Our governance

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

	Stafford Lightman - President 2017-2019 Trustee University of Bristol
	Annette Dolphin - President-Elect 2017-2019 Trustee University College London
	John Aggleton - Immediate Past President 2017-2019 Trustee Cardiff University
	Emil Toescu - Honorary Secretary 2015-2019 Trustee University of Birmingham
	Catherine Harmer - Honorary Treasurer 2017-2022 Trustee University of Oxford
	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)
	Kevin Cox - Independent Trustee 2017-2022 Trustee Imanova, an innovative joint venture with the MRC, ICL, UCL and KCL.
	Manfred Berners - Independent Trustee 2017-2022 Trustee Berners-Chapman, strategic consultancy for life science companies
	Narender Ramnani PhD - Research Policy 2017-2022 Trustee Royal Holloway, University of London
	Anne Lingford-Hughes - Professional Liaison 2017-2022 Trustee Imperial College London
	Ros Langston - Groups Co-ordinator 2017-2022 Trustee University of Dundee
	Anthony Isles - Communications 2017-2022 Trustee Cardiff University
	Elizabeth Coulthard - Neurology Advisor  University of Bristol and North Bristol NHS Trust
	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.

Committee meetings to discuss topics of concern and interest to the membership are usually held twice each year, or as often as needed. 

Any member is welcome to raise an item for Committee meeting discussion. To do so, please contact the BNA Office at office@bna.org.uk, or one of the Committee members listed below.

Current members of the BNA Committee

	Mark Ungless - Education & Engagement Secretary 2015 - 2019 Imperial College London
	John Jefferys - Membership Secretary 2015-2019 University of Oxford
	Natalie Doig - Students & Early Careers Representative 2017-2021 University of Oxford
	Deborah Castle - Equal Opportunities & Diversity Representative 2015-2019 Retired

BNA Representatives

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.

BNA Executive

	Anne Cooke - Chief Executive anne.cooke@bna.org.uk
	Sophie Sykes-Jerrold - Development Director sophie@bna.org.uk
	Alex Collcutt - Executive Officer; Education & Engagement office@bna.org.uk
	Louise Tratt - Executive Officer; Marketing & Events office@bna.org.uk

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:

• BNA Articles of Association 2017
• BNA Rules of Association 2017

If you have any questions about BNA governance please contact the Association Secretary.