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Professor Lesley Stanley

Last updated: 16 April 2025

Head and shoulders image of Prof Lesley Stanley.

Head and shoulders image of Prof Lesley Stanley. Lesley is photographed outside with a background of green foliage. Lesley has short grey hair, and wears wire framed glasses. Lesly is wearing ana academic dark coloured gown with a bright red hood overlaid.

Bio

Prof Stanley is a Visiting Professor in Toxicology at Edinburgh Napier University (ENU), an advisor to several UK Government departments and a Consultant in Investigative Toxicology.

She is also an Ordained Local Minister in the Church of Scotland, acting as Finance Convener for the Presbytery of Perth, working as an Honorary Chaplain at the University of Stirling and serving various parishes in the Stirling area. 

As a Eurotox Registered Toxicologist (ERT), Prof Stanley sat on the Panel of the UK Register of Toxicologists for ten years. She was Vice-Chair from 2012-2015 and Chair for three years, to the end of 2018. 

In November 2018 Prof Stanley was awarded a Fellowship by the British Toxicology Society in recognition of her substantial contributions to the discipline of toxicology and to the work of the Society. 

Register of interests

An up-to-date record of member interests can be found on the register of interests page.