Council members
The Council of the Society normally consists of up to 14 members. Of these, six members are elected by ballot by all ordinary members of the Society, eight are appointed by Council, six as Chairs of Committees, plus the President and General Secretary. Council is responsible for governance of the Society.
The current Members are as follows.
Executive
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Professor Judith Armitage
University of Oxford
President -
Professor Mark Harris
University of Leeds
General Secretary -
Professor Robin May
University of Birmingham
Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee
Chairs and co-Chairs of Committees
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Professor Jose Bengoechea
Queens University Belfast
co-Chair of Sustainability Committee -
Dr Tadhg Ó Cróinín
University College Dublin
co-Chair of Sustainability Committee -
Professor Paul Hoskisson
University of Strathclyde
co-Chair of Building Communities Committee -
Dr Stephen Smith
Trinity College Dublin
co-Chair of Building Communities Committee -
Dr Chloe James
University of Salford
co-Chair of Impact and Influence Committee -
Professor Paul Kellam
Imperial College London
co-Chair of Impact and Influence Committee -
Colman O'Cathail
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Chair of Early Career Microbiologists' Forum Executive Committee
Elected Members
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Professor Laura Bowater
University of East Anglia
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Dr Sharon Brookes
Animal and Plant Health Agency
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Professor Deirdre Devine
University of Leeds
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Dr Andrew Edwards
Imperial College London
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Dr John Morrissey
University College Cork