ACSS Register of Interests

Expert Register of Interests FSA Advisory Committee for Social Science

(December 2021)

In line with FSA policy and established good practice for accessing external expertise, Scientific Advisory Committee members are required to declare any personal or non-personal interests which represent a real or potential conflict in respect of general or specific aspects of work undertaken. Interests will be managed in accordance with the FSA’s policy and guidance.

If members have interests not specified in these notes, but which they believe could be regarded as influencing their advice or other work for FSA, they should declare them. However, members are not under any obligation to search out interests of which they might reasonably not be aware. For example, either through being unaware of all the interests of family members, or of not being aware of links between one company and another.  

Ms Julie Hill - Chair

Updated December 2024

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: Office for Environmental Protection (OEP)
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: Limited consultancy circular economy/energy efficiency
• Shareholdings: Husband has managed portfolio of shares
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: Belong to a number of gardening, heritage and arts organisations
• Other personal interests: Fellow and President of Institution of Environmental Sciences

Non-personal:

• Fellowships:  None
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and Property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: Chair, Waste and Resources Action Programme; Board Member of Consumer Council for Water, Environment Agency, Eden Project
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
• Other personal interests: Former Director and Associate, Green Alliance

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Professor Julie Barnett - Deputy Chair

Updated: January 2026

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: University of Bath since 2013.
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
• Other personal interests: Visiting professor, Lusofona University, Lisbon, Portugal

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: Employee of Universities of Brunel (2008-2013) and Surrey (1998-2008). 
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
• Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Professor Eleonora Fichera

Updated: May 2025

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: University of Bath
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: Yes, potentially related to the Medicines Act 2003. Details: research consultancy work for UBC Biopharma via the University of Bath 01/02/2024- 30/05/2026. 

  Summary of the project: 

  This research project, conducted in collaboration with the Royal United Hospital (RUH), evaluates the implementation of a patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU) care model for rheumatology patients. PIFU is recommended by the NHS 2022/23 Operational Guidelines. UCB provides the digital platform enabling RUH patients to book follow-up appointments.  I lead the design and evaluation framework and assess outcomes for a specific patient subset. The primary objectives are to establish a robust evaluation, analyse data, and assess both the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of PIFU, with the goal of publishing results in an international peer-reviewed journal. We hold regular meetings with the UCB research team, RUH clinicians, and hospital data officers. Notably, UCB has no access to the data nor any analysis rights, ensuring that all data analysis is conducted by RUH and the University of Bath. Although this is a research-focused project, it is funded by UCB—a consultancy funding arrangement via the University of Bath agreed over a year ago but only recently formalized.  

• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
• Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: None
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
• Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Professor George Gaskell

Updated: December 2025

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: None
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: 2025- Expert advisor: Predictby conducting behavioural studies for the European Commission
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
• Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: None
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: 2012-2023 Scientific director Open Evidence conducting behavioural studies for the European Commission
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: 2005-2012 Advisory group on risk communication.  European Food Standards Authority
• Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Professor Fiona Gillison

Last updated: December 202

Current Interests

Personal

• Direct employment: University of Bath. Since 2007.
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
• Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: None
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
• Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Professor Charlotte Hardman

Last updated: January 2026

Current Interests

Personal

• Direct employment: University of Liverpool, Since 2013
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: I am an Executive Editor for the academic journal Appetite (2025-present)
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
• Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support: I am project lead for a UKRI-funded research grant paid to University of Liverpool (£1.5m) to investigate dietary inequalities in social housing (2025-present).

  I am a Co-Investigator on a research grant funded (to University of Liverpool) by the American Beverage Association to investigate the role of low-calorie sweetened beverages in weight management (2014-present).

  I am an academic supervisor on a PhD studentship funded by Coca-Cola (2024-present)
• Trusteeships: I am a trustee of Feeding Liverpool (charity), this is an unpaid voluntary position, 2022-present
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: Membership of Global Nutrition Advisory Council for Mars (honoraria paid to Institution), 2025-present
• Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of Bristol (2009-2013).

  Post-doctoral Research Associate, Bangor University (2009-2013).

  Research Assistant, Bangor University (2000-2002).

• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: Previously received honorarium payments for invited talks from the International Sweeteners Association (in 2017 and 2018) and International Food Information Council (in 2021).
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
• Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support: Previous research funding:

  BBSRC - Mainstreaming UK-grown beans in healthy meals (BeanMeals) (2022-2024). Work Package Lead, £242K to University of Liverpool (£1.8 million total including partners).

  BBSRC - Food insecurity in people living with obesity (FIO FOOD) – (2022-2026). Work Package Lead, £256K to University of Liverpool (£1.6 million total including partners).

  NERC (2021-2022). QUENCH Network: A Network Linking the Quality of Urban Environments with Nature-Connectedness and Health. Co-Investigator, £9K to University of Liverpool (£312K total including partners).

  UK Association for the Study of Obesity (2020-2021). Development of person-centred obesity management support during disruption: The REJOIN project. Co-Investigator, £20K to University of Liverpool.

  BBSRC (2019-2022). Rurban Revolution: Can ruralising urban areas through greening and growing create a healthy, sustainable & resilient food system? Work Package Lead, £200K to University Liverpool (£639K total including partners).

  European Commission, Horizon 2020 (2018-2023). SWEET: Sweeteners and sweetness enhancers: Impact on health, obesity, safety & sustainability. Co-Investigator, £764K to University of Liverpool (£6.5 million total including partners).

  Welsh Assembly Government (2006-2007). The development of an intervention to increase physical activity in children, Principal Investigator, £56K to Bangor University.

• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Professor Spencer Henson

Updated: January 2026

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: Professor, Department of Food, Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of Guelph, Canada. August 2001 to present
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: 

  Consultancies related to economics of food safety with:

  -World Bank

  -World Wildlife Fund

  -Standards and Trade Development -Facility (STDF)

  -UNIDO

  Various periods over the last five years

• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: Member, Rotary Club of Ottawa since June 2025
• Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: University of Reading
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work:

  In addition to the above, Consultancies related to economics of food safety with:

  -OECD

  -WHO
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
• Other personal interests: Spent period of 12 months as academic visitor at ESF, FAO, Rome. September 2023 to August 2024

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Dr Hannah Lambie-Mumford

Updated: December 2025

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: University of Sheffield Since 2014
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups : Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) Since 2014
• Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship (2020-2023)
• Indirect support: UKRI ESRC grant funding (2020-2023)
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: None
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
• Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Dr Rounaq Nayak

Updated January 2026

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: UWE Bristol Since Feb 2025
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups : None
• Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: Trustee of Food Matters. Since Nov 2024
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: None
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
• Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: Fellowship of the ESRC 
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Dr Raymond Obayi

Updated: May 2025

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: University of Manchester
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups : None
• Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: None
• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
• Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support: 2019: Co-investigator on an Abattoir Review Exercise partly funded by the FSA and the STFC to review and assess the modernization needs of UK abattoirs. 2020: Research team member for a project on the application of digital twin simulation to model optimisation needs of inspection processes. This project involved collaboration with the FSA. 2022: Research team member on a study exploring labor shortages in the food sector, which included the involvement of the FSA.  
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Dr Luca Panzone

Updated January 2026

Current Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment:  Since August 26th 2025, Principal Behavioural Scientist, Ofgem

  Since August 1st, 2024: Reader in Environmental Economics, Newcastle University

  Since 1st January 2023: TREx Reviewer, Turing Research Ethics, Alan Turing Institute

• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None.
• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups : European Association of Environmental and Resource Economics

  American Marketing Association

• Other personal interests:  Since 1st April 2024: FAO (ENC) Working Group: Leveraging behavioural science to tackle food loss and waste.

  May 1st, 2022-July 31st, 2022: Visiting professor, at the Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan (Italy)

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: Fellowship at the Alan Turing Institute 
• Indirect support: None
• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

• Direct employment: October 1st, 2021-September 2024: Turing Fellow, Alan Turing Institute

  Since August 1st, 2020: Senior Lecturer in Consumer Behaviour, Newcastle University

  August 1st, 2017: Lecturer (grade G) in Consumer Behaviour, Newcastle University (UK)

  April 1st, 2014: Lecturer (grade F) in Consumer Behaviour, Newcastle University (UK)

  January 1st, 2011-30th March 2014: Research associate in environmental economics, Sustainable Consumption Institute, and Environmental & Resource Economics Research Group, Economics, School of Social Science, University of Manchester (UK).

• Consultancies and other fee-paid work: November 8th, 2024-May 7th 2025: Behavioural Data Scientist, Centre for Net Zero/Octopus Energy

  June 1st, 2021-June 1st, 2022: Advisor for the Competition and market authority (CMA)

• Shareholdings: None
• Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
• Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

• Fellowships: None
• Indirect support:  2024: Hort2thefuture: soil-friendly practices in horticulture including alternative growing media. Circa £50,000. Funder: EU Horizon 2020. Role: Co-I (WP lead).

  2021: UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) Covid-19 Grant Extension Allocation (CoA). Funder: UKRI. Circa £37,000. Role: Newcastle PI (Principal Investigator).

  2021: The feasibility of using UK pulses as Tempeh substrate. Funder: Arrow Innovation Catalyst Project. Circa £9,000. Role: Co-I.

  2020: FoodShock2020 – Intelligent data analytics to understand food consumer practice during a food system shock, the case of COVID-19. Funder: Science & Technology Facility Council (STFC). Circa £8,000. Role: Newcastle PI.

  2019-2020: “Diverseafood: Evaluating the potential of multi-trophic aquaculture to improve nutrition and ecosystem sustainability in the UK”. Funder: BBRSC-ESRC-NERC Global Food Security. Circa £190,000 (total project value: circa £637,000). Role: Newcastle PI.

  2019: Boosting consumer self-control to motivate purchasing low-carbon food and drink in an online supermarket. N8 Agri-food Strategic pump priming, £20,000. Role: PI.

  2018: “Estimating the link between alcohol excises and the price of alcoholic drinks in UK supermarkets using scanner data”. Funder: Alcohol Research UK, circa £8,000. Role: PI.

  2017: “Consumer demand for functional foods: the case of vitamin D enrichment in eggs”. Funded by University of Bologna, circa £8,000. Role: PI.

  2017: Cost-effective supply chain for livestock in Ethiopia. N8 Strategic pump priming (with Scarpa, R., Howley, P., and Thankappan, S.), circa £29,000. Role: Co-I.

  2017: “Sustainable consumption in retail environments”, Unilever funding received within an overarching agreement with the University of Manchester (circa £80,000, of which circa £3,000 to Newcastle). Role: PI.

  2017: ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) Studentship on “Implications of Carbon Policies on the Quality of UK Diets”. Started in September 2017. Circa £74,000.

  2017: IAFRI Studentship on “How can we characterise meat quality? Psychophysics of consumption indicators of the quality of beef.” Started in September 2017. Circa £74,000.

  2016: ESRC Studentship on “Self-regulation in sustainable food purchases: The role of motivation, self-control, and depletion”. Started September 2016. Circa £74,000, plus £5000 from Unilever plc.

  2016: “Moral self-regulation and sustainable consumption”. Funder: Institute for Research on Sustainability, Newcastle University, £10,000 (value: circa £ 55,000). Role: PI.

  2015: “Consumers Heuristics and Biases in the Identification of Sustainable Food”. Funder: Institute for Research on Sustainability, Newcastle University, £10,000 (value: circa £ 44,000). Role: PI.

  2013: “Driving consistency in sustainable choice behaviour”. Funder: Unilever, circa £ 22,000. Role: PI.

  2012: “Demand elasticity of Electricity Using Products”. Funder: DEFRA, circa £ 72,000. Role: PI.

  2012-2014: “Eco-innovation and Consumer Behaviour”. Funder: ESRC Co-Investment Pilot, circa £377,000 (grant R114688). Role: researcher (PI: prof. Dale Southerton).

• Trusteeships: None
• Land and property: None
• Other public appointments: None
• Other non-personal interests: None