As neuroscientists, we must look outwards and resist the tendency in the UK in 2019 to look inwards.
13th February 2019
Our governance
The British Neuroscience Association is governed by members of the Association who have taken on roles in the Council and Committee, referring to the governing documents to guide them in their decisions in running the organisation. The Council and Commitee are supported by the BNA Executive staff.
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BNA Council
The Council is the main governing body of the BNA and includes the Trustees/Directors of the Association.
Council members meet at least four times per year. They are charged with defining and managing the strategic plan, setting policy and making operational decisions on behalf of the membership.
Current members of the BNA Council
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Stafford Lightman - President 2017-2019 Trustee University of Bristol |
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Annette Dolphin - President-Elect 2017-2019 Trustee University College London |
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John Aggleton - Immediate Past President 2017-2019 |
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Zoe Kourtzi - Honorary Secretary 2019-2023 Trustee |
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Catherine Harmer - Honorary Treasurer 2017-2022 Trustee University of Oxford |
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Alan Palmer - Independent Trustee 2017-2022 Trustee Neuroscientst and entrepreneur (positions at UCL, University of Reading, University of Bristol; Cerebroscience Ltd, MS Therapeutics Ltd, Brain-e-games, One Nucleus Ltd; and Cerestim Ltd) |
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Kevin Cox - Independent Trustee 2017-2022 Trustee Imanova, an innovative joint venture with the MRC, ICL, UCL and KCL. |
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Manfred Berners - Independent Trustee 2017-2022 Trustee Berners-Chapman, strategic consultancy for life science companies |
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Narender Ramnani PhD - Research Policy 2017-2022 Trustee Royal Holloway, University of London |
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Anne Lingford-Hughes - Professional Liaison 2017-2022 |
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Ros Langston - Groups Co-ordinator 2017-2022 Trustee University of Dundee |
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Anthony Isles - Communications 2017-2022 Trustee Cardiff University |
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Hugh Piggins - Meetings Secretary University of Manchester |
BNA Committee
The BNA Council is advised and supported national committee members who, between them, have research interests spanning the breadth and depth of neuroscience and are affiliated with academic institutes and industrial centres across the UK. Appointment to a Committee post is for four years. Council members also sit on the National Committee.
Any member is welcome to raise an item for Committee meeting discussion. To do so, please contact the BNA Office at office(at)bna.org.uk, or one of the Committee members listed below.
Current members of the BNA Committee
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Crawford Winlove - Education & Engagement Secretary 2018-2022 University of Exeter |
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Elizabeth Coulthard - Membership Secretary and Neurology Advisor University of Bristol and North Bristol NHS Trust |
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Natalie Doig - Students & Early Careers Representative 2017-2021 |
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Currently vacant - Equal Opportunities & Diversity Representative Call for applications now open - see details here |
BNA Host Society Committee for FENS2020
We are delighted that the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) will be coming to the UK for the 2020 FENS Forum, with the BNA as the Host Society. The group below, the Host Society Committee (HSC), is responsible for delivering a number of activites at FENS2020 including social events, public engagement, outreach, and opportunities for early career researchers including the Young Investigator Training Programme.
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Trevor Bushell - HSC Chair University of Strathclyde |
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Elisa Galliano - HSC member, Public engagement / outreach University of Cambridge |
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Jane Haley - HSC member, Public engagement / outreach |
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Charlotte Stagg - HSC member, Public engagement / outreach University of Oxford |
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David Hughes - HSC member, Early Careers and YITP University of Glasgow |
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Tommy Younts - HSC member, Early Careers and YITP University College London |
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Anne Cooke - HSC member, BNA liaison British Neuroscience Association |
BNA Representatives
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Duncan Banks - Royal Society of Biology Animal Science Group Representative Duncan Banks represents BNA members in the ASG - a Special Interest Group (SIG) of the Royal Society of Biology, representing the broad spectrum of UK bodies actively involved in supporting, formulating policy or directly involved in research involving animals.
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BNA Executive
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Anne Cooke - Chief Executive anne.cooke(at)bna.org.uk |
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Sophie Sykes-Jerrold - Development Director sophie(at)bna.org.uk |
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Alex Campbell - Head of Communications and Marketing alex.campbell(at)bna.org.uk |
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Georgina Hazell - Head of Policy and Campaigns georgina.hazell(at)bna.org.uk |
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Louise Tratt - Executive Officer; Marketing & Events office(at)bna.org.uk |
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Alex Collcutt - Executive Officer; Education & Engagement |
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Kimberly Brouwers - BNA Placement student and Journal Ambassador |
Governing documents
The BNA's governing documents form the Association's constitution define its charitable objects, the kind of activities to be undertaken, the appointments and responsibilities of the Trustees, Council and Committee members, and the means by which the organisation is run. The Articles and Rules of the BNA were reviewed in 2016 and new versions voted in by the membership in April 2017. They can be downloaded in full here:
If you have any questions about BNA governance please contact the Association Secretary.