Roles and responsibilities
The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Appointments Board operates under delegated authority from the UKRI-BBSRC Executive Chair and is responsible for making decisions on appointments to BBSRC’s Strategy Advisory Panels, Pool of Experts, committees and panels, based on recommendations from the BBSRC office.
In undertaking this activity, the Board is responsible for ensuring that:
- good practice in equality, inclusion and diversity is embedded and promoted in all its activities
- there is an open and transparent selection process for the appointment of members
appointments are made on the basis of quality and suitability to carry out the required activities, against defined criteria - the panel or committee collectively provides appropriate and balanced expertise, skills and knowledge to deliver its responsibilities, and is representative of the needs and interests of the relevant stakeholder and user communities.
Members
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- Professor Stefan Przyborski (Interim Chair), Durham University
Term ends: 31 March 2023 - Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith (Deputy Chair), University of Cambridge
Term ends: 31 March 2023 - Professor David Jones, University College London
Term ends: 30 April 2024 - Dr Kevin Wright, Procter & Gamble
Term ends: 31 December 2022 - Professor Marian Dawkins, University of Oxford
Term ends: 30 April 2024 - Professor Paula Booth, King’s College
Term ends: 31 December 2023 - Professor Nicola Gray, University of Edinburgh
Term ends: 30 April 2025 - Professor Neil Bruce, University of York
Term end: 30 April 2025 - Professor Wenbo Ma, The Sainsbury Laboratory
Term ends: 30 April 2025
- Professor Stefan Przyborski (Interim Chair), Durham University
Meeting dates
2022:
- 9 March (strategic meeting)
- 3 November (appointments meeting)
2021:
- 27 April (strategic meeting)
- 1 November (appointments meeting)
2020:
- 9 March (strategic meeting)
- 20 November (appointments meeting)