Hon Fellow Royal College of Physicians
Hon Fellow Royal College of Surgeons Member, Research Steering Group
National Guardian’s Advisory Group
Member Nuffield Council on Bioethics (two terms)
Member of the Council’s Working Party on Ethics of research involving animals
Member Academy of Medical Sciences Inquiry into the Use of Non-Human Primates in Medical Research
Member Ethics Standards Advisory Panel for onCore (the UK tissue bank)
Director Health Quality Service
Trustee UK Stem Cell Foundation
Chairman Wales Cancer Bank Advisory Board
Affiliate James Lind Alliance
President HealthSense (formerly Healthwatch)
Fellow Royal Society of Medicine
Non-healthcare
Member, Inquiry into the Future of Policing
Chairman, UCL Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science
National Police Chiefs Council Senior Oversight Group
Member Committee on Public Understanding of Science
Chairman Royal Society Prizes for Science Books (twice)
Guest Director Cheltenham Science Festival
Chairman National Road Safety Committee of ROSPA
Advisory Board Victim Concern
Advisory Board Crime Concern
Trustee Sense About Science
Chairman Evidence Matters
Ambassador World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), WWF Fellow
Trustee Institute of Advanced
Motorists, Vice President IAM RoadSmart
President London Road Safety Council
President The Kensington Society
Patron: (Healthcare)
Campaign Against Reflux Disease
Jewish Association for the Mentally Ill
Myasthenia Gravis Association
National Depression Campaign
Raynaud’s & Scleroderma Association
Patron: (Non-Healthcare)
British Wireless for the Blind Fund
Simon Community Northern Ireland
Awards
Honorary Fellow, Academy of Experimental Criminology
Honorary Fellow, University College London
Honorary Doctorate, Queen’s University Belfast
Various broadcasting industry awards