BNA Council
At the BNA2011 AGM changes to the governance of the Association, including the creation of a new body with executive powers - the BNA Council - was approved by the membership. Council is composed of up to nine members, including the Trustees, with the option to have one co-opted member. BNA Council will meet at least six times per year and is charged with defining and managing the strategic plan, setting policy and making operational decisions on behalf of the membership. Members of the current BNA Council are shown below.
§ Will serve as Immediate Past President [2013-2015].
§§ Will serve as President [2013-2015] and Immediate Past President [2015-2017].
President [2011-2013] §
Trustee, Member of Council and National Committee
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President-Elect [2011-2013] §§
Member of Council and National CommitteeProfessor Russell Foster PhD FRS University of Oxford Email: russell.foster@eye.ox.ac.uk |
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Immediate Past President [2011-2013]Trustee, Member of Council and National CommitteeProfessor Trevor Robbins PhD FRS FMedSci University of Cambridge Email: twr2@cam.ac.uk |
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Secretary [2011-2013]Trustee, Member of Council and National CommitteeProfessor Bruno Frenguelli PhD University of Warwick Email: b.g.frenguelli@warwick.ac.uk |
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Treasurer [2009-2012]Trustee, Member of Council and National CommitteeDr Duncan Banks PhD Open University Email: d.banks@open.ac.uk |
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Meetings Secretary [2011-2013]Member of Council and National CommitteeDr Narender Ramnani PhD Royal Holloway, University of London Email: n.ramnani@rhul.ac.uk |
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Local Groups Co-ordinator [2011-2013]Member of Council and National CommitteeDr Trevor Bushell PhD University of Strathclyde Email: trevor.bushell@strath.ac.uk |
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Director [2007-2012]Member of Council and National CommitteeDr Mike Rigby PhD Pfizer Email: mike.rigby@pfizer.com |
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Acting Chief ExecutiveMember of Council (Administrative) BNA Email: ian.varndell@bna.org.uk |
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Member of Council [2011 - 2015]Professor Dimitry Kullmann FRCP FMedSci |
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National Committee
The BNA Council is advised and supported by a national committee who, between them, have research interests spanning the breadth and depth of UK neuroscience and are affiliated with Academic Institutes and Industrial centres geographically extending across the UK. Appointment to a Committee post is for four years (co-opted members serve for two years). Council members also sit on the National Committee.
Committee meetings to discuss topics of concern and interest to the membership are held at least twice each year, or as often as needed. If you would like to raise an item for Committee meeting discussion please contact the BNA Office directly or contact one of the Committee members listed below. Applications for BNA funding of local neuroscience events are reviewed at these meetings.
Membership Secretary [2009-2013]Member of National Committee Imperial College London Email: s.schultz@imperial.ac.uk
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Education and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Secretary [2011-2015]Member of National Committee University of Leeds Email: a.e.king@leeds.ac.uk
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Publications Secretary [2011-2015]Member of National Committee University of Birmingham Email: a.sik@bham.ac.uk
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PR and Media Relations [co-opted; 2011-2013]Member of National Committee Snell Communications, London Email: elaine@snell-communications.net
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Professional Society Liaison [2009-2013]Member of National Committee University of Edinburgh Email: peter.brophy@ed.ac.uk
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Equal Opportunities Representative [2011-2015]Member of National Committee University of Dundee Email: j.z.harvey@dundee.ac.uk
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Corporate Representative [co-opted; 2011-2013]Member of National Committee Eli Lilly & Co (Lilly UK), Windlesham Email: isaac_john@lilly.com
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Early Career Representative [2011-2015]Member of National Committee Imperial College London Email: f.gavins@imperial.ac.uk
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Executive Officer [from 2011]Administrator to National Committee BNA Email: office@bna.org.uk
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