates: 2017 to 2022.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Member of two other scientific advisory committees:

ACRE (advises DEFRA),

SACGM (advised HSE).

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

Grant funding from BBSRC for research (now completed).

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

University of Nottingham. Since 2019.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

Royalties from Licensing by PluriCells. Since 2020.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

Gates foundation since 2024

BBSRC since 2016.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of FEASTS (2025-present).

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Consultant to IvyFarm Technologies (2022).

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

BBSRC (Innovate UK and DTP) funding for cultivated meat.(2024-2025)

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM),

Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS / DESNZ) - Member and Chair of Sub-Group 3: Planning and Regulation, Non-Exec Director Level Appointment. CoRWM provides independent scrutiny and advice to the UK governments on the management of higher activity radioactive wastes.

November 2019 – to date: re-appointed to second 4-year term from November 2023.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - Expert member of the IAEA’s Phase 2 Mission to the Ministry of the Environment, Japan providing support and advice on the managed recycling and final disposal of removed soil arising from decontamination activities after the 2011 Accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

December 2025-28

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Member, Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation on the Environment (COMARE) and Chair - Electromagnetic Field and Health Working Group (EAHWG). COMARE provides independent advice to all UK government departments and agencies on the health effects of natural and man-made radiation, both ionising and non-ionising.

October 2016 to date. (Re-appointed to a third term in 2022 then a final year to 21 October 2026).

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) Department Health, Federal Government of Australia.

Radiation Health and Safety Advisory Council (Federal Ministerial Appointment) - Member, then Chair 2012-2015.

Ray Kemp Consulting, Cambridge, UK. Independent consultant advising national, state and local government, regulators and business internationally on risk management and risk communication on health, safety and environmental sustainability. 2006-2022.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Advisory Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Foods, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC) UK Department of Health and Social Care. 2013-2022.

Royal College of Radiologists. Curriculum Committee and Professional Learning and Development Committee; and the Credentials Board. 2017-2022.

The Science Council: Independent Member of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee of this National Charitable Organisation. 2017-2020.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

Edinburgh Napier University (1999 – present).

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Innovate UK assessor (2021 – present).

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Microbiology Society,

Applied Microbiology International.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

Nestec Ltd (1996-1999),

National Food Biotechnology Centre, University College Cork (Ireland) (1995 - 1996).

Consultancies and

External Reviewer, INTO University of Stirling (2019),

EbNet Reviewer (2022-23) – not fee-paid,

BBSRC grant reviewer  (intermittent 2017-2020) – not fee-paid,

Expert Scientific Adviser/Reviewer  -European Commission FP6 and FP7 (2004-2012),

PhD examinations (Heriot Watt University; University of Leicester,

University of Lille, France; University of “Al. I. Cuza”, Romania; University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

British Council (2024),

Gut Feelings (2023),

Members of the Fine Cheesemakers of Scotland network (2015 – 2016),

British Council (2018-2019),

Devro Ltd (2012),

Express Microbiology Ltd. (2009 - 2010),

Andersen Caledonian Ltd (2009 - 2010),

Surface Active Solutions Ltd (2007).

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

None. (Emeritus Professor, University of East Anglia, from August 2025)        

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

FSA (ACNFP from 2020; COT from 2025), DHSC (SACN from 2021; UKNHCC from 2020; NDNS Project Board from 2022), Henry Stewart Talks (from 2024), King’s College London (from 2025)

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

Member of Advisory Board for BBSRC OIRC Hubs on Functional Foods and Biofortification (from 2022)

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

University of East Anglia.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

EFSA (Working Group on Upper Levels) 2021-2024, Expert evaluator for EC Horizon 2021-2024, PhD examiner ETH Zurich 2020, PhD examiner London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 2020, Panel member for the MRC GCRF call on Nutrition and Global Health 2019-2020, Panel member for the BBSRC GCRF call on Food Nutrition and Health 2019.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

Member of FAO/WHO Expert Group on nutrient requirements for children aged 1-3 years (2020-2024), Big C Research Advisory Panel (2019-2024), Scientific Advisory Group for New Nordic Recommendations (2019-2023), Technical Advisory Group for Global Anemia Exemplars (2020-2022)

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

UEA PI for NIHR-funded project on Assessment of Dietary Iron Bioavailability to inform Dietary Reference Values for Iron (April 2025- July 2025)         

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

John Innes Centre, Norwich - Emeritus Fellow from January 2024,

University of East Anglia – Honorary Professor in the School of Biological Sciences. Since 2023

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Consultancy for the John Innes Centre, Norwich – ARIA project in 2025

Probation reviews for the University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan in 2025

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Member of the Genetics Society. Since 2001.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

Chinese Academy of Sciences – visiting Professorship for Senior International Scientists. Awarded 2014.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

Family farming business - Partner. Since 2008.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

John Innes Centre, Norwich from 1986 – December 2023. Last position – Head of the Crop Transformation Group and Manager of the BRACT Crop Transformation and Gene Editing facility.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

BBSRC BBR – Member / Co-Chair – 2017 to 2023,

Advisory Committee on Animal Feeding Stuffs (ACAF) Member 2013-2019,

Various UK and International Universities honorarium and fees for acting as External PhD examiner.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Advisory Committee on Animal Feeding Stuffs (ACAF)- Member (2013-2019).

Member - Association of Applied Biologists 2017-2018

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

Funding from BBSRC and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for research projects involving transformation and gene editing,

Members of my group received a small grant from Bayer Crop Science as part of their Grants4Ag 2023 scheme.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

Farming Business as above

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.