Direct employment.

The University of Aberdeen

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

British Toxicology Society (BTS),

British Pharmacology Society (BPS),

American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET).

Other personal interests.

Academic/research visiting positions at Cairo University and Newcastle University.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

Newcastle University,

 Cairo University.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Shareholdings.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Other personal interests.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

Direct employment.

Edinburgh Napier University (2011-Current). 

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

In my University role I was paid a small consultancy fee to undertake an interview with BBC Radio Scotland on measles virus in July 2025. 

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Chair – Chief Scientist Office Clinical Academic Fellowship Committee (non-remunerated role),

Chair – NHS Assure Grant Funding Panel (non-remunerated role),

Member of British Society of Immunology.

Other personal interests.

Co-Founder of an emerging Edinburgh Napier spinout entity (PlusPEP). Future commercial focus around the application of Sodium Butyrate and/or vitamin D for the treatment of rhinovirus infection in humans (International patent WO2021198691A1).

Grant holder and Principal Investigator, Interface Innovation Voucher, held with Mercel Ltd. “Algumer Enzyme Protection”.

External Examiner at the University of Birmingham for an MSc from September 2025. 

Fellowships.

Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (current).

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US Government Agency) (2009-2011),

University of Edinburgh (2005-2009),

Policy officer at the Health Department, Scottish Government (2004-2005).

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Expert Advisor, Dunedin Solutions Ltd (Nov 2023-2025) Unremunerated role. 

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

British Science Association Media Fellowship (2018), hosted by BBC Scotland.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

Direct employment.

University of Glasgow, School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine, full-time. Since 2004

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Trustee and board member of British Society for Neuroendocrinology (2013-present)

Treasurer of British Society for Neuroendocrinology (2019-present)..

Other personal interests.

Author of Scientific Impact Paper 37 “Chemical exposures during pregnancy: dealing with potential, but unproven, risks to child health” for Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2013.

Co-Author of opinion paper “A new consensus on reconciling fire safety with environmental & health impacts of chemical flame retardants”. Environ Int. 2023 doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.107782

Co-Author of article. “Breast cancer risk and prevention in 2024: An overview from the Breast Cancer UK “- Breast Cancer Prevention Conference. Cancer Med. 2024 Sep;13(18):e70255.

Fellowships.

None. 

Indirect support.

Grants:

NIH R01 ES030374 2019-2025 “Transgenerational consequences of pre-conceptional and in utero exposure to real-life chemical mixtures on fertility and metabolic health” (2019-2025)

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

Scientific Review Panel Breast Cancer UK (2017-2025)

Media Ambassador Society for Endocrinology (2018-2023)

Direct employment.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Shareholdings.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Other personal interests.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

Direct employment.

Syngenta and its legacy companies Zeneca and ICI since 1980. Principal Science Advisor (Product Safety) since 2017

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Regulatory Science Associates – Leadership Consultant. Since 2018

Shareholdings.

AstraZeneca. Since 1999

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Crop Life International, Crop Life Europe – Chair or Member of Human Health Expert Groups since 2002 (CLE) and 2017 (CLI)

European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology (ECETOC) – Member or Chair of Task Forces since 1986; Member of Scientific Committee since 2017

NC3Rs – Member of Regulatory Sciences Forum since 2024

British Toxicology Society – Member since 1982; Fellow since 2006; Member of Executive Committee since 2020, Vice-President 2022-2024, President 2024-2026

Society Of Toxicology – Member since 2009

Royal College of Pathologists – Fellow since 2001

Other personal interests.

My wife also works for Syngenta. (Since 1985)

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

The British Toxicology Society receives donations from a number of companies (e.g. AstraZeneca, Corteva, GSK, Syngenta, Unilever, Apconix, Charles River, BIBRA) to support its activities, including an Annual Congress and Education and Training opportunities.

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.

ICI 1980-1993. Zeneca 1993-1999 Syngenta 2001-2017

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

NC3Rs Board Member 2009-2014

ECVAM Scientific Advisory Committee Member 1993-2002

Advisory Committee on Pesticides Medical and Toxicological Panel 2005-2013

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

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.

Wife is a member of the Food Standards Agency Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs (ACAF) and Science Council.  

Other non-personal interests.

None. 

Direct employment.

None. 

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Consultancy Nottingham Trent University (Silicon Supplement development), Silicon Active, my Wife is a  share holder.

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.

Direct employment.

None. 

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Visiting Professor - University of Chester ,
Chair of the European Commission’s Scientific 
Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) –
Luxembourg,
Provision of scientific advice to the European 
Commission on safety assessment of 
chemicals and nanomaterials in cosmetics and 
personal-care products; development of 
Guidance,
Member/Chair of the following WGs of the 
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) –
Parma, Italy: 
• Particle Risk Assessment (Chair) 
• Botanicals Compendium (Member) 
• Guidance on Read-across (Member) 
• New Approach Methods (Member)
4. Current Member of FSA's Joint Expert 
Group on Additives, Enzymes and other 
Regulated Products (AEJEG) since 
05/2019. 

Shareholdings.

None. 

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None. 

Other personal interests.

None. 

Fellowships.

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. 

Indirect support.

None. 

Trusteeships.

None. 

Land and property.

None. 

Other public appointments.

 None

Other non-personal interests.

None. 

Direct employment.

Professor of Food Safety & Innovation; University of 
Chester (Oct 2015 - Sep 2017),
Principle Scientist/ Advanced Research Fellow, The 
Food and Environment Research 
Agency, York (Dec 1990 - Sep 2015). 

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Member Committee of the French National 
Research Agency (ANR) to evaluate 
research proposals for projects on food 
packaging and containers and sustainability 
policies: new food constraints and impacts on 
nutrition and health – Alimentarité. 
[Emballages et contenants alimentaires et 
politiques de durabilité : nouvelles 
contraintes d’alimentarité et impacts sur la 
nutrition et la santé – Alimentarité] 
(01/06/2024 – 30/08/2024).

Member of the Office for Product Safety and 
Standards (OPSS) Scientific Advisory Group 
on Chemical Safety (SAG-CS) in Consumer 
Products. (04/2021 - 07/2023),

Expert evaluator of project proposals 
submitted to the European Commission 
under Horizon 2020 Programme, and the 
Research Executive Agency. Also Project 
Technical Advisor for the EC for periodically 
reviewing the progress of selected projects 
for the DG Research & Innovation 
(01/09/2017 - 15/06/2022).

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.

None. 

Other non-personal interests.

Direct employment.

Swansea University; Academic Position (Professor) (Since 2015)

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Titanium Dioxide Manufacturer’s Association (TDMA)/ Titanium Dioxide Industry Consultation (TDIC) (Since November 2023)

Huntsman Corporation (Expert scientist for particle toxicology) (Since Feb 2025)

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Chair of UK Animal Alternative Technologies (UKAAT), Since 2017

Journal Editor:

Editor-in-Chief; Fibres Fibers | An Open Access Journal from MDPI
Since 2018

Senior/Associate Editor:

Particle and Fibre Toxicology Home page | Particle and Fibre Toxicology Since 2022

Editorial Board member:
InVitro ModelsHome | In vitro models Since 2016

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None. 

Indirect support.

None. 

Trusteeships.

None. 

Land and property.

None. 

Other public appointments.

COMEAP Member (since May 2021)

CAAP Member (since Sept 2024)

Other non-personal interests.

UKRI Medical Research Council (MRC) (co_investigator) (ca. £1.2 million) on Micronanoplastics (2025-2029).

UKRI Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) (co_investigator) (ca. £3.5 million) on indoor air pollution (2021-2026).COLT Foundation (charity) (Principal investigator) (ca. £300K) on micronanoplastics (2023-2026).

TDMA (industry) (Principal investigator) (ca. £450K) on TiO2 particle toxicology (2023-2026).

Huntsman (industry) (Principal) investigator) (ca. £45K) on human health assessment (2025-2026).

Direct employment.

Swansea University

(Academic Position; Professor) (Since December 2015).

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Expert scientist for particle toxicology (Since November 2023),

UKHSA – Solid Fuel Toxicology Review (February – April 2023),

Nooku – Toxicology Review on Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollution (February – March 2023).

Shareholdings.

None. 

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Chair of UK Animal Alternative Technologies (UKAAT) (formerly the In Vitro Toxicology Society (IVTS) (Since October 2015),

Member of the British Toxicology Society (BTS) Sub-Scientific Committee (Since October 2017),

Member of Animal Free Research UK (February 2020 – June 2024),

Member of the British

Other personal interests.

None. 

Fellowships.

None. 

Indirect support.

None. 

Trusteeships.

None. 

Land and property.

None. 

Other public appointments.

None. 

Other non-personal interests.

Direct employment.

Cardiff University. (Since 2013)

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Director of Medical, Scientific & Toxicological Consultancy Ltd. (2016 - present)

Shareholdings.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

National Trust. (2002 – present)

St John Ambulance Brigade, Wales. (2024 - present)

Other personal interests.

Honorary Professor Cardiff Metropolitan University (2018 – present.)

Fellowships.

Royal College of Physicians of London (2017- present), Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (2015 – present), British Pharmacology Society (2024 – present), Royal Society of Biology (2023 – present).  

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.

Direct employment.

Ramboll UK Limited.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Membership:

UKHSA Committee on Carcinogenicity,

 HSE UK REACH Independent Scientific Expert Pool (RISEP) RISEP.

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  the UKHSA Committee on Carcinogenicity (COC).

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.

Direct employment.

Liverpool John Moores University

Reader in Computational Toxicology.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Consultancy (on-going projects):

Crop Life Europe (2020 – present; total value: €200,000),

BASF (2025 – present; total value €25,000),

P&G (2025 – present; total value €25,000).

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.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Regulatory Science Associates: 2024 for 6 months: £8,000,

BASF: 2020 for 12 months: €35,000.

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.

Direct employment.

University of East Anglia.

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.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

EFSA (Working Group on Upper Levels).

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

Direct employment.

Professor of Toxicology and Assistant Principal Edinburgh Napier University.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Member of British Toxicology Society.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

Fellow of Royal Society of Biology,

Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

Trustee of Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS).

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Office for Product Safety & Standards Register of Specialists 2020 – present,

Office for Product Safety & Standards,  Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety of Non-Food & Non-Medicinal Products (2025-2028).

Other non-personal interests.

Chair of Board of Governance, Scottish Institute of Policing Research,

Member of Governing Council of Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS),

Chair the Scottish Healthcare Built Environment Network, Member of the Scottish Government Chemicals Policy Network. Member of the Exchange Initiative.  

Direct employment.

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 Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee (2012-2021),

Member of Defra’s College of Scientific Experts 2017 - 2021.

Chair of the Exchange Initiative 2022-202

Other non-personal interests.

Direct employment.

Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Iceland (2009 – ongoing).

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

European Food Safety Authority -  Scientific committee and various working groups (2015 – ongoing).

Icelandic Risk Assessment Committee for Food, Feed, Fertilizers and Seeds (IRAC) – occasional expert work (2021 – ongoing),

 The Icelandic Research Found (RANNIS) – occasional member of different expert panels (2011 – ongoing),

I am a member of an expert group established by the Danish Ministry of Environment tasked to assess nitrate in drinking water and the need to revising the current drinking water limit (2024 - ongoing). The final assessment is expected in 2025.

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.

Nordic Council of Ministers - revision of the 2022 Nordic Nutrition Recommendation). 2017 – 2023),

The Nutricia Research Foundation – review of applications  once a year. Involvement ended in (2017 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.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

Direct employment.

Senior Research Fellow at the Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen. (Since 1997)

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.

None. 

Shareholdings.

None. 

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None. 

Other personal interests.

None. 

Fellowships.

None. 

Indirect support.

Part-time PhD student funded by industry.

Trusteeships.

None. 

Land and property.

None. 

Other public appointments.

None. 

Other non-personal interests.

Direct employment.

University of Reading. (Since 2010)

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

RSM UK Consulting LLP (Consultancy, payment to University of Reading). FSA funded project on nitrite/nitrate. (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.

None. 

Other non-personal interests.

Direct employment.

Emeritus Reader in Medical Statistics at City St George’s, University of London.

Pension - Pfizer

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None. 

Shareholdings.

National Grid plc,

AstraZeneca (Spouse Shareholder),

National Grid plc (Spouse Shareholder).

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Biometrics Society,

British Toxicological Society(BTS),

Genetics Society,

Royal Society of Biology (RSB),

Laboratory Animal Science Association (LASA), 

Royal Statistical Society (RSS),

Statistitians in the pharmaceutical industry (PSI),

United Kingdom Environment Mutagen Society (UKEMS),

Member of the UK Committee on Toxicity in Chemicals in Food Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) and sub-groups,

Member of BEIS SAG-CS,

Member of the joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) 92,

Member of HESI/GTCC (Genetic Toxicology Genetic Committee),

MRC EMINENT Scientific Review Board,

RISEP Challenge Panel Member,

Member of OECD Expert Groups,

ILSI Europe (Combined Toxicity Expert Group),

British Trust of Ornithologists (BTO),

English Heritage,

Liberty,

Campaign of the Protection of Rural England (CPRE),

Kew Gardens,

Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Trust (SBBOT),

Chelsea Physic Garden,

National Trust.

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.

EFSA Scientific Committee,

COM,

COC,

Member of UK National Centre of Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) Board (until Dec 2022),

MHRA ISAC,

ILSI Europe (TTC Expert group},

 OECD (Workgroup Member),

IWGT (Workgroup Member).

Other personal interests.

None. 

Fellowships.

None. 

Indirect support.

None. 

Trusteeships.

None. 

Land and property.

None. 

Other public appointments.

None. 

Other non-personal interests.

Direct employment.

Newcastle University (2006 - Present)

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None. 

Shareholdings.

None. 

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Member of British Toxicology Society (2012 - Present)

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.

Completed consultancy for Expert Committee on Pesticides as Member: (January 2022.)

Shareholdings.

None. 

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Member of the Committee on Pesticides, (2012 - January 2022). 

Other personal interests.

None. 

Fellowships.

None. 

Indirect support.

None. 

Trusteeships.

None. 

Land and property.

None. 

Other public appointments.

None. 

Other non-personal interests.

Direct employment.

University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain (from 1st Sept 2023 to date).

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Member of the Scientific Subcommittee, British Toxicology Society (BTS), since 1st December 2022.

Other personal interests.

(Unpaid) Honorary Associate Professor at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. Since 1^st September 2023 to current date.

(Unpaid) Honorary Professorship. Faculty of Pharmacy, CEU San Pablo University (Madrid, Spain). From Sept 2019 to current date.

Fellowships.

Indirect support.

His research group received €9,596 from the University Institute for Police Science Research (IUICP, University of Alcalá, Spain) to direct the project “Isolation of the sperm fraction in sexual assault samples using MACS® columns” (2025–2026).

He is a collaborating researcher on the project “Detergent product development for decontamination of personnel in contact with CBRN agents – DECONPER”, which received €297,520.64 from the Dirección General de Armamento y Material, Ministerio de Defensa (Spain) (2023–2025).

He is a collaborator on the project “Estrategias de recuperación de suelos para uso agrícola – FP24‑RECUPERA”, which received €180,000 from the Madrid Institute of Agrarian Research and Rural Development and Food (IMIDRA) (2024–2027).

He is a collaborator on the consortium project “Caracterización y Remediación de la Contaminación de Suelos y Aguas Subterráneas en la era de la Transición Ecológica y Digital (CARESOIL‑CM)”, which received €991,000 from the Comunidad de Madrid (2025–2028).

He is a collaborator on the project “Methodologies for the evaluation and treatment of soils affected by mixed contamination in extreme‑site conditions – METASOIL”, which received €197,750 from FEDER and the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (2024–2027).

He is a collaborator on the project “Mixtures of contaminants (including PFAS and plastic‑related chemicals), inflammatory pathways, and humoral and cellular immunological response to SARS‑CoV‑2 infection and vaccination”, which received €200,000 from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (2025–2027).

Trusteeships.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

De Montfort University, Leicester, UK (2015-31/08/2023)

Public Health Scientist, Public Health England, Chilton, UK, from 17th March 2013 to 28th February 2015..

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Associate Member of the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP), Food Standards Agency (FSA). 07/2023-06/2024

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None. 

Trusteeships.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Other non-personal interests.

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

UK Science Advisory Committees (Paid honoraria) including:

Food Standard Agency:

Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) and related working groups: Member 2021-2024 (1^st Term) and 2021-Present (2^nd Term)

From June 2024 to present appointed as  Vice Chair.

The Joint Expert Group on Additives, Enzymes and other regulated products: Member from June 2024 until March 2025 and then co-opted as a liaison co-ordinator on behalf of COT in my role as Vice-Chair to present.

Joint Expert Group for Food Contact Materials (FCMJEG) as a liaison co-ordinator on behalf of COT in my role as Vice-Chair from December 2024 to present.

Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) Science Advisory Group on Consumer Safety (SAG-CS): Chair 2021-Current.

Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) Science Advisory Group on Consumer Safety (SAG-CS): Non-Executive Director on the OPSS Advisory Board from October 2025 to present.

Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency: Paediatric Medicines Expert Advisory Group (PMEAG) Member since 2022 to present .

Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency: Various Expert Working Groups from 2021 to present.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

British Toxicology Society;

President (2020-2022)

Past President 2022 to Present

General Secretary 2023 to Present

Honorary Fellow from 2024 to present.

British Pharmacological Society:

 Member from 2000 to present

Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology

From 2005-present

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

2005 to present

Fellow of the Higher Education Institute

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

FRSB, HonFBTS, FRSC;FHEA.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

CO Research Trust; BTS; Godalming 6th Form College.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Editor in Chief, Toxicology Research (2024-Present)

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Direct employment.

University of Surrey (1980-2020)

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Commissioner on the Commission of Human Medicines from 2010-2022.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

British Society of Toxicological Pathologists. Resigned as a member in 2020. Held position as President 2020-2022.

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None. 

Trusteeships.

Royal Grammar School. 

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

President of the British Toxicology Society. 

Other non-personal interests.

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.

DSTL (2020-2025)

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.

Direct employment.

Blue Frog Scientific Ltd. (current employer),

Visiting Fellow at Edinburgh Napier University.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Executive Committee and Public Communications Steering Team member at the British Toxicology Society,

Member, European Teratology Society.

Other personal interests.

Sponsored Athlete, Adidas,

Trainer, assessor and presenter, Les Mills International.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

I am a Team Leader (human safety) at the Blue Frog Scientific group of companies, a regulatory affairs consultancy with particular experience in chemicals, human pharmaceuticals, veterinary medicines, biocides and agrochemicals.

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.

Direct employment.

Exepathology – consultant pathology services (self employed, sole trader) since 2015

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Regulatory Science Associates. Consultancy since 2019

Histopathology consultant to UCL Cancer Institute since 2018

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

Member of National Trust since 2000

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Member of the Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP). Since 2024. 

Other non-personal interests.

Partner is a medical doctor who specialises in obesity and endocrinology since 2009

Direct employment.

Visiting Chair in Veterinary Pathology at Surrey University Veterinary School 2013-2021. 

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Regulatory Science Associates. Ongoing ad hoc consultancy work  since 2019 onwards. 

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.

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; 2022 – present.

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.

Imperial - Marit Mohn Chair in Perinatal & Paediatric Environmental Epidemiology Imperial College London since 2016. 

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Committee on Toxicity since April 2018

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.

Professor (HEFC-funded) - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College .

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.

Direct employment.

National Poisons Information Service (current employer since 2010). 

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

Co-author on article on glycerol poisoning. Involved in National responses to sodium nitrite/nitrate poisoning. 

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.

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Member of the Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs (ACAF) March 2024 – current

Member of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) May 2025 – current

Co-opted member to the Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP) December 2025 – current

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.

Employed at Corteva Agriscience May 2021 – 05/09/2025

Employed at Chemtura Europe Ltd. / Arysta LifeScience / UPL (during various company takeovers) September 2011 – May 2021

Employed at CRD (formerly known as PSD) February 2004 – September 2011

Employed at CSL (now known as FERA) September 2001 – February 2004

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

CropLife PAEG and RPT member 2016 – May 2021

CLE residue definition subgroup member August 2022 – August 2025

Member of the OECD Residue Definition Writing Group February 2023 – August 2025

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry: 2008 - 2020

Direct employment.

Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology in the School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sports Sciences at Newcastle University since November 2018.

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.

L’Oreal Research and Development, Paris. 2011-2015

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.

Direct employment.

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor: Innovation and Knowledge Exchange, York St John University,

Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Director, Willows Health, NHS Leicestershire & Rutland.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Consultant for HH Enterprise Group Ltd.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

President, Comparative Medicine Council of the Royal Society of Medicine,

Chairman, Royal Society of Biology East Midlands Branch,

Member of the UK Genetics of Livestock and Equines Expert Advisory Committee, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,

Member of the Horizon Scanning Panel, Science Council, Food Standards Agency.

Other personal interests.

Editorial Board Member, European Commission ERFP Genetic Resources and Informatics Journal,

Advisor to US Government, Office for Homeland Security (SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Diagnostics),

Policy Expert for the European Regional Focal Point within the European Commission.

Fellowships.

Fellowship, Royal Society of Medicine (FRSM),

Fellowship, Higher Education Academy (FHEA),

Fellowship, Linnean Society of London (FLS).

Indirect support.

Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-Investigator (Co-I) on various grants funded by UK Research and Innovation, Innovate UK, the Medical Research Council, and industry partners (e.g., Roche Diagnostics, Ingenion Medical Ltd., AstraZeneca, TDG Systems, Airshield Ltd.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Member of the UKRI BBSRC Peer Review College,

Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Bath,

Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Engineering, University of Nottingham.

Other non-personal interests.

Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-Investigator (Co-I) on research projects funded by organisations with interests in industry and food safety.

Direct employment.

Professor of One Health, Director of the NHS Doctoral Training Academy, De Montfort University (2020-2024),

Associate Professor/Reader in Biochemistry and Cheminformatics, De Montfort University (2019-2020),

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Chief Scientific Officer, Hilltop Leaf Ltd. 2022-2024.

Chief Scientific Officer, Crown Laboratories Ltd.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Former Head of Conservation, Rare Breeds Survival Trust (2020-2021),

Other personal interests.

Named author on publications related to food safety, metabolomics, and toxicology,

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

Past research funding received from industry and government agencies, including EPSRC, MRC, UKRI, and private sector grants.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Former Chief Scientific Officer, Crown Laboratories Ltd.

Former committee member for various governmental and academic advisory boards.

Other non-personal interests.

Participation in research consortia and industry collaborations related to food safety, toxicology, and biotechnology.

Direct employment.

Retired.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

HSE (Expert Committee on Pesticides), member,

 EFSA (FAF Panel WG member),

Elsevier (Chief Editor, Food and Chemical Toxicology).

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

BTS (retired member).

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.

Newcastle University (until Aug 2024).

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

EFSA (FAF Panel member),

Elsevier (Associate Editor, Toxicology).

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.

Direct employment.

Ulster University.

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.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Research advisor, School and Nursery Milk Alliance (SNMA).

Other personal interests.

None.

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.