Activities and Engagements
2025
Editor-in-Chief and launch of new journal - Brain and EnvironmentLink opens in a new window
External PhD Examiner: University of Copenhagen
Session Organiser and Speaker, European Winter Conference on Brain Research, Les Diablerets, Switzerland
2024
Speaker: University of Copenhagen
Invited Speaker: University of Cardiff
External PhD Examiner: University of Sheffield
Participant: A Level student career event
2023
Invited Speaker: University of Central Lancashire
Invited Speaker: University of Northampton Student Symposium
Invited Speaker: Sino-German Purine Workshop, Chengdu, China
Participant: A Level student career event
2022
Invited Speaker: Brazilian Purine Meeting, Buzios, Brazil
Invited Speaker: 3Rs online workshop Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Invited Speaker: Roberto Malinow Retirement Symposium
Participant: A Level student career events
2021
Invited Speaker: University College London
Invited Speaker: Ghanaian Neuroscience Society
Pint of Science: Chemicals, cocktails and creativity – from molecules to masterpiecesLink opens in a new window
External PhD Examiner: King's College London
2020
Speaker invitations to covid-cancelled meetings in Brazil (Purines) and Austria (European & World Stroke Organizations)
Assessor: Hong Kong Research Assessment Exercise 2020
Session Organiser and Speaker, European Winter Conference on Brain Research, Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland
2019
Visiting Scientist/Speaker Chengdu, China
Invited Speaker: Aston University
Invited Speaker: Queen Mary University of London
Invited Seminar: University of Bristol MSc students
Invited Speaker: SfN Annual Meeting Elsevier publishing workshop
Invited Speaker: A Level student symposium
External PhD Examiner: University of Dundee
Participant: A Level student career event
2018
Invited Speaker: International Teófilo Hernando’s School, Santander, Spain
Invited Speaker: Purines 2018, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Participant: A Level student career events
2017
Elected Chair: Epilepsy Research UK Scientific Advisory Committee & Trustee (to 2020)
Member of Purines Dx H2020 Innovative Training Network
Invited Speaker: Synaptic metabolism and brain circuitries, Barcelona
Invited Speaker: Mediterranean Neuroscience Society, Malta
Invited Speaker: Publishing workshops at BNA & MNS meetings
Participant: A Level student career event
2016
Invited Speaker: SfN Annual Meeting Publishing Ethics workshop
Invited Speaker: UK/Korean Neuroscience Symposium, Seoul, S. Korea
2015
Invited Speaker: University of Bristol
Invited Speaker: University of Glasgow
Invited Chair UK/Korean Neuroscience Symposium, Cambridge
2014
Invited Speaker: Purines 2014, Bonn, Germany
REF2014 Assessment of outputs, impact and environment for UoA A4 Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience
2013
Member, NC3RsLink opens in a new window expert working group on epilepsy models
Invited Speaker: UK/Korean Neuroscience Symposium, Bristol
Invited Speaker: Preclinical Stroke Models, Leicester
Invited Speaker: Epilepsy Models, Sheffield
Meet Brain Boffins down the pub - public engagement event as part of Brain Awareness Week
2012
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Epilepsy Research UKLink opens in a new window
Invited Speaker: Neuroepigenetics, Baeza, Spain
Co-organiser, Cognitive Enhancers meeting, official satellite to SfN meeting
Invited Speaker: German Purine Group meeting, Aachen
2011
Editor-in-Chief to 2024, NeuropharmacologyLink opens in a new window
Member, Sub-panel A4: Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, REF 2014Link opens in a new window
Secretary 2011-2015, British Neuroscience AssociationLink opens in a new window
External Examiner, BSc & MScI, Neuroscience, Bristol University
A Career in Academia, talk to A-level students at local secondary school
2010
Chair, British Science Festival/BNA event, on emotions & the brain
Director and Member to 2020, Scientific Advisory Panel of Sarissa Biomedical Ltd
Director, British Neuroscience AssociationLink opens in a new window
Member, BBSRC Pool of Experts
Talks to Yr 10 and Yr 12 science students at local secondary school,
Talk to Yr 12 Students of Teach First Schools, UoW
2009
Organised Shakespeare on the Brain event at Warwick UniversityLink opens in a new window
Speaker, Shakespeare meets Science event, UoW
Speaker, Aim Higher Schools’ event: Science meets Shakespeare, UoW
2008
Organised cognitive enhancers events with Professor Gary Lynch at UoWLink opens in a new window (podcast) & Dana CentreLink opens in a new window, London
Kevin Moffat speaking on our collaboration on BBC Radio 4 Material WorldLink opens in a new window programme