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Harriet Wallace

Appointed Trustee – 2022

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Vincent Nobel

Elected Trustee and appointed 2025 and 2026.

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Rt Hon, Lady Estelle Morris, Baroness of Yardley

Appointed Trustee – 2022

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CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Sir Jonathan Van-Tam

Meet Sir Jonathan Van-Tam MBE, the 2021 Christmas Lecturer.

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Saiful Islam

Saiful Islam is a chemist and a professor materials science. He was our 2016 Christmas Lecturer.

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Danielle George

Who is Danielle George? Find out more about the 2014 Christmas Lecturer.

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Sophie Scott

Sophie Scott researches the neuroscience of voices, speech and laughter and was our 2017 Christmas Lecturer.

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Aoife McLysaght

Aoife McLysaght is a geneticist and was our 2018 CHRISTMAS LECTURES Guest Lecturer.

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Alice Roberts

Alice Roberts is a biological anthropologist, author and broadcaster and was our 2018 Christmas Lecturer.

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Kevin Fong

Who is Kevin Fong? Find out more about the 2015 Christmas Lecturer.

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